[OSM-talk] What is 'Attic Data'? or 'Why can't wiki writers use plain language'.

[Stephan Knauss]

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On February 4, 2016 10:15:45 AM GMT+01:00, Stephan Knauss wrote:
>Hello Dave and others, 
>
>While I agree in general that the wiki should be as understandable for
>beginners as possible, please be aware that the audience of your
>mentioned page are not beginners. 
>
>It is the technical documentation of the overpass API. Application
>Program Interface. It is that piece of software an application
>developer interacts with. 
>An API is not intended for the end user. 
>
>When you edit OSM data you also use dedicated programs for it and don't
>interact with the API directly. 
>
>So it is fine when an average developer understands the page. 
>
>Having the special vocabulary explained somewhere certainly helps. But
>I am quite certain it is explained in the overpass docs. 
>
>Stephan 
>
>
>On February 4, 2016 9:41:56 AM GMT+01:00, Mateusz Konieczny
><matkoniecz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:06:32 +0000
>>Dave F <davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Why is it headed as 'Attic Data'?
>>
>>AFAIK it is how this is named internally in Overpass API - see
>>https://github.com/drolbr/Overpass-API/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=attic
>>
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