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

[John F. Eldredge]

I have been working as a developer for thirty years, and had never 
encountered the term "attic data" before this discussion.

On 02/04/2016 01:03 PM, Stephan Knauss wrote:
> This time with correct sender ☺
>
> 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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