[OSM-talk] Automatically generated changeset discussion comments by OSMCha

[Tobias Knerr]

On 13.01.2018 11:02, joost schouppe wrote:
> - a reviewer in OSMcha can adapt the message to his own personal message
> or an ad hoc message
[...]
> - a reviewer can choose to not send a message if they feel like they're
> spamming

Those would be steps in the right direction, but I wonder why it's
necessary to even pre-fill a default message at all? I'd suggest to
leave it blank and have people compose their own messages.

Now ideally, those would be tailored to each changeset and mention
something that demonstrates you actually looked at the new user's work
(and in a perfect world, demonstrates local knowledge to show that
you're from the area).

But even if the reviewer writes a message only once and re-uses it for
subsequent changesets (which OSMCha could even make easier by
remembering your previous messages), that message will still be
infinitely better than the current default, as it's likely to be in the
local language, follow local communication styles, and have an
individual touch from the human mapper who wrote it.