Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-12 Thread Matthijs Melissen
On 10 February 2015 at 12:19, Jo Walsh metaz...@fastmail.net wrote: I wish to float this draft page for discussion and possibly future approval! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_We_Map I welcome this page, I think it is very useful. One small comment - I oppose the following sentence:

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-12 Thread Jo Walsh
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015, at 07:39 PM, Matthijs Melissen wrote: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_We_Map I welcome this page, I think it is very useful. One small comment - I oppose the following sentence: Thank you for the comment Matthijs, I've added it to the discussion page here,

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-12 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 02/12/2015 08:53 PM, Jo Walsh wrote: so I can only accept a tiny modicum of credit for compressing it :) ... from a dry and almost legalese long-form that nobody wanted to read into something that radiates community spirit. Credit whom credit is due ;) Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-12 Thread Michał Brzozowski
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Jo Walsh metaz...@fastmail.net wrote: OpenStreetMap values community cohesion over data perfection. Could both terms be more elaborated on? Does data perfection in practice mean adding true but not really useful things, often in not-well-thought-out way? Because

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-12 Thread Jo Walsh
OpenStreetMap values community cohesion over data perfection. Could both terms be more elaborated on? Does data perfection in practice mean adding true but not really useful things, often in not-well-thought-out way? Because otherwise, we should strive to be perfect. Ah, this is exactly

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-11 Thread Mikel Maron
Already a great piece. This should go out to all new signups. On Feb 10, 2015, at 4:19 AM, Jo Walsh metaz...@fastmail.net wrote: dear all, I wish to float this draft page for discussion and possibly future approval! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_We_Map The page is a

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-11 Thread Ed Loach
On 11 Feb 2015 17:53, Michael Kugelmann michaelk_...@gmx.de wrote: Am 11.02.2015 um 17:51 schrieb Mikel Maron: Already a great piece. +1 As a suggestion for improvement: I'd love to have a clear statment in the way that somebody new in the project should at least inform himself about

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-11 Thread Michael Reichert
Hi, Am 2015-02-11 um 17:51 schrieb Mikel Maron: Already a great piece. This should go out to all new signups. I agree, too. It is short enough to be shown at the signup page. Best regards Michael -- Per E-Mail kommuniziere ich bevorzugt GPG-verschlüsselt. I prefer GPG encryption of emails.

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-11 Thread Michael Kugelmann
Am 11.02.2015 um 17:51 schrieb Mikel Maron: Already a great piece. +1 As a suggestion for improvement: I'd love to have a clear statment in the way that somebody new in the project should at least inform himself about practice/methods and tagging conventions used since years before

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-11 Thread Robert Banick
Agreed with all of the above, this is a great, concise, and friendly piece. I would love for this to be accessible not just for new signees but available for old timers looking for a nice refresher — Sent from Mailbox On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Ed Loach edlo...@gmail.com wrote: On 11

[OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-10 Thread Jo Walsh
dear all, I wish to float this draft page for discussion and possibly future approval! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_We_Map The page is a summary of a draft Mappers' Code written by Frederik some time ago after extensive discussion with the rest of the DWG. When I signed up to the DWG