-1 for use of the word "muggle", I prefer 'potential community members'.
For instance, as a JOSM user I don't need Potlatch or Id. And they do use up bandwidth and user support. I'm very happy though to be part of a community that has a rich culture of users/developers/mappers with a different perspective than I have, and thus created these editors for less experienced mappers. 2013/7/20 Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com> > +1 for use of the word "muggle" > On Jul 20, 2013 1:47 AM, "Bryce Nesbitt" <bry...@obviously.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Guillaume Pratte < >> guilla...@guillaumepratte.net> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have been a serious user of OpenStreetMap for less than six months, >>> and I am proud to recently have achieved my one hundredth contribution to >>> the project. I really love the OpenStreetMap project, and I would like to >>> replace my daily usage of Google Maps with OpenStreetMap. >>> >>> But it just seems I cannot. Anybody else feel the same issues? >> >> >> I feel the same issues. But at the same time I think it unwise to try and >> play catch-me-if-you-can with Google. >> There are many tasks where OSM is better than Google Maps. I use OSM >> gladly for things like: >> >> * Natural area trail maps or tracking. >> * Non-commercial POIs (e.g. toilets, drinking water, viewpoints, tourist >> oddities, fun stuff) >> * Detailed maps in pedestrian zones. >> * Printing >> * Mapping fun. >> >> ------------------------ >> >> To date OSM is run by a group of mappers that caters to mappers. There is >> an unlikely but burning desire to somehow turn more ordinary muggles into >> mappers. It is as if the map was meant to be made, not used: >> and it's working. Of the people I talk to and show OpenStreetMap, the >> vast majority have never even heard of it, and that includes land >> management, GIS professionals, teachers and engineers all who could in >> theory be interested. >> >> What would drive more mapping would in fact be more passive users: some >> percentage will survive the test of fire on the tagging list and become >> mappers. OSM could offer high quality print exports, or >> one-click embeddable maps, or a dozen other compelling services. But >> someone would have to pay for all that bandwidth and user support, in order >> to glean a few more true believer mappers. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >
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