Much has been said about MAPS.ME note and edit functionality on this list and elsewhere. I tried to get a real picture of how good/bad they are. I went to mmwatch.osmz.ru and assessed 73 edits/notes made between June 6th and 10th in Poland. Then I made a spreadsheet (percentages at the bottom):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LsSEOUnt0Yekv9aHPMW54M3BpPUpAwvZ1bVp9kaXTKw/edit?usp=sharing Redundant name:xx: 18% Address problem: 10% Mistagging / name problem: 22% Duplicate: 22% Garbage: 8% Personal bookmarks / data disclosure: 8% No issues: 26% (only!) It should be noted that many of these issues (at least the first two) could be easily prevented in software. It's high time they get fixed. I have a feeling that the only force preventing a catastrophe are power users monitoring edits. Many address problems were fixed by Zbigniew_Czernik ("daily address fixes after newbies"). He is a prolific mapper since 2009. He recently told me that he's not keen on devoting even more time to OSM, specifically because of noobs breaking data (including addresses). Given this, I'm actually interested in how things look in places without any established local community. After all, MAPS.ME is popular all around the world. Michał _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk