On 16 March 2010 17:33, John Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17 March 2010 09:45, Robert (Jamie) Munro <[email protected]> wrote: > > But we need not make that description or their diary entries visible to > > other users until they have gained some reputation on the site - > > presumably by making map edits. > > This is a dangerous path, it's too easy for these spammers to then add > garbage to the map data as well, not just the diary/user information, > I think forcibly moderating the first few comments and/or requiring > approval before their information is displayed is a much better idea. > It's also important to repeat the argument that people post diary entries without ever editing the map. OpenStreetMap is no longer just for mappers. I see the best solution to be a moderation queue for the first 1-3 posts. If x number of previously passed members mark your 3 posts as okay, they become visible and you pass the test. The moderation queue could also serve as a place to see new users and help them out (as I like to do from time to time). I think it would be best to avoid having a select moderation group, but rather crowd source the moderation to any user that has passed the test. I also like the OSM-related photo question, but only for the potential humor factor (with only one correct answer shown and the wrong answers being very obvious to a human). Which of these photos is a mapper in trouble? - correct one is a photo of Andy and his bike in a tangle, a car crashed into a lamp post, or an empty battery symbol on a GPS screen. Where is a fun place to be? - correct answer is some people holding an OSM banner, a pub table full of geeks on computers, wrong answer is a canyon (bad GPS signal). What would you tag as smooth=good? - A babies bottom or a rock. -- Gregory [email protected] http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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