Hi I would also strongly support the idea of some kind of instant messaging allowing to quickly get in touch with a mapper that makes a "mistake", or to coordinate with people working on other tasks.
I agree with Kate that messaging through the OSM system is not the end of the world but, when I map, I map. I don't check my emails or my OSM inbox. This means that, if I systematically make a tagging mistake, I can do quite a lot before I even see that someone has tried to contact me. And then it will also be a pain to correct or to revert it. Would a live-chat on the task manager help this? Probably not, cause I'm not monitoring this page every 30 seconds either (am I the only one?) So what about a simple JOSM plugin that would popup an alert when I receive an OSM inbox message? I'm not a developer, but I assume that this would be fairly easy to develop for someone who has the skills? And it would integrate seamlessly with the existing messaging infrastructure. Cheers Stéphane -- "Le mot progrès n'aura aucun sens tant qu'il y aura des enfants malheureux" -- Albert Einstein "A journey does not need reasons. Before long, it proves to be reason enough in itself. One thinks that one is going to make a journey, yet soon it is the journey that makes or unmakes you." -- Nicolas Bouvier Photos de voyages, photos de montagne: http://www.henriod.info On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Kate Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > This has been requested a bunch. Currently there is only one person > contributing to coding of the Tasking Manager and many people thinking of > things to code. Yes commenting would be great, but I do not think messaging > through the regular OSM system is the end of the world. > > The source is available here: > https://github.com/hotosm/osm-tasking-manager > > There is also many tickets for ideas of what to work on here: > https://github.com/hotosm/osm-tasking-manager/issues > > It is relatively easy to get working locally to work on. > > Thanks, > > Kate > On Oct 24, 2012 4:14 PM, "Augustin Doury" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Just a message to let you know that I think this issue is a real need. >> >> Thinking about it this morning, working on the job in Goré, Chad where >> there are volunteers from the Eurosha program. One guy was making some >> mistakes in tagging buildings and I haven't had any means to discuss with >> him. Just his OSM email service, too slow. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Augustin >> >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Pierre GIRAUD >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the feedback. >>> This is something that has already been ask several times. >>> >>> I wish I could add a chat into the tasking manager. >>> https://github.com/hotosm/osm-tasking-manager/issues/40 >>> >>> I just need to find time for this. >>> >>> Pierre >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:58 AM, maning sambale >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Tha chatbox in MapCraft: >>> > >>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/MapCraft >>> > http://mapcraft.nanodesu.ru/pie/160 >>> > >>> > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Alex Rollin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> Great idea, especially for projects where the coordinator can't add >>> >> information like that back into the task for lack of admin edit right. >>> >> >>> >> a >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Norman Rathmann < >>> [email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> >>> >>> After mapping some HOT jobs i got this idea: >>> >>> >>> >>> adding for each job a nessage field on the OSM Tasking Manager, >>> right of >>> >>> the tab Stats >>> >>> in this message box the mapping people can post questions/ideas/hints >>> >>> about this special job to the other people who are mapping this job >>> >>> >>> >>> example for job 51 LIRA: >>> >>> huts can also be square >>> >>> there is an offset (2,2) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> This will make the communication between the mapper better. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Norman >>> >>
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