+1 for the "Notify me of comments" checkbox suggestion.
On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Blake Girardot <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just want to make sure I understand this: > > We are just talking about getting an email for squares that we personally > have marked as "completed" when it gets validated or invalidated, not for > every square that gets validated. > > Or, as an alternative: > > Every square that we have personally marked as completed AND that we have > checked a box for that says something like: Notify me of comments on > Validation/Invalidation. > > > I was also further talking about being able to optionally "subscribe" to > comments on any task square, by checking a box. > > Cheers, > Blake > > > > On 8/29/2014 12:47 PM, Nick Allen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I was recently involved in teaching a large group of new mappers, and >> close to the end of the session I repeated to them how to find the >> squares they have mapped, click on them, and see the comments that the >> validator had left. At the end of the session I was approached by >> representatives of both the British Red Cross & Medecins Sans Frontier >> who each commented that it seemed like a long process, and couldn't it >> be automated so that a message is automatically sent to the mapper >> concerned. At the time, I replied that the many hundreds of very good >> mappers would not want a pestering email every time one of their >> hundreds of squares was validated. >> >> However, on further reflection I am having second thoughts, but don't >> know if; >> >> a/. there is something already in the pipeline, & >> b/. what other HOTties have in the way of ideas about this. >> >> I should explain that I see validation as both a quality control >> feature, and a training aid. Rather than invalidate, I will frequently >> validate a square if it only involves work I can complete in a few >> minutes, and I will leave a message in the square something like 'Click >> on this link to see screenshots showing the before & after: >> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8mtspy7pfu4o0ve/AADSV7Z-ZGG0kCWatPqUdnLYa?dl=0 >> I've joined the paths together & added the round huts that were present >> - screenshot shows one of them & they are tagged building=hut. >> etc......' In this case it would obviously be good if there was an >> option within the Tasking manager that allowed me to send this as a >> message to the mapper concerned rather than leave it to chance as to >> whether it is ever seen. If this feature was implemented I would suggest >> that it was a tick box that the validator would have to select with the >> text similar to 'Tick this box if you require your comments to be sent >> as part of a message to the mapper concerned'. >> >> The ticking of the box & then confirming with the validate button would >> cause a message (email or OSM messaging system) with a preformed text >> such as >> _________________________________________________________ >> >> Title=HOT Validators feedback, square @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >> >> Hi & thanks for mapping for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, >> >> A validator has recently validated square @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ which you >> marked as complete on @@date@@ & has asked that the following comments >> are passed on to you; >> >> /Click on this link to see screenshots showing the before & after: >> //https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8mtspy7pfu4o0ve/AADSV7Z- >> ZGG0kCWatPqUdnLYa?dl=0// >> >> I've joined the paths together & added the round huts that were present >> - screenshot shows one of them & they are tagged building=hut. etc....../ >> >> >> Please take these comments in the positive way they were intended. The >> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team would like to see you map many more >> squares & the comments are only intended to keep the mapping standards >> high. >> >> Keep up the good work, and thanks again for mapping for HOT. >> >> This is an automated message. >> _________________________________________________________ >> >> There was a genuine interest from members of BRC & MSF when asking me >> about this, and there was an offer to help with the coding as well. >> Personally something like this would save me a lot of time - I'm >> currently trying to validate the work of about 60 new mappers and >> anything which speeds up the process would really help. >> >> I'd welcome some discussion on this. >> >> -- >> >> Nick >> >> Volunteer 'Tallguy' for >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy >> >> Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for >> http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ ([email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>) >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > -- Claire Halleux [email protected]
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