On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Richard Fairhurst <rich...@systemed.net> wrote: > Firstly, we need the ability to load alternative map_features files. The > reason that isn't implemented right now is because no-one has coded it. ;)
Hmm, I wonder if potential contributors are possibly put off by the lead maintainer responding to reasonable questions with dismissive remarks like "My decision as P2 maintainer is that designation= is an appropriate tag in this place, that's why I put it there and that's why it will remain there." > Secondly, the best way of getting the "pretty easy change requests" fixed > would be to identify someone to curate the default P2 map_features.xml. At Give control (and the whole workload) of map_features to a single person? Why is that a good way, let alone the "best way"? The problem of selecting a sensible subset of the vast number of tags in use is a really hard one, and requires debate and discussion, not autocratic decision making. > present it's largely done by Andy and me when we get a spare minute, but we > do of course have the rest of P2 to look after! On occasion I try and devote > a whole day to fixing the accumulation of little P2 issues - the last time > was in October, I think - and often this sort of thing gets tackled then. To > find someone with an "editorial" eye to sensibly curate the tags on a > ongoing basis would be good, but I'm not pretending that person would be > easy to find. Sounds like you need more P2 contributors in general - see my first comment above. For the specifics of sensibly curating the tags, I suggest the "sensible" way forward is to work with something like Sam Vekeman's excellent "open map features" spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Am70fsptsPF2dGZBb3FfWHlhWTVBTGZ5ZV81LVFSMkE Then we for each feature we can systematically: - support - not support - plan to support (when someone gets around to it) - support (/plan) in an optional (region-specific? plugin?) way Steve _______________________________________________ Potlatch-dev mailing list Potlatch-dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/potlatch-dev
