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Betreff:Report to Board: Chinese Internet Research Conference
Datum: Sun, 27 May 2012 18:07:54 +0200
Von:Ting Chen tc...@wikimedia.org
An: Board list boar...@lists.wikimedia.org
Hello dear all,
at Mai 21st and 22nd I attended the 10.
On 29 May 2012 05:41, Ms. Anne Frazer fraz...@bigpond.com wrote:
However, when I read your words, the essence of your comments is clear in
that part of your message is couched in attacking good prose because it is
too difficult to read and understand. I remind myself that you don't mean to
TomTom press release:
http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/licensing/newsletter/201205/didyouknow/
OpenStreetMap volunteer response:
http://www.systemed.net/blog/index.php?post=23 Flags TomTom
quote-mining.
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I was skeptical with parent-like satnavs when they were first
introduced back then; I still am skeptical today. What's inadequate
about Read map*, pay attention to the road, use brain?
Deryck
*I'm a big fan of using the automatic route-planning features of map
systems like Google Maps or even
On 29 May 2012 13:08, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
The difference is that Wikipedia is usable in the real world, whereas
OSM, for the most part, is not.
Yes, TomTom is dying. But it's because of Google, not because of OSM.
I'd say OSM is beginning to be pretty usable in the real world.
On 29 May 2012 13:08, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
The difference is that Wikipedia is usable in the real world, whereas
OSM, for the most part, is not.
Yes, TomTom is dying. But it's because of Google, not because of OSM.
I'd actually flag smartphones as the culprit. They're the
On Tue, 29 May 2012 13:23:25 +0100, Tom Morris wrote:
On 29 May 2012 13:08, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
The difference is that Wikipedia is usable in the real world,
whereas
OSM, for the most part, is not.
Yes, TomTom is dying. But it's because of Google, not because of
OSM.
I'd
Tom: Is there a way to find out where OSM isn't very accurate/complete?
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On 29 May 2012 13:29, Yaroslav M. Blanter
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Richard Symonds
richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Tom: Is there a way to find out where OSM isn't very accurate/complete?
Sure, but they all require comparison to something (a data source,
memory, the real world) which is accurate/complete.
On 29 May 2012 13:38, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Tom: Is there a way to find out where OSM isn't very accurate/complete?
Well, there's OSM bugs. Basically, there is a way you can file a bug
on the map, sort of like how you might leave a note on a talk page
(only
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Strainu strain...@gmail.com wrote:
2012/5/29 Anthony wikim...@inbox.org:
The difference is that Wikipedia is usable in the real world, whereas
OSM, for the most part, is not.
I see it the other way around: OSM, for the most part, IS usable in
the real world.
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
I then tried navfree usa.
Looking more closely at the directions it did give me, it is having me
get off the toll highway at basically every exit and then getting back
on it. And the destination is off by 13 blocks (about a
2012/5/29 Anthony wikim...@inbox.org:
I just tried osmand. I can't even figure out how to put in an
address. I then tried navfree usa.
You're limiting yourself to Android, which isn't very fair. Try to get
hold of a Garmin device with OSM maps and see if that makes a
difference. I suspect it
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Strainu strain...@gmail.com wrote:
2012/5/29 Anthony wikim...@inbox.org:
I just tried osmand. I can't even figure out how to put in an
address. I then tried navfree usa.
You're limiting yourself to Android, which isn't very fair. Try to get
hold of a Garmin
2012/5/29 Anthony wikim...@inbox.org:
...if you wanna go this way, I wonder if you go to en.wikipedia.org
and just use it if you want to plant tomatoes in your garden. I know
I wouldn't.
I wouldn't use Britannica either. The context of the article is GPS
navigation for automobiles.
I'm
Hey :)
just a quick reminder that this is in 45 minutes.
Cheers
Lydia
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Lydia Pintscher
lydia.pintsc...@wikimedia.de wrote:
Heya folks,
I just wanted to let you know that the next Wikidata office hours will
be on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Denny and I
2012/5/29 David Gerard dger...@gmail.com:
No, I think it's incorrect to assume readable is a euphemism for
dumbed down. Frankly, many academics are terrible writers. Because
most people are terrible writers.
Indeed. As Wikipedia is a general reference work I think that
readability is part of
Dear all:
Here are two announcements and one request from the Participation Support
Program Committee (formerly the Participation Grants Committee) and the WMF
regarding the Participation Support Program (formerly the Participation
Grants Program).
==A note from the Participation Support Program
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