Hi, One persons edits have created much talk as we are all worried about damage to the work that has been put into the project, and rightly so.
When I started editing over a year ago I was worried (rightly on occasion) that I was damaging rather than contributing, and this actually made it harder for me to contribute & gain confidence. There is now a person who's current edits are causing alarm. This situation could alter in the future & their work then will be valued. We could currently be looking at a gifted 5 year old who will write a new operating system for mapping systems in the future. For now, they are being monitored & incorrect edits repaired in one way or another. Perhaps it is now time to consider different status's for user log-ins. A 'probationer' could be someone new who's first few contributions need monitoring to help them navigate the minefield of tagging, or an existing user who's abilities have waned & now need monitoring, perhaps temporarily. Anybody who's status is 'probationer' has their edits validated before they are added to the database. The initial monitoring would have to be for a very limited number of edits, but could provide the necessary buffer to provide safety to the process. Nick (Tallguy) _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
