On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Nathan Edgars II <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/2/2011 2:32 AM, Martijn van Exel wrote: > >> I >> believe giving new mappers concrete, attainable goals and a sense of >> accomplishment - badges - could really help to retain motivation. >> > > Goal: I want to make the map around me correct. > > Adding MMORPG grinding is not the answer, if only because we have no way of > distinguishing good from bad without human observation: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:West_Harrisburg.jpg > We could never do without peer-reviewing of contributions, and I don't presume 'MMORPG grinding' :) is going to change any of that or take that away from OSM. It could however play a role in covering bases that the current open & egalitarian system does not: in motivating and, to some extent, regulating the powers of newcomers. As such, it could help reduce - though never fully prevent - cases like the one you link to. What is the story behind this West Harrisburg vandalism situation by the way? -- Martijn van Exel http://about.me/mvexel
_______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
