On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Peter Körner <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 29.09.2010 11:50, schrieb Elizabeth Dodd: >> >> This belongs back on talk >> with a new header. >> OSM states that it is a free map, free to edit and free to use >> Whether the database should contain imported stuff, traced stuff, or >> only personally surveyed stuff is a very big issue and any intent now >> to alter the basic rules of inputting should be back on Talk. > > Imported data is dead data - there's no one that feels responsible for it. > Imports can kill community and give "newcomers" the feeling that there's > nothing more to be done. Imports *can* help osm but they can also *hurt* > osm, because osm is about people, not data.
Obviously there are many exceptions to your rule, like the TIGER import. To get back to what OSM should be. I think the words "Open" and "StreetMap" create certain expectations among the general public and we should close attention to that. When we reach them, we get only a few minutes of their time, and if their expectations aren't met they loose interest. Many of the issues have been identified by the uservoice survey. But I also think the paralysis and endless arguments over tagging standards and the license are causing a lot of people to leave. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
