Steve, On 12/09/10 13:34, Steve Bennett wrote:
Excellent. Finally a rational argument against tracing in certain situations. We could even begin to formulate policy:
You say "policy" which, for me, is acceptable only for very few fields in OSM and certainly not for how and what someone maps; but what you formulate...
"Tracing imagery in areas where there are active local mappers using ground survey methods can kill enthusiasm and stunt the final quality of the map. Consider asking on the appropriate mailing list before doing it, particularly in densely populated areas."
... is more a "recommendation" or maybe "best practice", which I think is perfectly ok to have.
(The good thing about a recommendation is that there's no quorum and no resolution, so if there's two people recommending different stuff you get to choose whom you want to follow.)
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