Hi.
I don't think that would help - at least as you miss the distinction between data and information. (Especially) for beginners the problem isn't the reliability of the information they have (most beginners do not start armchair-mapping, at least not without introduction of others, I think), but the reliability of correct editor and tag usage.

But a system like "I'm not sure about the correctness of tagging, please look at this changeset" would be a good idea anyway, independent of entrance barriers to OSM and not to be obliged to use.

regards
Peter


Am 15.09.2011 09:40, schrieb Kay Drangmeister:
Hi,

If a novice wants to start with JOSM , so be it, but we want
him to be attracted to something he understands right now
and prefer that before understanding the power of a real
editor.

A simple idea: Why can't a user give (for each edit, but default
being preferencable) the level of confidence in his data for
each changeset?

Data could then be marked as
* "Newbie, please some guy may revise my edits"
* "armchair or 'I remembered this' edit"
* "survey, this data may seem odd, but I verified it"

Similar to the fixme or openstreetbugs system.

This has the following advantage:

* Newbies can feel more confident that their edits will not
  damage the map because they can be revised.
* Everything is voluntary -> building community
* Everything is a bit anonymous in a sense that a newbie
  doesn't need an explicit "mentor" to consult before an edit
* "Experts" like myself are doing stupid edits when they
  are doing new things for the first time (transport relations,
  etc.), I would like to be able to mark some of my edits as
  "Please some local guy, check this", or "Please some relation
  expert, check this"

Cheers,
Kay

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