Replace tagging mailling list with Loomio?
Kotya Karapetyan
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I challenge you to prove that the tagging mailing list or the OSM forum have significant advantages over this tool in proposal discussions and initial voting.
No, you need to establish Loomeo is better than List or Forum. (OK, anyone can edit thread introduction ? DB)
Kotya Karapetyan Sat 21 Mar 2015 11:32PM
@davidbannon: I needed people to comment, and that's easier to do if you are looking for problems :)
Kotya Karapetyan Sat 21 Mar 2015 11:33PM
I think one of the big problems is the lack of reputation (as in StackExchange) here. It is a good tool in decision making. Do you agree?
David Bannon Sun 22 Mar 2015 12:43AM
Reputation might be easy to measure on SE where specific questions are asked and the asker (and others) get to rate the answer. Usually the answer solves a problem and its easy to test.
But with OSM tagging, you need to evaluate someone's knowledge of tagging and probably another field altogether. eg, some recent questions about Historic; I can tell answers were good from a tagging point of view but was the history correct, I'd have no idea.
Another example, I probably drive on unsealed roads more than most members of the list. I think they are are important and should be (eg) rendered on the slippery map. Other disagree. They think I'm a pain in the place where you sit.
So, my answer, reputation would be too subjective for what we do here.
David
Kotya Karapetyan Sun 22 Mar 2015 8:29PM
@davidbannon: In each case your reputation will change depending on how the community considers your contribution. I am pretty sure that even without any knowledge on your specific topic, I can upvote an answer based on its quality: references, logic, style and language. And downvote an answer that is pure noise.
David Bannon Sun 22 Mar 2015 8:35PM
Replying via email as a test.
Kotya, my point is much of what we say is opinions, arguments rather
than verifiable facts. So, ratings will be more about who agrees with
you rather than who knows their stuff.
David
Dan S Sun 22 Mar 2015 9:38PM
I agree with David that reputation is a risky concept when it comes to opinions rather than facts. I guess I already expresed that by pressing the "Like" button on his comment...
David Bannon Sun 22 Mar 2015 10:06PM
Oh, I had not noticed that "like" link. Thought it was a serious omission. Interesting ....
Clicking the eg "25 minutes ago" link seems to just trigger another reply.
David
Kotya Karapetyan Mon 23 Mar 2015 5:57PM
@davidbannon : The time link is actually a link to the post: try this (comment by jgpacker)
Cyrille Giquello Sat 11 Apr 2015 7:07AM
I think the tool should be nice if:
- user account is OSM account
- the tool is hosted on OSM infrastructure
- comments are threaded
Kotya Karapetyan · Sat 21 Mar 2015 7:49AM
The web-version is very usable on an Android smartphone. Actually more usable than StackExchange IMO.