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> The Open Street Maps page has no "Fix an Error" link. If you right click on the map, or click the "add a note" button on the right hand side, you can add a n
by rmc 9y ago
> The Open Street Maps page has no "Fix an Error" link.
If you right click on the map, or click the "add a note" button on the right hand side, you can add a note to the map describing a mistake. You don't need to be logged in
- brudgers 9y agoHow do I right click on my phone? While a bit tongue in cheek, the assumption that I'm on a computer when using a map is about a decade past the tipping point. Ignoring that, while it's good to know adding notes is a possibility, the channel by which it is conveyed, a Hacker News comment hours later, is exactly why the absence of a "fix an error" button is so frustrating. Nobody outside the OSM community looking at "add a note" would know that it is a good way to record an error.
- rmc 9y ago> How do I right click on my phone? On osm.org on my Firefox on Android I can long press and get the same popup which allows me to "Add a note". There is also the button on the right hand side for adding a note. > a Hacker News comment hours later My apologies, I'm in Europe and timezones, eh? > Nobody outside the OSM community looking at "add a note" would know that it is a good way to record an error. Can you suggest a better wording? or icon? Or system? FTR, when you click on "add a note to the map" you get text saying: > Spotted a mistake or something missing? Let other mappers know so we can fix it. Move the marker to the correct position and type a note to explain the problem.
- brudgers 9y agoBetter wording "Fix an Error".