tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133719028381465617.post1789611298413693067..comments2024-03-14T00:44:00.301-07:00Comments on GeoSprocket Community Jive: Tiled Basemaps Survey 2013 - Results!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754519402032057803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133719028381465617.post-56072934308820506622013-08-29T23:08:51.216-07:002013-08-29T23:08:51.216-07:00Nah, it's a stupid way to force a style down p...Nah, it's a stupid way to force a style down people's throat, and I "vigorously oppose" that. <br />In my not-so-humble opinion it'd the best to have everone create their favourite, make a showcase and let people vote. Probably there are two distinctive approaches though: one group wants to see more features and the other wants to see less. There seem to be no simple solution (apart from the approach "what I want is always right").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133719028381465617.post-18711154004506235552013-08-08T04:09:26.972-07:002013-08-08T04:09:26.972-07:00Don't jump to such conclusions. That style is ...Don't jump to such conclusions. That style is not a general purpose base layer to put your data on top of. It is a style for the mappers, showing a LOT of detail. Of course its visual fidelity alone makes it unsuitable for many applications.<br /><br />There are changes made almost daily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133719028381465617.post-75790072965624615132013-08-07T07:15:05.075-07:002013-08-07T07:15:05.075-07:00The unpopularity of OSM-Mapnik here should help bo...The unpopularity of OSM-Mapnik here should help bolster the cause to change OSM.org's stylesheet. Loud people on the mailing lists vigorously oppose any changes to it (and the website more generally) despite the need for obvious improvements.<br />JWnoreply@blogger.com