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I am encouraged, even somewhat excited, by the many forward thrusts I see here and elsewhere in OSM: the leveraging of OAuth “single-sign on” already existing here and possibly being extended to wiki, improvements Minh mentioned (now in beta), better linkages to discussions / indexing / cross-referencing (because this is complex, longer-term and has time to both be vetted and developed / understood by present and future users of it). And more.

Yet, we’re also building the road while moving forward on it. Let’s remember that and allow realistic development of these rather visionary (and doable, though with effort, and, as they are consensus-driven, not quick…) improvements allowing realistic time-frames (years) to deploy them. People who should and do know what they’re/we’re doing have many strategies, including gathering wish-lists / feature-requests like some suggestions / frustrations here. These will bear fruit, though, let’s be real, over a more medium-term timeframe.

Let’s keep up the good discussion, yes, continuing on into the years (and decades!) ahead, and OSM and its communication platforms will continually better serve ourselves and our mapping efforts. Earth wasn’t mapped in a day (we are 18 years old, call OSM a “young adult” project!) and neither have been nor will be our communication tools. I’ll say (as a 13-year Contributor) “so far, so good.” And we have lots of room to grow.

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