Forum:Global and regional issues/10th Anniversary Mapoff - Khaiwoon
Hello OGF!
Recent discussion on the discord has led to the conclusion that, as a way to celebrate OGF's 10th Anniversary, a mapoff should be held in OGF's most well-renowned collaborative country, Khaiwoon.
Right now, this forum thread is for planning and discussion. Khaiwoon is not currently open for mapping.
Things that need to happen before the mapoff (which is not a competition) begins are as follows:
Khaiwoon currently, in its untouched state, should be preserved, most likely in Arhet.
The structure for how space will be divided needs to be established. There are two possibilities that I see here:
a) Khaiwoon is divided into neighborhoods. Each mapper can claim a neighborhood, and works only on that area (or on other areas if invited to by other mappers).
b) Mappers post where they will be working, and talk on this forum thread about their plans, collaborating more organically.
There are pros and cons to both A and B. A is obviously more organized and will result in less conflict, but risks having Khaiwoon look disjointed, like multiple different areas all mapped differently with less cohesion and overall planning. B will inevitably result in edit conflicts, but with good collaboration could produce a very nice blending of many user's styles that would be unique and in the spirit of the collab as a showcase for OGF. Perhaps a blending of A and B, where users work mainly in one area but are free to work elsewhere if they work things out with other users who are working in the same space? Please feel free to suggest other ideas!
Guidelines for the collab must be established. Here's a starting point based on discussions:
a) The "feel/style" of neighborhoods should be preserved, with the current mapping as a base. The goal is to continue developing it, not to completely re-do everything.
b)As there are varying levels of quality in the country, opinions should be gathered on a case-by-case basis about what can be mostly deleted, what should only be further detailed with little to no deletion, and what should not be touched.
c) The old town (what's within the motorway u at the center) and diplomatic quarter should not be touched for now.
d) Country-wide issues that require changes (possibly trains, public transit) should be discussed as a group before changes are made.
e) All the new stuff must continue to obey isleno's excellent topo map.
Some overall things need changing - here's some stuff people have brought up:
a) The farms should be slimmed down a little and turned into mainly plantations and greenhouses, with less (but not no) pastures and farm fields.
b) The eastern islands should be rethought.
c) The language needs some more thought.
d) Trains seem to need a re-work.
Please provide thoughts below about all of this.
--Lithium-Ion (talk) 22:53, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Lithium-Ion
I feel like Central Khaiwoon—or even the entire western portion of the large island—should be mapped by people working together, while the peripheral areas (eg. Batjun) and the rest of the islands (eg. Rockburn Island) can be mapped individually. So yes, a mix of A and B would be the best way to operate this collab. --IiEarth (talk) 23:17, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
I second to what iiEarth has proposed, although I would like to propose an amendment: based on what has been discussed on possibly having a mix between A and B, I feel like we can have the peripheral neighborhoods be "coordinated" by users who claim them, and said users would discuss and collaborate with nearby mappers accordingly. Personally, having mappers map only within their respective neighborhoods with seldom collaboration could lead to discontinuity in the mapping styles, names, etc. To summarize, I second iiEarth's proposal with the amendment of having mappers coordinate, but not "own" neighborhoods. --Geoc3ladus (talk) 00:18, 2 December 2022 (UTC)