Not all spam gets removed - a report spam button would be good, but I'll email TomH instead

I marked biorezonanta diary entry as spam, and got a PM back to tell me it wasn't spam, it was "free speech".
The entry is still there for those who would like to form their own opinion.
I would suggest that all new diary users be moderated.
No explanation needed for those that would be dropped.

I work in a group of 6 doctors. One does not have her name publically displayed because she comes from a country which until very recently had civil war. If the names are displayed on a sign outside, that is OK to put in OSM. If the sign outside does not have the name, then it is better not to put in names.

I think you will find these places are a long way from Haiti. Perhaps harrierco you should make a wikipage for Colombia and another for Venezuela to keep track of this part of the OSM project.

I really like the co-ordinates at the bottom right - much easier to skim through the world when you know your destination. Saves downloading lots of tiles.

spam

Sure its spam, but perhaps someone could take a GPS with them?

The OpenStreetBugs way could be considered too.

You may be able to do this with Viking, or simply with a text editor.
Search for the time as a string (remember its in UTC) and then read teh rest of the line.

Congratulations on finding the rogue piece of coastline.

The best way of deciding is to take several traces, different days and different times. This will allow you to make a 'line of best fit' through the GPS tracks.
Taking the device to and from work for a week is an easy way of getting 10 tracks for the same route so you can look at your results.

We've discussed this a bit on the mailing list but not made any firm conclusions. I have used emergency_service=ambulance.

It's an example of creativity, as opposed to facts, so that it can be copyright.
Review of some commercial satellite imagery shows a salt pan.

Spam

In fact a sample of one. (S)he reminds me of certain people within my own profession who believe they are the fount of all wisdom, because they are "specialists" while generalists like myself consider them to know "more and more, about less and less". (S)he needs some consumer input, to provide a broader view of life.

Considered joining the group Confluence.org?
http://confluence.org/confluence.php?id=1635

I have used the eeepc 701 for JOSM
but not for live mapping
out in the bright sunlight I can't see the screen
I have a tiny gps stuck to a point and shoot camera which does keep good time and take photos of anything and everything, then geotag them.

We do have mapping professionals in our group. One of my sons is a contributor and about 2 weeks from his last exam for his surveying and geoinformatics degree.
I've noticed another surveyor from the US on legal-talk.
There are surely others who have qualifications as well as experience.
From what I have seen, common sense is required too.

Consider the competition as healthy for both. The existence of Google Mapmaker is an acknowledgement of OSM success.

I think you have done the right thing. To make their own map is a form of empowerment, because it says you are equal in the world.