Completion change log

I check my progress every day. I’m used to small changes in the number of completed streets in both directions, and account it to map updates, etc. But yesterday I got +103 streets (not that I’m complaining :-D).

Bottom line: it would be nice to be able to see a simple textual “changelog”, something like this:

Date1:

  • new activity (maybe link) synced, completed these streets:
    • Cityname1 : street1, street2,
    • Cityname2: …
  • Cityname3 data updated, newply completed streets: street3, street4, “uncompleted” streets: street5, street6
    Date2: …

I would assume, that making such a log would not require too much additional computation compared to actually updating the user data. Regarding storage: I think that it would be enough if this has a 30-day rolling window, or maybe even just 7 for normal users, and 30 for subscribers.

The benefits I see:

  • If something fishy happens in a city, obsessed users like me would probably pick up on it, and report it, check the OSM changes, etc.
  • As a user, I’d be happy to be able to see (or even notified) if a formerly completed street becomes progressed, because of a map update (maybe the street at the border of the city close to me got longer officially, or I got awarded a 2 node street preciously by checking the two endpoints, but now there is a 3rd node in the middle, etc.) In these scenarios I would put those nodes on my todo list (especially for previously 100% cities)

I hope I could phrase my idea clearly.

P.S.: now that I’m thinking maybe the reason for my +103 streets is the fact that once I activated hardcore mode, but it got deactivated when I became unsubscribed, and I “get back” streets as the map is updated? The idea is still valid regardless for small changes.

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