[Wikipedia-l] Selecting maps

Mon Mar 3 16:40:59 UTC 2003

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Magnus Manske" <magnus.manske at web.de>
To: <wikipedia-l at wikipedia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Maps : Never mind

> > Can you explain it more detailed, please ???.
> 
> On the test site, when you click on a map link, you go directly to the map.
> 
> One could also be directed to a wikipedia page, giving the choice 
> between several online maps for the coordinates you just clicked on. 
> Like ISBN page, which gives you the choice between several bookstores to 
> look at the ISBN you just clicked on.
> 
This is a good idea. We could name it the wikimap service choice page..

This page could include : if you don´t select the service, you are going to be redirected within 20 seconds (i.e.) to the default ( wider ) service map.

> That would not only reduce impact of a map service shutting down, it 
> would also give the used the choice between different kinds of maps. Of 
> course, you'd have to guess which service actually provides a map fot 
> that specific region :-(
> 
Go ahead with the project. Regards ;)