2013/11/6 Carol Kraemer <cakrae...@northrivergeographic.com> > Good morning Martin, > > "Guidelines" often read as suggested reading while "Policy" carries more > weight and defined consequences for not following it. > > - >
yes, in general it is clear, but there is a quite verbal text how to read these guidelines: These guidelines are not definitive - they are not laws. As such, following them is not guarantee that an import will be acceptable and not following them does not mean there will be problems with an import. There are no hard and fast rules; there is no rule that says: "If you do this, then you will definitely get blocked", and there is no rule that says "if you do this, then you will definitely not get blocked". However, these guidelines embody many lessons learned throughout the history of OpenStreetMap and should be reviewed by anyone interested in importing data while protecting the existing OSM database. The Data working group<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_working_group>is tasked by the OSMF to detect and stop imports that do not comply with guidelines. So, not following these guidelines may put your account at risk of being blocked (http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks). especially the paragraph is quite explicit: "The Data working group<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_working_group>is tasked by the OSMF to detect and stop imports that do not comply with guidelines. So, not following these guidelines may put your account at risk of being blocked" cheers, Martin
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