Re: [Talk-us] Proposition for changing the common name tag
W dniu 17.08.2018 o 03:50, OSM Volunteer stevea pisze: > I agree with Kevin (and others) that adding "it is never incorrect to add it" > (can't hurt), usually helps and distinguishes Mexican states from the fifty > north of the Rio Grande (in some places). Brian Housel on the Slack US channel has noticed that "it will match other every other map: Bing, Google, Apple, Mapbox, etc." This not something I thought about myself, because I don't use these maps, but it makes sense for me as strong proof that it's really THE common name of this country for all the practical purposes. I also think that it really can hurt to not follow tag definitions (and intentions). That's why we have multiple "name*" tags family. People can choose which version they prefer to use for their purposes and default map style is just one possible use. If you want to have official/political map, you can use official_name, with "United States of America", to be perfectly sure and don't upset anyone. If you want country names to not clutter the space or you want to show some other data more prominently, you can use short_name, with just "USA". But when you want just common names, you could use "name" tag containing "United States". Using official name instead of common name is not the proper solution in my view, rather kind of a hack. Overall response for this proposition in last 5 days is favorable, but I want to wait bit more to not act in hurry and give people a chance to express any objections they might have. -- "My method is uncertain/ It's a mess but it's working" [F. Apple] ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Vandalism
Hi, On 08/19/2018 07:27 AM, mr english wrote: > What's the procedure for revert things like this? If it's a "country" somewhere in the sea then it's relatively easy to delete, and everyone is encouraged to delete obvious vandalism like that on sight. It is always a good idea to add a public comment to the vandalism edits explaining that the data has been deleted, and why - more often than not, the "vandal" thought they were just doodling in their private sandbox! If the task is too daunting for you, you can bring it to the attention of other mappers who are more experienced - message to the mailing list is ok, though a synchronous channel like IRC or Slack might yield quicker results. There's also the Data Working Group at d...@osmfoundation.org to deal with matters that the community cannot easily resolve themselves - for example, if you have a persistent vandal that needs to be blocked from making further edits. The edits you highlighted have been reverted by user Carnildo a couple hours ago. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Vandalism
Hello I stumbled upon this change set where a new country is added called "Creedon Republic" over much of Canada, USA, and the Atlantic Ocean: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/617866825 Digging into it, I saw the author created a number of seemingly bogus changes: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Ackman12/history over the last 15 hours, but nothing else since a year ago. What's the procedure for revert things like this? Thanks Mark ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
