For reference, here's DaveF's email where he documents his mechanical edit: <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2018-August/021690.html>. (Note also that it includes a note about Northern Ireland.)
Comparing that email against the OSM policy which Brian links to (the Automated Edits Code of Conduct): This talk-gb seems indeed the correct forum. The documentation happened after-the-fact rather than in advance, as the AECoC demands. It seems relatively innocent in this case given the consensus implied by previous threads (eg the ones listed in DaveF's email), and I guess he took that as sufficient for the "discussion period" - however, I agree it'd be much better to have followed the automated-edits rules more closely, and given prior notice of the actual edit with at least a few days' pause for discussion. I'd have hoped the dissenters could have joined that discussion (could we have notified them directly of the chance to join in, just to be sure?). I did an automated edit once, and although I was impatient at the lag created by following the AECoC, the resulting clarity was a definite good thing. Dan Op di 28 aug. 2018 om 20:25 schreef Brian Prangle <bpran...@gmail.com>: > > The last time I checked NI was still in a union with the UK and therefore > suggesting that NI OSMers form a separate discussion is very insensitive. As > the community there is very upset and has not agreed to this change, having > demonstrated very specific needs and separate treatment of these roads I > suggest at the very least that the change is reverted for NI. Can I also > suggest that all future mechanical edits that affect the WHOLE UK (including > NI) are discussed beforehand as required by OSM policy before being > unilaterally applied so that we can avoid situations like this > > Brian Prangle > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 13:05, webmas...@killyfole.org.uk > <webmas...@killyfole.org.uk> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> As it has been pointed out to me on IRC that GB doesn't include Northern >> Ireland, and I should keep my opinions to myself. So having left the IRC >> channel, I am now leaving this mailing list as well. >> >> I will also be canceling my OSMUK membership or failing that, not renewing in >> December 2018. I can still be reached via OSM username:KDDA or on the Talk >> IE >> mailing list. >> >> Thanks to all who have helped me over the years, >> >> Clive aka KDDA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb