Hi
I would say revert the changeset made by the user. There has up to date
been no reply to the changeset discussion by the user in question so based
on lack of engagement I would say that is the best course of action
currently for preserving data integrity.

Regards

On Sat, 15 May 2021 at 18:37, Andy Townsend <ajt1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Andy from OpenStreetMap's Data Working Group here.
>
> A relatively new mapper has merged a number of roads together which has
> caused a few problems - one is that some turn restrictions now don't
> make a lot of sense, another is that where detailed tagging had been
> added to part of a road, it has now been applied in error to the whole
> road (likely incorrectly).
>
> There's no suggestion that these edits were made in anything other than
> good faith, of course - just that they have caused unanticipated problems.
>
> Currently, we're trying to figure out the best way to resolve things.
> I've commented at https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/104256975 to
> ask both the original mapper and someone who's noticed the problem what
> they think is the best way forward.  There are a couple of ways forward:
>
> 1) One possibility is to fix everything manually, but as there are over
> 1000 changesets to look at, that's a lot of work (and more than the DWG
> would be able to do on their own). Some problems have already been fixed
> by other mappers.
>
> 2) Another option is to revert all changesets and look at what has been
> lost, and then re-apply those. Some manual work would also be needed to
> look at things that have changed since these edits.
>
> 3) A third option would be like (2) but starting at a later date.
>
> I'm asking on this list as well to try and find out what people think
> would be the best way forward.  We'll hold off doing anything for a week
> or so to let everyone discuss the best way forward.
>
> Best Regards,
> Andy("SomeoneElse" in OSM)
>
>
>
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