I see that xybot has woken up again. Would an announcement on this list really have been too much to ask?
I'm guessing that the rules that it's following are these: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/User_FixTypo3Euro:Xybot If so there are a number of potential problems, especially where the change is not a "straightforward typo". One example is way 32539831 which was changed from "landuse=wood" to "landuse=forest". How does it know that landuse=forest is correct as opposed to natural=wood? Both are on map features. Another problem is where there is: tag_a=value_a tag_b_value_b If it thinks that tag_a is a misspelling for tag_b it'll change the tagging to the following: tag_b=value_a which is just plain wrong. If it is necessary to "validate" the data against a pre-conceived idea of what it should contain (and I'm not convinced that it is) wouldn't it be better to collect lists of "errors" by last modifying user and suggest via mail that they review them? At the very least, a list of changes by last modifying user should be produced to allow us to undo any damage. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk