On 1 May 2015 at 16:07, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote: > Andrew, > > On 05/01/2015 12:04 AM, Andrew MacKinnon wrote: > > I am trying to figure out a way of cleaning up incorrect chain store > > data in OSM. For example there are 1422 instances of "McDonalds" in > > OSM (should be McDonald's) and 203 instances of "Tim Horton's" (should > > be Tim Hortons). > > That's a very "computer person" approach to take. In fact, the > "McDonald's" issue has already been tried by someone in the past with an > undiscussed mechanical edit, promptly falsifying a few non-chain > non-fastfood places that *really* were called McDonalds just as you > mention. > > I don't think that is something that really advances the quality in OSM, > and I would encourage you to grab a notepad and venture outside to do > some mapping. That way you wouldn't be scripting world-wide cleanup > operations but who knows, you might actually add real value to OSM. > > Leave the mis-spelled "McDonalds" to those who map in the area. Maybe it > encourages them. > > I'd go for the mechanical edit. Actually, I'd go for a central single point of maintenance for store names - so we change them all with one change.
Doing manual edits, how long does it take OSM to reflect the name change globally ? It's my guess that this would be less accurate than changing them all in one move. The change should of course be name --> old_name and then a new name applied. I'm also in favour of being ahead of the game - gives a better impression that the map's well up to date. -- Mike. @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland via *the area's premier website - * *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & pets* T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail>
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