Michael Reichert <osm...@michreichert.de> writes: > JOSM runs its validation rules only on objects modified or created in > the current session. This seems more sensible both for experienced users > and newbies for two reasons:
That seems like the right thing to do. > - Uses don't get overwhelmed with dozens or hundreds of reports on > objects they did not touch. > > - If users follow suggestions how to fix blindly (we cannot expect an > unexperienced iD user to have the same knowledge as the average JOSM > user), they are used as living bots running validation rules on > randomly selected areas of the map. One might call this a hidden > automated edit. It is very definitely an automated edit, and it is irresponsible to deploy such a thing without going through the mechanical edit policy. Obviouusly squaring all buildings would fail as a proposed mechanical edit, because there is no basis to believe that this is almost always an improvement. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
