Hi, a user started adding "trace_zoom" and "trace_zoom:range" tags to objects in OSM, and closer inspection led to this MapRoulette task:
https://maproulette.org/challenge/12836/task/42414493 It claims to be created by "MappingHuman" and carries these instructions: --- snip --- use your most preferred imagery has to be familiar with Solving Multiple Tasks Together before forwarding completions improveWay tracing, lock zoom level add trace_zoom=* if non-exist, ensure to match zoom add trace_zoom:range=* if non-exist, to indicate approx. trace_zoom levels add source on Object or changeset freely include comments Changeset comments please consider including hashtags/comment-words: mappinghuman #M.H #alongside_A.I #maproulette for changeset analysis --- snip --- I am at a loss here. Who is "Mapping Human" and what is their goal with this? Which objects have they selected for editing and according to what criteria? Why are they apparently instructing users to add unusual tags (trace_toom, trace_zoom:range) to OSM? Why do they request to "add source on Object or changeset" when adding source tags on objects is generally recommended against? What are the cryptic changeset comments "#M.H #alongside_A.I"? Is there any way to find answers other than sending a private message to the pseudonymous "Mapping Human" through MapRoulette? How many other equally cryptic tasks are there on MapRoulette? Is there even any quality control when people create new MapRoulette tasks? Or at least some sort of four-eyes principle? Or at least a transparency "best practice" that would lead to people explaining who they are, what they want to achieve with a certain task, how many tasks they're running and what instructions they are giving to users? Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
