Nice busy beaver. https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/mapper
Graffiti put on over 800 000 objects, cleanup will take some time. For blocking given that they got warning already that was completely ignored. May 22, 2020, 15:47 by talk@openstreetmap.org: > Le vendredi 22 mai 2020 07 h 29 min 19 s UTC−4, Frederik Ramm > <frede...@remote.org> a écrit : > > Sometimes users deleted a large number of > > buildings e.g. here > https://overpass-api.de/achavi/?changeset=72427535 > > without giving a clear reason > > Looking at Achavi, red outlines make us think objects were deleted. But in > fact, the buildings were simply slightly moved to realign to DigitalGlobe > imagery (not Bing). And no correction of geometry was made, even where too > many and unsquared angles to represent a rectangular building. Also Tags are > systematically added: > "mapper"="mspray4" > "source"="Akros" > > > Pierre > > > > > Hi, > > the "mspray" accounts were blocked in July 2019 for problematic edits > and failing to document properly. The project leader has contacted DWG > on 15 May 2020 asking what needs to be done to unblock the accounts, and > was informed by us that: > > > the "mspray" users have only been blocked until they read the block > > message; the accounts can be used again now. But they will be blocked > > again, and their edits potentially reverted, if they continue to > > disregard OSM rules. > > > > To re-iterate, the issues were: > > > > * accidentally "squaring" water areas > > * no proper changeset comments > > * no documentation of the project > > > > As a general rule, someone encountering an edit by an "mspray" user > > should be able to see (through a link from the user profile for example) > > what kind of project this is, who is running it, and what the goals of > > the project are. Ideally, such project should be discussed with the > > community before they commence. And changeset comments should explain > > the concrete action, for example "tracing buildings in XY region". Also > > the frequent mention of "evwhsdigitalglobe" is puzzling; this is not a > > well-known source in OSM. Sometimes users deleted a large number of > > buildings e.g. here > https://overpass-api.de/achavi/?changeset=72427535 > > without giving a clear reason (the changeset comment "reveal enumeration > > # malaria elimination" is not enough to explain why you deleted dozens > > of buildings). > > If you feel they are disregarding that message, we are happy to block > them again. > > 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 >
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