what happens on wikipedia?<BR><BR><B><I>SteveC <steve@asklater.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Oh ok... so it's the "on the ground reality". I'm genuinely interested <BR>in what pissed of people will do if/when they're locked out. Probably <BR>just trash other areas?<BR><BR>On 9 Feb 2008, at 14:11, Mikel Maron wrote:<BR><BR>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Disputes<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message ----<BR>> From: SteveC <STEVE@ASKLATER.COM><BR>> To: Mikel Maron <MIKEL_MARON@YAHOO.COM><BR>> Cc: dev@openstreetmap.org<BR>> Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2008 7:28:14 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] disputed areas<BR>><BR>> So... who gets to decide what the 'right' name is (in the disputed<BR>> region where people kill each other over this) then?<BR>><BR>> On 9 Feb 2008, at 11:24, Mikel Maron wrote:<BR>><BR>> > You may remember
OSM's first edit war in Cyprus, last November .. http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=244<BR>> ><BR>> > It's still going on and we need a technical solution, now. Dialogue<BR>> > has not been effective and banning users is not effective.<BR>> ><BR>> > The solution in mind is something analogous to protected pages in<BR>> > Wikipedia. Edits would be checked against a list of "protected"<BR>> > bbox's.<BR>> > In those area, users without permission to edit would be denied,<BR>> > and given warning that they should apply for access.<BR>> > There would be an admin panel for selected moderators to approve/<BR>> > revoke access for users.<BR>> ><BR>> > That's (very sketchily) the full package, and it could take some<BR>> > time to implement. Right now, there's an immediate need to protect<BR>> > Cyprus.<BR>> > A quick fix could just apply protection for Cyprus, and access<BR>> >
granted in some manual fashion.<BR>> ><BR>> > A developer is needed now to implement the quick solution, and later<BR>> > the full solution. Please speak up if you can help.<BR>> ><BR>> > Cheers<BR>> > Mikel<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > dev mailing list<BR>> > dev@openstreetmap.org<BR>> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR>have fun,<BR><BR>SteveC | steve@asklater.com | http://www.asklater.com/steve/<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>