<div dir="ltr">I use just one import accounts which I admit that I do forget to use from time to time. Because JOSM doesn't make the username noticeable, I often use my import account when I'm not working on an import. I do not see a need for separate accounts for different imports. <div><br></div><div>Since the Tasking Manager became available for doing imports, it is the only way I participate in or create an import. The main reason is that the importer has to look at the area they are working in unlike a bulk upload. While it is technically an import, it also has amount of manual effort to help improve the quality of the import. A side benefit is that the tasking manager adds hashtags to the changeset comment. Those hashtags are probably better indicators of what to revert than the username. </div><div><br></div><div>I'd recommend that a unique changeset comment is all that is needed, at least for imports using the Tasking Manager.</div><div><br></div><div>Clifford</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Michael Reichert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:osm-ml@michreichert.de" target="_blank">osm-ml@michreichert.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
from time to time I remind users participating in imports to use a<br>
dedicated account for their participation. [1] A Canadian asked me<br>
yesterday if a user who participates in multiple imports needs one<br>
account per import or if one account for all imports is sufficient. [2]<br>
<br>
I think that a user only has to create one account for all imports if it<br>
is possible to distinguish independent imports (good and meaningful<br>
changeset comments!). The main idea behind this requirement is that if<br>
anything is wrong the import (e.g. technical or legal issues), anyone<br>
(including the mapper himself) can revert the import with less<br>
collateral damage.<br>
<br>
What are your opinions?<br>
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Best regards<br>
<br>
Michael<br>
<br>
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[1] I don't revert imports just because they were uploaded with the<br>
wrong account. Sometimes users accidentially use the wrong account. This<br>
happens even to me. In other cases users are not aware that this<br>
requirement exists (it is hidden in the guideline).<br>
[2] The personal message was a response to a changeset comment by me.<br>
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