<div dir="ltr">To get back to the issue of a bot running in a specific country : Let's say the vast majority of occurrences of Strasse are spelling mistakes and let's say there are a few occurrences of Strasse where it is not a spelling mistake, like a surname. Should we run the bot ?<br>
<br>--<br>Spaeth wrote "Those who don't think through their actions<br>
and do a 30 line script in python/PHP/... that breaks stuff will break<br>
things, and they won't read through the code of conduct anyway."<br>
<br>I agree with you and let me explain why I do not think it's a big issue :<br><br>I often install free software on my computer (proprietary and FOSS, poorly documented and well documented, reviewed and unreviewed) and I have no idea if that software will
waste my time, open a massive security hole or even worse, do something
malicious. And I expect the same of others, e.g. gosmore users.<br>
<br>At least the OSM data structure is so simple, that we have so many ways to fight the bot problem :<br>*
Statistical detection of bots. From the output of my awk script I can
deduce that 'DaBear' has edited an unhumanly number of objects during October and is
most likely the cause of this thread.<br>
* Tools for targeted reverts.<br>* Responding with simple server changes *when necessary*, like banning users, limits to upload sizes, Captcha on signup etc.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Sebastian Spaeth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sebastian@sspaeth.de">Sebastian@sspaeth.de</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Nick Barnes wrote:<br>
> Frederik Ramm wrote:<br>
>> One example to which I took exception is ... changing "Strasse" in the name to<br>
>> "Straße", which is the correct spelling (but nonetheless "Strasse" is<br>
>> often found on signs).<br>
><br>
> "Straße" may well be the correct spelling in German speaking countries,<br>
> but it certainly isn't in the UK. (e.g.<br>
> <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.7998&lon=-1.75262&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.7998&lon=-1.75262&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF</a>).<br>
<br>
</div>Slightly OT, but it's not even valid for German speaking countries.<br>
Switzerland doesn't even have the "ß" letter, so it uses "Strasse" as<br>
correct and proper spelling.<br>
<br>
spaetz<br>
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