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I thought you were setting this up to run regularly.<br>
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As it was agreed previously, I don't think repeated requests is
required.<br>
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DaveF<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/02/2021 21:16, Mateusz Konieczny
via talk wrote:<br>
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<div>tl;dr:<br>
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<div>I propose to run an automated bot edit that will remove
tracking parameters, turning tags <br>
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<div>such as<br>
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<div>website=<a
href="http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/?fbclid=de58e340d6aa79a584552a2055042d004b9b19454bc0d7a6046fc81fc90f51"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/?fbclid=de58e340d6aa79a584552a2055042d004b9b19454bc0d7a6046fc81fc90f51</a><br>
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<div>into<br>
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<div>website=<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/">http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/</a><br>
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<div>I did it already before, see:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters</a><br>
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<div>This edit will remove newly edited links and purge more
tracking parameters.<br>
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<div>If anything will go wrong I will fix it.<br>
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<div>I have experience with automated edits, see<br>
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<div><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account</a><br>
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<div>changes listing:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gist.github.com/matkoniecz/1d20caa198ec2d4001d95adf09123a8a">https://gist.github.com/matkoniecz/1d20caa198ec2d4001d95adf09123a8a</a><br>
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<div>(based on current OSM database, if OSM data changes then
actual edit will be different,<br>
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<div>feel free to make backup of this linked file - it may be
deleted some time after edit)<br>
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<div>source code and other documentation (except source code,
duplicate of that posting):<br>
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<div><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters2/">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters2/</a><br>
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<div>full details:<br>
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<div>I propose to run a scripted edit - it was already run before
but this will<br>
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<div>remove more tracking parameters.<br>
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<div><br>
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<div>URL often have unnecessary parts, some added for tracking
purposes<br>
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<div>by FB, Google and others.<br>
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<div>This tracking parameters should never appear in any osm tags.<br>
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<div>It means that it is beneficial to turn tag<br>
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<div>website=<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/?fbclid=de58e340d6aa79a584552a2055042d004b9b19454bc0d7a6046fc81fc90f51">http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/?fbclid=de58e340d6aa79a584552a2055042d004b9b19454bc0d7a6046fc81fc90f51</a><br>
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<div>into<br>
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<div>website=<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/">http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/</a><br>
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<div>and it is worth doing it as an edit.<br>
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<div>This urls can be often fixed using an automated script,
allowing to<br>
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<div>use human time on something more productive.<br>
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<div>Human-made edit will also result in changing "last edited by"<br>
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<div>(while not allowing to filter out such edits unlike marked
bot edit),<br>
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<div>there are better ways to spot areas requiring fixes and we
are not lacking<br>
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<div>places with QA indicators that manual review is needed.<br>
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<div>Usually tracking links are added by clueless people who just
searched for<br>
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<div>a website and copied it from FB/Google.<br>
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<div>There are rare cases of links created to specifically track
OSM users<br>
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<div>see for example<br>
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<div>* <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/754704241/history">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/754704241/history</a><br>
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<div>** <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cronauerlaw.com/?utm_source=openstreetmap">https://www.cronauerlaw.com/?utm_source=openstreetmap</a><br>
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<div>* <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1063808111/history">https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1063808111/history</a><br>
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<div>**
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.travelerscoffee.ru?utm_campaign=geo&utm_source=openstreetmap&utm_medium=link">http://www.travelerscoffee.ru?utm_campaign=geo&utm_source=openstreetmap&utm_medium=link</a><br>
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<div>* <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6817678019/history">https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6817678019/history</a><br>
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<div>**
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.resotainer.fr/agence-bonneuil-sur-marne?utm_source=open-street-map&utm_medium=recherche-locale&utm_content=openstreetmap&utm_campaign=open-street-map-garde-meubles-bonneuil-sur-marne">https://www.resotainer.fr/agence-bonneuil-sur-marne?utm_source=open-street-map&utm_medium=recherche-locale&utm_content=openstreetmap&utm_campaign=open-street-map-garde-meubles-bonneuil-sur-marne</a><br>
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<div>* <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1684317522">https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1684317522</a><br>
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<div>**
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.travelerscoffee.ru?utm_campaign=geo&utm_source=openstreetmap&utm_medium=link">http://www.travelerscoffee.ru?utm_campaign=geo&utm_source=openstreetmap&utm_medium=link</a><br>
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<div>In general I have not noticed correlation between presence of
tracking links<br>
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<div>and additional issues that would not be detected
automatically.<br>
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<div>Therefore automatic removal of tracking parameters is not
causing loss of<br>
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<div>useful indicators of areas that should be reviewed.<br>
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<div>Osmose and JOSM validators and StreetComplete are offering
many better indicators,<br>
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<div>and we are not in danger of running out of places where human
intervention is clearly needed.<br>
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<div>Automatic removal would allow me and others to spend time on
something more useful,<br>
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<div>than reviewing all cases where tracking is clearly present
and confirming them one by one.<br>
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<div>Proposed bot edit would remove links where all used
parameters are tracking<br>
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<div>users and may be removed.<br>
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<div>I am reviewing manually more complicated cases to catch<br>
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<div>also currently unknown tracking parameters.<br>
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<div>Anchors (#section) will be preserved.<br>
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<div>Code is tested, was using it in a manual review mode and for
a fully automated edit run<br>
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<div>that removed tracking parameters from over 1000 objects - see<br>
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<div><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters</a><br>
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<div>I have experience with automated edits, see<br>
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<div><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account</a><br>
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<div>Yes, editing element will cause it to be edited and change
"last edited" date.<br>
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<div>Effect will be exactly the same in case of using bot and
manual edit<br>
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<div>(which would be necessary in case of rejecting this automated
edit proposal).<br>
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<div>Note that in case of bot edits you may filter out bot edits
marked as automatic.<br>
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<div>following are consider as tracking parameters and would be
removed:<br>
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<div> fbclid, gclid, campaign_ref, mc_id, utm_source, utm_medium,
utm_term,<br>
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<div>utm_content, utm_campaign, utm_id, gclsrc, dclid, wt.tsrc,
WT.tsrc,<br>
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<div>zanpid, yclid, utm_campain, trkCampaign, mkt_tok,
sc_campaign, sc_channel,<br>
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<div>sc_content, sc_medium, sc_outcome, sc_geo, sc_country, mbid,
cmpid,<br>
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<div>campaign_id, Campaign, fb_action_ids, fb_action_types,
fb_ref, fb_source,<br>
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<div>gs_l, _hsenc, igshid, CampIDMin, CampIDMaj, campaign,
Campaign,<br>
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<div>campaignid, campaignId, adid, adgroupid, refr, referrer,
cm_mmc, lw_cmp,<br>
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<div>CLID, ReferralSource, SourceID, trkid, adjust_creative,
partner_slug, y_source,<br>
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<div>oppartnerid, padid, otppartnerid, ref_device_id,
utm_kxconfid, SEO_id,<br>
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<div>originalReferrer, spMailingID, hsCtaTracking<br>
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