<HTML><BODY><div><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #0857A6; margin:10px; padding:0 0 0 10px;">Sunday, February 7, 2021 1:10 AM -06:00 from Dave F via talk <talk@openstreetmap.org>:<br> <div id=""><div class="js-helper js-readmsg-msg"><div><div id="style_16126818440714171252_BODY"><div class="cl_744113">The addition contained valid data which needed amending, not deleting, in order to improve the quality of the OSM database.<br><br>If an account does not edit, it lies there, dormant. It doesn't broadcast anything therefore it can't be advertising.</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><font color="#0c64c0">they do not know that, they think this is social media and people will find there listing on the map.</font></div><div><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #0857A6; margin:10px; padding:0 0 0 10px;"><div><div class="js-helper js-readmsg-msg"><div><div><div class="cl_744113"><br>Companies are allow to add data of the outlets. It improves the OSM database quality. Here In the UK someone from Hilton regularly updates their hotels.<br><br>DaveF.<br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix_mr_css_attr">On 06/02/2021 15:01, 80hnhtv4agou--- via talk wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="js-helper_mr_css_attr js-readmsg-msg_mr_css_attr"><div><div id="style_16126208821308899826_BODY_mr_css_attr"><div class="cl_634585_mr_css_attr"><div><div><span>I do not think that was it, </span></div><div> </div><div><span>the changeset was a medical diagnosis; </span></div><div><span>its effect can be long or short term, depending on how long and how much you’ve been using it. Because the chemicals </span></div><div><span>in these substances target your nervous system, it will affect you both psychologically and physically.</span></div><div> </div><div><span>the <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:description?uselang=en" target="_blank">description</a></span> <span>was a medical ad;</span></div><div><span>Different types of drugs have different effects on your body. For example, hallucinogens like LSD distort your sense of </span></div><div><span>reality while stimulants heighten your awareness.</span></div><div> </div><div><span><span>and the user profile, was, was an ad;</span></span></div><div> </div><div>Which still begs the question, people that create an account, and do not edit, just to use there profile page</div><div>to promote there business, spam ? </div><div>Is the user profile page where the ad appears spam ? </div><div>Is putting an ad on a user's profile page with no intention of ever editing spam ?</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Giannetti%20Artisans%20Inc" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Giannetti%20Artisans%20Inc</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Joe%20Flores" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Joe%20Flores</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Dixie%20Hardee" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Dixie%20Hardee</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Ava%20Loynes" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Ava%20Loynes</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Apple%20Tree%20Property%20Solutions%20LLC" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Apple%20Tree%20Property%20Solutions%20LLC</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Fruit%20Blendz" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Fruit%20Blendz</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Mary%20Funk" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Mary%20Funk</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Isla%20Whiddon" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Isla%20Whiddon</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ServiceMaster%20Cleaning%20and%20Restoration%20Pro" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ServiceMaster%20Cleaning%20and%20Restoration%20Pro</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Lilian%20Kavel" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Lilian%20Kavel</a></div><div> </div><div class="mail-quote-collapse"><blockquote><span><span>Saturday, February 6, 2021 4:19 AM -06:00 from Dave F via talk <<a>talk@openstreetmap.org</a>>:<br> </span> </span><div><div><div id=""><div class="js-helper_mr_css_attr_mr_css_attr js-readmsg-msg_mr_css_attr_mr_css_attr"><div><div id="style_16126067431316136222_BODY_mr_css_attr_mr_css_attr">On 05/02/2021 16:47, 80hnhtv4agou--- via talk wrote:<br>> I asked the question wrong,<br>You didn't, you're just confused (again) as to the purpose of OSM.<br>> should people be allowed to register just to<br>> self promote themselves or business on the map<br>Yes. Why shouldn't a shop/business owner who has more detail info not<br>add data to OSM, compared with, say, you?<br>> and on there profile page. and should these people<br>> who have never edited<br>We all had to start somewhere.<br>Dave F</div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><div data-signature-widget="container"><div data-signature-widget="content"><div> </div></div></div><div> </div></div></BODY></HTML>