[Imports] "readonly" tag for imported data (ask "simple" editors to not modify)?

[Josh Doe]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree with Fredrik, at least in that I think humans should be the
> central driving force in OSM. I'm not against all imports, but nearly
> all.

+1 about humans being the central driving force. Right now I'm working
on two "imports" in Fairfax County (bus and road data), a place I
live, work, and play in. I'm personally invested in the area, and have
a strong desire to see a better map in the area. Since there are many
areas in the county that I've mapped already, I am keenly aware of not
squashing but rather preserving community edits.

I can agree that if you don't have a similar connection to the area
where you're importing data, you have no business doing so.

-Josh