[Imports] [Talk-us] MassGIS Building Import Start

[Jeff Meyer]

Paul - thanks for the link! I'll send a separate note to the DWG with my
concerns. - Jeff


On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:

> http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Data_Working_Group****
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> *From:* Jeff Meyer [mailto:jeff at gwhat.org]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:47 PM
> *To:* Paul Norman
> *Cc:* imports at openstreetmap.org; OpenStreetMap US Talk
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> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] MassGIS Building Import Start****
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> IMO, the process by which blocks are placed, who does the asking of the
> user to follow the guidelines, and those with authority to block users
> needs to be documented and reviewed. If it already is, please provide a
> pointer. Strikes me as fairly ominous and potentially arbitrary. ****
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> Can anyone point me to any documentation of this internal policing?****
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> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:****
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> Imports which don’t follow the guidelines may be asked to stop or blocked.
> This includes imports where the appropriate community consultation wasn’t
> done, imports with legal problems, imports without a dedicated account, and
> various weird problems.****
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> Most cases are dealt with via a private message or a 0-hour block which
> forces them to log on to osm.org and read it.****
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> *From:* Jeff Meyer [mailto:jeff at gwhat.org]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:56 PM
> *To:* Paul Norman
> *Cc:* Jason Remillard; imports at openstreetmap.org; OpenStreetMap US Talk
> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] MassGIS Building Import Start****
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> Paul - can you elaborate on the point about users being blocked if not
> using a dedicated account?****
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> The guidelines don't point this out & it seems contrary to the spirit of
> there being no "right" way of doing things in OSM. (Not a policy I agree
> with, but que sera...).****
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> Who does the blocking?****
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> Thanks, Jeff****
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> Jeff Meyer
> Global World History Atlas
> www.gwhat.org
> jeff at gwhat.org
> 206-676-2347
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Jeff Meyer
Global World History Atlas
www.gwhat.org
jeff at gwhat.org
206-676-2347
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