[Moderation] Revert request - Russia, Irkutsk - Evgeny Mandrikov

[Mark Williams]

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Dave F. wrote:
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> OK, but that's a pretty blatant example, more of a "too /bad /to be true"
> 
> Let's take a winding, non navigable stream. The OSM way is very near, 
> but not quite replicating the Google underlay.
> Is that worth questioning? How accurate would it have to be before it 
> raise alarm bells?
> 
> Sorry if I appear pedantic, but I think it's important to clarify the 
> boundaries of what's classed as a violation.
> 
> Cheers
> Dave F.

OK; you then have differences in 2 maps, + reality. The next question
is, are there errors common to both maps?

Which relates better to reality is another important factor. If it isn't
OSM then it should, of course, become so!

The whole concept of "copyright easter eggs" relies on intentional
errors being transcribed in the copying, so a road across a park which
gets replicated is an obvious indicator. I hope the vandals don't get
the idea of finding these & adding them!

I agree that using copyright sources is a separate issue, and can only
hope that if someone did start to do that the finger gets pointed at
that person not OSM - if it was demonstrable from changesets that that
was someone's modus operandi this may be a distinct possibility?

I can't think of a way to automate this checking, because unless we hold
an illicit copy of all the other DB's or a significant number of the
errors within them, we have nothing to check against - so it's a case of
looking at suspects with a checklist of features like the above.

Mark
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