[OSM-newbies] Someone has corrupted my input

[Richard Fairhurst]

Cliff Deamer wrote:

> Back in October/November I spent some time mapping a new residential
> development and adding names to unmarked roads.
> When I checked this morning I find that someone has changed my work,
> adding or deleting roads and changing road names which are now
> incorrect.

First step is to find out who they are. You can do this in Potlatch  
by selecting the way and pressing 'H' (for 'History'). The pop-up  
menu will show you everyone who's edited the way, and when. (Press  
Cancel to dismiss the window.)

You can then contact them by going to their user page, e.g.  
www.openstreetmap.org/user/FredBloggs, and clicking "send message".

(If they're shown as "anonymous", however, there's not a whole load  
you can do. :( )

Or if you just want to change the data back, use the same 'H'  
function to revert a way to a previous version. You can also press  
'U', for undelete, to recover deleted ways. See http:// 
wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Potlatch/Primer#Undoing_mistakes .

Where's the area in question?

cheers
Richard