[OSM-newbies] making a csv file of a data set

[Richard Weait]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:38 PM, wouter van der plas
<wouterv.dplas at gmail.com> wrote:
> i know how to get the population of everyting. what i would like to have is
> a way so i can add the population to cities were it is missing.

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I don't want to inhibit your enthusiasm for improving OpenStreetMap
but I will offer you this caution.  Mechanical edits, that i, bulk
edits without careful, deliberate, human inspection of each aspect,
are frowned upon in OpenStreetMap because of previous contentious
mechanical edits.  Be sure to read and understand the imports policy,
the mechanical edits policy and to follow all of the requirements in
both before heading down the path of a mechanical edit.

Happy Mapping!