[OpenStreetMap] #4829: GPX tracks without time tag - improvement

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#4829: GPX tracks without time tag - improvement
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 Reporter:  jo@…                            |      Owner:  rails-dev@…
     Type:  enhancement                     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  minor                           |  Milestone:
Component:  website                         |    Version:
 Keywords:  gpx, upload, formular, wording  |
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 Uploading a GPX track without the time tag fails - the reason for this is
 to get "real" tracks, and not hand made tracks clicked on a computer
 manually. But it seems that the error message the user gets on a
 anonymized track confuses.

 As a GPX file without any timestamp is valid (the time tag is optional), a
 user uploading such a file suggests that there has to be a bug (and the
 rejection of a valid file is a bug). And: Today everyone can simple fake a
 time stamp - and more and more people don't want to share such private
 informations.

 But as the test for a timestamp keeps the "stupid kids" out, I wouldn't
 drop this check. But it would be a good idea to inform the user *before*
 the upload (right on the upload formular) that the GPX file has to be with
 the time element. So it would be clear that a valid file alone isn't
 enough - that there are higher requirements.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/4829>
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