[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Annonymous note message is misleading (Issue #4400)

[SomeoneElseOSM]

> But who is going to do vandalism by stating a hydrant is missing from a note?

I suspect you might be surprised.  With a DWG hat on I've seen lots of anonymous notes used to "add evidence" to support fake names added for all sorts of reasons (lakes and streets named after friends, someone pretending that their back garden is a park, etc.)

> Let's start with the notes from OnOSM.org, which are all anonymous. A person who follows the steps to fill out the form knows the place

Not necessarily - while some are obviously valid, a significant number are just misplaced spam.

Personally, I'm far more worried by people taking anonymous notes at face value and just adding the data without stopping to think about the evidence.

I believe that the current wording of the message ("This note includes comments from anonymous users which should be independently verified." in English) gets the balance about right.


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