[talk-au] Wide-ranging changeset that merges tags from addresses, shops and buildings

[Andrew Harvey]

I agree with the concerns you raised in the changeset comment, and that the
changesets are well-meaning, so let's see if and how they respond first.
There are only a handful of changesets all from 18 days ago at this point.

On Wed, 5 May 2021 at 11:12, Stéphane Guillou <
stephane.guillou at member.fsf.org> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I am *respectfully *writing to hear what you think about this changeset
> from a seemingly new contributor. I definitely don't want to publicly shame
> someone's well-meaning contribution, but after commenting on the changeset,
> I want to:
>
>    - Inform others that the area they contribute to might have been
>    affected too
>    - Know what other contributors think about the nature of the changes,
>    given that I have very little experience with fixing / reverting changes
>    that affect such large areas.
>
> You will notice from the changeset history of the contibutor
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Australets/history> that all their
> changesets were submitted on one single day, the day they created their OSM
> account, and that they affect very distant areas around the world (which
> makes me think there isn't much local knowledge involved).
>
> The changeset that affects the area I am familiar with is changeset
> 103074912 <https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/103074912>. But if you
> live around Geraldton (WA), you might also be interested in this one:
> 103072911 <https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/103072911>.
>
> Here is the message I wrote after I noticed the changes in my area, so you
> have a better idea of my concerns, but given the size of the changeset, I
> haven't been able to give it a thorough review.
>
> ---
>
> Hi Australets! I was wondering about the motivation between this
> changeset, as it changed quite a few things in the area where I contribute.
> What is the idea behind merging addresses, buildings and points of
> interest? I know there are different opinions on the matter, but I can see
> definite drawbacks in the merging you did, at least in some cases. For
> example, some of the resulting buildings end up having a "source" tag that
> used to refer to only the address, but now seems to refer to the whole
> object.
> See for example this one:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/401769723/history
> In other cases, the main building is apartments but now has the name of
> one single shop included in it:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/444096785/history
> In many cases, one single key could have a different values for a building
> and a point of interest, even though the general rule "One feature, one OSM
> element" applies. (e.g. address, name, contact, source...). Separate POIs
> are also helpful for shops to more precisely show in the building where it
> is located.
> Let me know what you think!
>
> ---
>
> Any input would be appreciated, especially tips about the way forward!
>
> Cheers
>
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