[Talk-GB] "historical edits" in Bristol (was "Re: Birmingham New Street station re-opens")

[Andy Townsend]

On 21/09/2015 22:36, Neil Matthews wrote:
> I want to flag up a couple of "historical edits" in Bristol:
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/34126960
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/34147883
>
> it might be wise to check other edits from this user.
>
> Many thanks,
> Neil (ndm)
>
> P.S. Unfortunately, the "whodidit" service isn't operating 100% -- 
> this makes it harder to pick up problems.
>

http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/812

Sigh.

On behalf of the Data Working Group I've already been in touch with the 
user several times (as have other mappers), to no avail it seems.  There 
was a previous block about 9 days ago and I reverted a bunch of edits 
flagged as fantasy ones then.  I'd hoped that subsequent edits were more 
likely to be valid as they were mostly confined to Weston.

I've just now reverted the two Bristol changesets mentioned in 
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2015-September/017789.html 
.

At least one of the locals in Weston is I believe keeping an eye on 
things.  There are also a couple of edits in Manchester ( 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/34135755 and immediately prior) 
which might need looking at.  Previous to that there have been attempts 
to "resurrect" dead theme parks such as The American Adventure near 
Heanor and Camelot near Charnock Richard (see note 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/note/433582 for one outstanding query 
there), and also edits to theme parks overseas (mostly since tidied by 
local mappers).

Cheers,

Andy (SomeoneElse)