[Talk-GB] Overwhelming concentration of Source->source tag typo errors

Dave F davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com
Tue Dec 28 13:14:03 UTC 2021



On 28/12/2021 02:38, Jbrsk B wrote:
> Thank-you both, and Merry Christmas to all!
>
> The capital S is not technically a typo, but my feeling is that this 
> case fits the spirit of that. The capital S was used systematically by 
> some contributors for some time, but why would anyone object to this 
> simple change in capitalisation?

I wouldn't describe it as ' high severity' but it most definitely is 
annoying. When searching the database, Overpass is case sensitive by 
default, and results can often miss valid data. Performing this 
amendment improves the quality of the OSM database.

>
> I'm not going to do anything without reassurance that it would be OK! 
> I've never been involved with anything like this before so I very much 
> heed the advice of the code of conduct to be cautious.

Ensure the 'I would like someone to review my edits' option is ticked in 
JOSM's Upload dialog box..

DaveF



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