[talk-ph] [OSMPH/papercut_fix] Vandalism by "Niwre Erv Apotseg" (https://github.com/OSMPH/papercut_fix/issues/60)

[Andy Townsend]

(this is a duplicate of a reply that I've made at 
https://github.com/OSMPH/papercut_fix/issues/60#issuecomment-778616645 
to a github issue - it contains enough information to be said publicly 
as well rather than just a private channel)

On 13/02/2021 08:46, Timmy-Tesseract wrote:
> Considering that it's very obvious that the user is a sock-puppet, is 
> it okay if I will start reverting the changesets while referring to 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/3587?

It looks like you've reverted those already this morning.  Thanks for 
doing that.  Presumably it all reverted cleanly and there's nothing left 
to revert?

It appears that there's been no attempt to contact the mapper at all: 
http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-discussion-comments?uid=12607985 .

You might say "well, _obviously_ it's the same person as the previous 
vandal, because they've done exactly the same sort of damage" (and you'd 
be very likely correct), but a changeset discussion comment saying "The 
bridge at way X is fictional; I know that by looking at XYZ imagery / 
local knowledge" would be really helpful to other local mappers who 
don't follow the github repository (maybe they just read the mailing 
list https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph ).

Also, "not replying to other mappers" was one of the points mentioned in 
a previous block https://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/3827 - if 
someone later says "but my mapping isn't fictional!" two of the three 
reasons for the original block (in this case) still apply.

One more thing - when fictional objects have been added it's really 
helpful to say an example of an object that is fictional and why it 
obviously fictional, to add to saying e.g. 
"https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/98804629 non-existent road 
construction added".

If you want to link to something that you're just about to revert, you 
can use a date query in overpass like https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/13Az 
(for just one way) and https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/13AA (for all ways in 
an area) or https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/13AB (for everything added or 
modified by a user at a date in an area.

Best Regards,

Andy

(from the DWG)


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