[Talk-scotland] local spam locations from user BitcoinMaps

[Gregory (LivingWithDragons)]

Brilliant, it's good when things get sorted out so well on OpenStreetMap.

If you want some cheering up, here is an entry to the SotM-EU 2014 map
competition (was displayed on the wall ~A0 size),
http://sotm-eu.org/postercom/scaled/Doge.png

Greg.

On 5 March 2015 at 13:18, Stewart C. Russell <scruss at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Gregory,
>
> * No discussion started, might aswell check the user link now to just be
> sure the API isn't explained on the profile.
> * No profile text, diary = 0, but blocks received = 1, hmm...
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/611
>
> Ah, Frederik might've put that block in after I sent a message, since last
> night I was able to confirm that locations were added based on Google Maps
> locations. For the tedious details, see here:
> http://glaikit.org/2015/03/04/bitcoin-map-spams-openstreetmap/
>
> I really like BitCoinMaps' idea, just their execution is terrible.
>
>  The node in question should be deleted (by any of us reading this)
> because it is derived from Google Maps. However, perhaps someone in Canada
> will respond as they may want to make use of local knowledge.
>
>
> No, really, there isn't a floating (currently ice) café there, despite
> what our former mayor might have wanted. *I* live in Toronto, though I
> spent the first 30+ years of my life in Glasgow … and Richard W and Steve S
> are good friends of mine. I have introduced them to tablet, so they're well
> looked after.  And by a surprising coincidence, I have a century-long
> family connection <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/scruss/diary/19521>
> with one of the Toronto mappers, too.
>
> cheers,
>  Stewart
>
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