[Talk-us] Possible (Subtle) Vandalism

[Bill Ricker]

> Can someone check in on these edits from a wiki-vandal who was recently
> banned from Wikimedia sites? They also made some bad edits on our wiki that
> have since been reverted, but we should check to make sure his edits in the
> map were ok:

> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jermboy27/edits

One chrangeset is in my area, looks dubious.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/11454677

The change for Kimberly St, is giving a street name for an un-named
new-development street. Could be correct, could be vanity.

Lexington Drive cites source = Google Maps, which isn't kosher here;
also he assigned name to new development, could be vanity; no source
for speed limit added.

Albermarle Road (9279766) is duplicated, with addition hgv = no  added
 for two blocks  http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hgv
looks dubious, there are houses and cross streets.

Wolcott Avenue (9242832) added access tags only

Coney Street (131624307) added cycleway = opposite_lane , which per
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:cycleway?uselang=en-US would
only be appropriate with  oneway=yes, which this does not have. I
haven't driven that block of Coney, but this seems inappropriate.

I could do a drive by on Saturday to check if Kimberly and Lexington
signs have been posted since BING imagery showed dirt, but looks bad
in other ways .

I will send a message to contributor OceanVortex whose changes were
potentially vandalized in case he(or she) has input.

bill

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Bill
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