[Talk-us] User HomocideBaltimore adding fake / fictional / old data all over Baltimore

[James Mast]

I would do the revert now Paul.

He destroyed 95% of the light rail system and I-485 in Charlotte, NC by deleting major parts.  Plus deleted some other interchanges along I-85 & US-74.

-James

> To: talk-us at openstreetmap.org
> From: penorman at mac.com
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:05:49 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Talk-us] User HomocideBaltimore adding fake / fictional / old data all over Baltimore
> 
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/804 placed to force the user to 
> read it before they can continue to edit.
> 
> If needed, I can merge all the users changes and revert them in one go.
> 
> On 9/10/2015 3:34 PM, Elliott Plack wrote:
> > This is very strange! The user HomicideBaltimore has been mapping all 
> > kinds of buildings around Baltimore that don't exist. They're old 
> > public housing projects or rowhomes that were razed, but seem to have 
> > been used on the set of the NBC show Homicide, Life on the Streets, 
> > shot in Baltimore.
> >
> > What should I do?
> >
> > This user is introducing all kinds of invalid data, and fair 
> > thoroughly mapped stuff too. All in iD, which is odd. The current Bing 
> > imagery shows none of this. I am shocked that someone would spend this 
> > much time on such a thing.
> >
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3726365602 - Police station in the 
> > show, not a real police station.
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/33940333 this block was razed 
> > years ago, and has been replaced by a new building.
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/33889607 This area has been 
> > cleared and replaced by some new buildings.
> >
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/HomicideBaltimore/history#map=15/39.3011/-76.5900
> >
> > There are nearly 200 changsets around Baltimore like this! I have 
> > spent considerable time mapping in this area, adding the brownfields 
> > and such. Not to mention the Baltimore Import, much of which is being 
> > trashed by this user.
> >
> > What can be done? I commented on one changeset, but I don't have any 
> > experience reverting things.
> >
> > Elliott
> 
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