[OSM-talk] Making editing public by default

[Immanuel Scholz]

> It means that the any edits made by that user will include the user's
> display name when they are downloaded via the API. The display name
> will also be shown against any public GPX traces you upload.
> 
> It also causes you to appear on people "nearby mappers" list if you
> set a home location that is near them.

I've added a ticket to explain the stuff better on the web page:
http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/515

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