[OSM-talk] BugMeNot accounts: block OSM anonymous accounts?

[Robert T Wyatt]

Francisco R. Santos wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've seen some modifications in my area with a "BugMeNot" user [1][2]. 
> As the bugmenot.com <http://bugmenot.com> says: "BugMeNot.com was 
> created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login of web sites that 
> require compulsory registration", so using this site anyone can edit 
> areas with a shared (anonymous) user. I think it is not a good idea to 
> share the same database user with different physical users, since we 
> can't contact them in case of wrong edits, vandalism or copyright issues.
> 
> Bugmenot can block a site from its database if: "Community: users 
> register only to add/change content (but not to view)" [2], so I think 
> we qualify for site blocking. However, it needs site admin privileges to 
> do it. Could some admin add a block, please?
> 
> Do you know other sites like bugmenot we should ban? What about the 
> already existing bugmenot users, should we block them and undo their edits?
> 
> Regards,
> Quico
> 
> [1] http://www.bugmenot.com/view/openstreetmap.org
> [2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/bugmenot
> [3] http://www.bugmenot.com/report.php

+1 to block anonymous users