[OSM-talk] Think before you bot

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/9/23 davespod <osmlists at dellams.fastmail.fm>:
> Before you make bold assumptions about what
> mappers meant by using an unusual tag, try checking with some of them first.
> (Even if you believe it is wrong to use tags without putting them in the
> wiki, you will be creating incorrect data if you change them to "approved"
> tags with different meanings!)
>
> In other words, follow:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits/Code_of_Conduct


I second this, and like to put emphasis on the "discuss with the
community first" aspect.

Cheers,
Martin