[OSM-talk] Copy-and-paste remapping

[colliar]

On 28/05/12 23:17, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>    we've had a few cases of "copy-and-paste remapping" reported to DWG,
> where in a bid to "save" data from the relicensing axe over-eager
> mappers copied and pasted existing data, thereby making the data look as
> if it was originally contributed by them.
> 
> This is, obviously, not ok and rather than "save" anything, such actions
> stop others from properly remapping the area (because it all looks
> clean), and comes back to haunt us later, tarnishinig OSM's reputation.
> Later removal of such data will have a knock-on effect of all that has
> been built on top. Don't do it.
> 
> Where cases of copy-and-paste remapping are detected, the changesets in
> question can be added to the list on this wiki page
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Quick_History_Service/Changeset_Lists#Copy_-_Paste_Remapping
> 
> 
> and will then be treated during the relicensing process as "tainted",
> i.e. the data created in these changesets will not be kept.
> 

Is it useful to revert these changes ?

Did not get any news about the process the last weeks.

cu
colliar

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