[OSM-talk] Import guidelines & OSMF/DWG governance

[Lester Caine]

Marc Sibert wrote:
>> It is your opinion that you have not destroyed any work, but this is one of
>> the major complaints about this type of import process.
>
> STOP ! I do not read you after this sentence (I will do it after writing this
> answer).

Now that you have read the rest of the message what is your answer?
I have nothing to do with DWG but I support their action simply because this 
needs to be sorted properly, and as far as *I* am concerned it hasn't been.

What is missing is LINKING to the existing imported data rather than 
unilaterally deciding it can be destroyed ... did you discuss destroying it with 
anybody?

> This is not an opinion : I select specificaly the old buildings (untouched since the first import in 2010) using JOSM search tool, then importing a new set of data, then undouble and check using the validator ! I spent more than 2 (two) days of work in order to produce that work ! I'm not a newbe discovering JOSM & OSM. Of course, like everyone I could have done errors, but I do (more than) my best. And again nobody complains about vandalism or destroying data : that's not the point !
And another 'request' is that changes are committed every 30 minutes or so, not 
after 2 days work. The CORRECT procedure would have been to take a block of 
buildings at a time. If you have to delete the existing data then at least it's 
more easily linked to the new smaller import.

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