[OSM-talk] Vandalism

[Dale Kunce]

Missing maps reached out to the user today with some guidance and
information that edits are live. We've also cleaned up the offending data.

Well continue to figure out if this was at an event and work to tighten up
any training gaps.

Thanks everyone.
On Feb 26, 2016 4:39 PM, "Mike Thompson" <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:

> DWG has been contacted.
>
> Changeset comment has been entered along the lines Andy suggested.
>
> I am not at a place at the moment where I can revert, if someone else
> whats to handle that would be great.
>
> Mike
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Andy Townsend <ajt1047 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 26/02/2016 21:09, Mike Thompson wrote:
>>
>>
>> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/G%20Jenny>
>> ...
>> appear to be of very poor quality, or out right vandalism.
>>
>> How should this be handled?
>>
>>
>> In this particular case, the changeset comments suggest it's a remote HOT
>> project ("#hotosm-project-1401#MissingMaps #CHAI Source=WorldView-2,
>> Digital Globe, NextView, 28 Sep 2013"), so I'd probably mention it on the
>> #hot IRC channel.  They may be able to pin down where the edits were made
>> from and work out who the instructors / supervisors of the "missing maps"
>> session was (if it was one of their "group edit" sessions).
>> Notwithstanding "Doodle the Dog", I would cut new mappers a bit of slack
>> though - I'm sure my first 27 edits were a bit rubbish too.
>>
>> On the more general point, especially where mappers don't seem to be
>> "getting the hang of things" after extended periods editing, I'd just try
>> and concentrate on what they need to do to get from where they are to where
>> everyone would like them to be.  This normally means things like "zoom in a
>> bit before editing" and "don't over-trace from aerial imagery if you're not
>> sure what it is".
>>
>> It is difficult though - we have a process for dealing with vandalism
>> (which is thankfully rare) that works well*, but as a project we deal less
>> well with edits that are well-meaning but "just a bit rubbish".  We are
>> getting better though - http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-discussions
>> is full of people being polite, helpful and trying to make especially new
>> users better mappers.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> * as Chris said, email the data working group (which is actually
>> data at osmfoundation.org).
>>
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