[OSM-talk] A thought on bot edits

[Christoph Hormann]

Thanks,

i think this is a constructive approach to automated edits and if 
everyone worked this way i don't think we would have a problem.

In particular:

* your bot is well documented
* you discussed it with the local community
* it has a good supervision to editing volume ratio
* it runs only on a small area you are familiar with

The forum discussion by the way also in this case shows how important it 
is to look in depth at the area you work on and its particularities.

I would be careful interpreting the lack of objections to your automated 
edits in the local community as universal approval though.  There are 
likely also locals who do not think this is a good idea but due to the 
low intensity and low volume of edits they don't see it necessary to 
say anything.

-- 
Christoph Hormann
http://www.imagico.de/