[OSM-talk] proposed mechanical edit - moving FIXME=* to fixme=*

[Dave F]

On 03/07/2018 12:35, Tom Pfeifer wrote:
> On 03.07.2018 13:22, Dave F wrote:
>
>> Great, but why the objection to a mechanical edit, rather than 
>> individually? Doing it one by one still updates the last_modified 
>> attribute.
>
> it should be updated when the object is touched individually anyway, 
> thus not spoiling the history

There's no difference doing it that way or with a bulk edit  - it will 
still be recorded in the history..

> with unnecessary bulk edits that do not improve the data themselves.

Removes duplicated, reduces confusion, easier to search. A good Spring 
clean improves the database.

I really think this fear of bulk edits has gone too far.

DaveF