[OSM-talk] Proposed mechanical edit - remove tracking parameters

[Mateusz Konieczny]

I expanded 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters#How

Thanks for a feedback!

Let me know if it is clear or whatever it should be improved.

May 13, 2020, 14:09 by marc_marc_irc at hotmail.com:

> Hello,
>
> I agree the idea and thank you for doing the operation,
> can you highlight on the wiki the key and the logic ? it seem to be
> key : website url source (but not 
> contact:website heritage:website brand:website 
> source:website operator:website was:website ?)
> target : "fbclid", "gclid", "campaign_ref", "mc_id", "utm_source",
> "utm_medium", "utm_term", "utm_content", "utm_campaign"
>
> someone who doesn't read the code, must still be able
> to easily understand the criteria of the operation.
>
> Regards,
> Marc
>
> Le 13.05.20 à 13:40, Mateusz Konieczny via talk a écrit :
>
>> URL often have unnecessary parts, typically added for tracking purposes.
>> This tracking parameters sshould never appear in any osm tags.
>>
>> FB, Google and other add tracking links for various purposes.
>>
>> It means that it is beneficial to turn tag
>> website=http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/?fbclid=de58e340d6aa79a584552a2055042d004b9b19454bc0d7a6046fc81fc90f51
>> into
>> website=http://paris.intersquat.org/les-lieux/le-satellite/
>>
>> This urls can be often fixed using an automated script, allowing to
>> use human time on something more productive.
>>
>> Human-made edit will also result in changing "last edited by"
>> (while not allowing to filter out such edits unlike marked bot edit),
>> there are better ways to spot areas requiring fixes and we are not lacking
>> places with QA indicators that manual review is needed.
>>
>> Usually tracking links are added by clueless people who just searched for
>> a website and copied it from FB/Google.
>>
>> There are rare cases of links created to specifically track OSM users
>> see for example
>> * https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/754704241/history
>> ** https://www.cronauerlaw.com/?utm_source=openstreetmap
>> * https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1063808111/history
>> **
>> http://www.travelerscoffee.ru?utm_campaign=geo&utm_source=openstreetmap&utm_medium=link
>> * https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6817678019/history
>> **
>> https://www.resotainer.fr/agence-bonneuil-sur-marne?utm_source=open-street-map&utm_medium=recherche-locale&utm_content=openstreetmap&utm_campaign=open-street-map-garde-meubles-bonneuil-sur-marne
>> * https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1684317522
>> **
>> http://www.travelerscoffee.ru?utm_campaign=geo&utm_source=openstreetmap&utm_medium=link
>>
>> In general I have not noticed correlation between presence of tracking links
>> and additional issues that would not be detected automatically.
>>
>> Therefore automatic removal of tracking parameters is not causing loss of
>> useful indicators of areas that should be reviewed.
>> Osmose and JOSM validators and StreetComplete are offering better
>> indicators.
>>
>> Automatic removal would allow me to spend time on something more useful,
>> than reviewing all cases where this links are present and confirming
>> them one by one.
>>
>> Proposed bot edit would remove links where all used parameters are tracking
>> users and may be removed. Other links will be reviewed manually to catch
>> also currently unknown tracking parameters.
>>
>> Anchors (#section) will be preserved.
>>
>> Parameters for removal across OSM: fbclid, gclid, campaign_ref, mc_id,
>> utm_source, utm_medium, utm_term, utm_content, utm_campaign
>>
>> Code is tested, I am currently using it in a manual review mode.
>> Sole difference in but run will be disabling of manual confirmation.
>>
>> I have experience with automated edits, see
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account
>>
>> Yes, editing element will cause it to be edited and change "last edited"
>> date.
>> Effect will be exactly the same in case of using bot and manual edit
>> (which I will do anyway in case of rejecting this automated edit proposal).
>> Note that in case of bot edits you may filter out bot edits marked as
>> automatic.
>>
>> Documentation page:
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Mateusz_Konieczny_-_bot_account/remove_tracking_parameters
>>
>> Edits that would be made by bot, based on currently present tracking
>> parameters:
>> https://gist.github.com/matkoniecz/6710d066fea6596533f5013040eb5dc1
>>
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