[OSM-talk] mspray stealth organized mapping

[Andy Townsend]

On 22/05/2020 16:10, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:
> On 5/22/20 4:58 PM, Andy Townsend wrote:
>> On 22/05/2020 14:45, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:
>>> On 5/22/20 1:23 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote:
>>>> the "mspray" accounts were blocked in July 2019 for problematic edits
>>>> and failing to document properly
>>>
>>> The "problematic edits" part is still current - this changeset of 
>>> mine for example is mostly about deleting buildings from mspray16: 
>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/85452208
>>>
>> This is a new mapper as of just over a week ago:
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mspray16
>
> "New" - like all those other users who just happen to be named 
> msprayXX and produce the same 
> slop:https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/mapper 
> <https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/mapper>
>
But still, I suspect, a human being, and one that has no idea that what 
they're doing is causing a problem.

>> No-one has left any changeset discussion comments
>
> The spaghetti factories rarely answer any - better aim for the head.
>
In the case of spammers and vandals you're broadly correct - someone who 
draws genitalia on the White House lawn is unlikely to think that 
they're making a valid contribution to OSM.  These mappers surely do - 
no matter how bad the instructions they were given or the work they 
carried out.

Best Regards,

Andy



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