#Idea: #OpenStreetMap bot which will leave a changeset comment (in your name) on the original changeset when you modify an object, with your original comment.
Often I fix up problems people have added by mistake, twould be let them know that, so they learn #OSM
Does this exist?
@ebel One thing I like about #OSM is little social interaction. Like in my early #Wikipedia days I didn't interact with the #community and just did my own thing.
Having somebody pointing me out bad edits would certainly remove my incentive, although I am happy to learn.
I think it is a cultural thing, though. #Germans are taught to accept others correcting their mistakes and it comes natural to them.
@saper that's a good point. 🤔
In theory #OpenStreetMap is supposed to be a collaborative, community made map, so surely making more mapper to mapper communication is good, right?
I don't wanna scare people off though.....
@ebel I am pretty alone in my sorroundings, when I need help I turn to wiki or fora and it works. There were some very few interactions around map bugs but that is fine.
@saper what I'm thinking of is an opt in thing per changeset. So I fix something that is obviously wrong, something that looks like a newbie mistake, I like to contact the original mapper to tell them, which usually isn't too far from the changeset comment anyway. This would just automate that step....
@ebel what I like more is just to fix the mistake and not bother the author, unless this is an obviously malicious activity. They might learn if they visit the place again, maybe.
Some contributors tend to focus on this "correctional" activity and forget we are building one thing together - mainly by fixing mistakes of others.
But that's disputable of course. I don't mind publishing a rough draft instead of aiming for a perfect thing that never comes.
@saper a rough draft is always better than no contribution. If you can improve the map, then do it. Even if it's a little improvement.
I'm not suggesting this sort of tool for when someone does building=yes and you replace it with building=house, I'm thinking of cases where someone is obviously new. Like mapping a barn as landuse=farmland name=pig shed. (fixed that today).
@saper I wouldn't do this sort of message for a building=yes, that's still a legit contribution, and possibly the best someone can do.
Just adding area=yes though....
@ebel oh I think I did building=yes many times :)