#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 @ebel This is an interesting debate - I think in Germany it‘s considered more rude to fix someone‘s mistake without giving them an explanation (really a cultural thing, I guess).

@stefanieschulte @saper The context for this is the #OpenStreetMap project, which is a wiki map. So the idea of correcting and changing other's work is taken for granted.

Most of my mapping is done outside of Germany, because the Germans have done it all!

@ebel @saper Must admit I have never contributed to OSM, but isn't it considered normal to provide an explanation when you change somebody else's work even in wiki projects?

@stefanieschulte @ebel @saper

No, not at all. The edits you make in #OpenStreetMap become part of the commons, it's no longer treated as "yours". It's normal for objects to go through multiple changes, without the original editor knowing what changes has been made, unless they make an effort to monitor their contributions.

My understanding of OSM culture is that it doesn't strongly promote the sense of ownership over what is contributed, but rather, responsibility and collaboration.

@GOwin @stefanieschulte @saper There is sometimes ownerships in #OpenStreetMap. Some people really like one topic and map that a lot, and care for that type of data.

e.g. the Germans #train fans have lots of detailed docs about how to tag train signal in #OSM: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway%3Dsignal