Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-22 Thread Glenn Plas
On 2013-08-19 22:25, Jo wrote: Okay, then I looked at the wrong page, apparently. It all started as a series of 'mechanical' operations on the data, but before submitting some human intelligence still needs to be applied to make it all fit with the existing data. We can, of course, create an

Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-22 Thread Jo
Hi Glenn, I've seen all this happening before as I'm monitoring talk-fr and it's indeed quite discouraging to see that people like pnorman with a bit more power to wield than the rest if us, seem to deem it necessary to threaten to block hard working contributors. And I've already been sending him

Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-22 Thread Ben Abelshausen
Hi, I must admit I had to search for a while but these are some of the main reasons for a separate account: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Draft/Edit_Policy/dedicated_user_account_for_imports Also when having separate accounts imported data can be more easily identified and attribution can

Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-22 Thread eMerzh
Hi everyone, As i'm a bit surprise that the warning raise only now after more than 2month of integration, I feel that the DWG is legit to raise concerns about any unadvertized ongoing imports. Now, as the urbis import look more like a manual process than a bulk and blind edit and that the effect

Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-19 Thread Ben Abelshausen
Hi, I think we all know that this import is supported by our local community here in Belgium. What I know about imports: - Always use separate accounts - Always announce on the imports list oh, and maybe that wiki page should change then? I think it needs to be merged with this one:

Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-19 Thread Ben Abelshausen
Then the guidelines are clear I guess: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines Maybe we can create a separate account? Something like UrbisImport? Like suggested here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines#Use_a_dedicated_user_account Met vriendelijke groeten, Best

Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-19 Thread Jo
Okay, then I looked at the wrong page, apparently. It all started as a series of 'mechanical' operations on the data, but before submitting some human intelligence still needs to be applied to make it all fit with the existing data. We can, of course, create an account like UrbisImport and then

[OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in Brussels

2013-08-15 Thread Benoit Leseul
Hi all, FYI, I received the following message from pnorman after doing an Urbis import today. You may want to refrain doing this until the situation is clarified. Hello, I noticed you conducting an import with http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/17361862