I use just one import accounts which I admit that I do forget to use from time to time. Because JOSM doesn't make the username noticeable, I often use my import account when I'm not working on an import. I do not see a need for separate accounts for different imports.
Since the Tasking Manager became available for doing imports, it is the only way I participate in or create an import. The main reason is that the importer has to look at the area they are working in unlike a bulk upload. While it is technically an import, it also has amount of manual effort to help improve the quality of the import. A side benefit is that the tasking manager adds hashtags to the changeset comment. Those hashtags are probably better indicators of what to revert than the username. I'd recommend that a unique changeset comment is all that is needed, at least for imports using the Tasking Manager. Clifford On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Michael Reichert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > from time to time I remind users participating in imports to use a > dedicated account for their participation. [1] A Canadian asked me > yesterday if a user who participates in multiple imports needs one > account per import or if one account for all imports is sufficient. [2] > > I think that a user only has to create one account for all imports if it > is possible to distinguish independent imports (good and meaningful > changeset comments!). The main idea behind this requirement is that if > anything is wrong the import (e.g. technical or legal issues), anyone > (including the mapper himself) can revert the import with less > collateral damage. > > What are your opinions? > > Best regards > > Michael > > > [1] I don't revert imports just because they were uploaded with the > wrong account. Sometimes users accidentially use the wrong account. This > happens even to me. In other cases users are not aware that this > requirement exists (it is hidden in the guideline). > [2] The personal message was a response to a changeset comment by me. > > -- > Per E-Mail kommuniziere ich bevorzugt GPG-verschlüsselt. (Mailinglisten > ausgenommen) > I prefer GPG encryption of emails. (does not apply on mailing lists) > > > _______________________________________________ > Imports mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports > > -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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