Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Highly suspicious edit
From: Paul Johnson [mailto:ba...@ursamundi.org] Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 12:02 AM To: t...@openstreetmap.org; OpenStreetMap talk-us list Subject: [OSM-talk] Highly suspicious edit http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/22382959 osmbot on #osm-us brought this up; I seriously doubt there's a legitimate reason behind creating an alt explicitly created for vandalism. Reverted and http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/468 Paul Norman For the Data Working Group ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Highly suspicious edit
On Sat, May 17, 2014, at 03:44 AM, Paul Norman wrote: From: Paul Johnson [mailto:ba...@ursamundi.org] Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 12:02 AM To: t...@openstreetmap.org; OpenStreetMap talk-us list Subject: [OSM-talk] Highly suspicious edit http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/22382959 osmbot on #osm-us brought this up; I seriously doubt there's a legitimate reason behind creating an alt explicitly created for vandalism. Reverted and http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/468 It's obvious to me the entire login was created just for anonymous vandalism; why not just block it permanently with a note inviting the user to contact you under his/her *real* login? I see no good reason to have a username Delete Mine And I Delete Yours. I think it goes against the spirit of OSM as being overly confrontational on its face. -- Shawn K. Quinn skqu...@rushpost.com ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Highly suspicious edit
On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 5:59 AM, Shawn K. Quinn skqu...@rushpost.com wrote: I see no good reason to have a username Delete Mine And I Delete Yours. I think it goes against the spirit of OSM as being overly confrontational on its face. Ah, but one might say the same about posting such a suspicious account to a list, rather than approaching the mapper directly and privately. And one might also say that same about calling for an instant life time ban without a hearing or appeal. Both of those appear to be confrontational and perhaps emotional snap decisions. We can give this a bit of time for everybody involved to chill out a bit. and a reminder from an earlier post, When you find a suspicious edit, try to be part of the solution, rather than merely a reporting system. :-) You'll find the full text in the archives. https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/2013-November/012171.html ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Highly suspicious edit
The DWG moderators can only block accounts on a temporary basis. DWG moderators can't make permanent blocks, or delete spam diary entries, or spam profiles (at least not at this time). The OSMF has only banned a single user AFAIK; Doing that requires intervention from the OSMF board. IME spammers and vandals go away on their own. - Serge ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
