Hi as you have been discussing reverting changesets, I thought I should mention that Ilya Zverev’s Simple Reverter seems to be out of action at present https://github.com/Zverik/simple-revert/issues/19 <https://github.com/Zverik/simple-revert/issues/19> This discussion regarding 'Cycling on Victorian paths' has been to use the JOSM reverter which should be more suitable for the task. Nev
> On 13 Oct 2021, at 3:52 pm, Andrew Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess there would be nearly 0% chance that you would be able to cleanly > revert without dealing with conflicts. It can get complicated when conflicts > are detected by the JOSM reverter, you need to both know about the OSM data > model well (nodes, ways, relations, tags), know about the data you're > reverting and an understanding of the area you're working in so you can > decide how to handle the conflict and what final state you like. > > Tony since you know the data and area well, did you want to work on this > together with me? I can help out with any technical roadblocks, maybe on a > screen share? > > On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 at 16:32, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > While I'm normally all for "you made the mess, you clean it up", this might > be something better tackled by someone with extensive experience in > reverting multiple changesets? > > Have we got any experts in that? > > -----Original Message----- > From: stevea <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 14:13 > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: OpenStreetMap-AU Mailing List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [talk-au] Cycling on Victorian paths > > I did my best to help Sebastian, but near the point where we got the first > launch of JOSM (he DID install Java, he DID have to move the .jar file to > his Applications folder, he apparently was NOT using a capital A in > Applications...) he suddenly went "radio silent" on me and didn't answer any > more email ping-pongs. > > I had all primed my next email how to install a reverter, but didn't send > that because it seems he remained in a low gear, and running a JOSM reverter > is for those who are, um, "in a higher gear." > > Good luck getting your data in shape, there, mates. > > SteveA > (where it is getting to be bedtime Tuesday night) > > > On Oct 12, 2021, at 9:06 PM, [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Adam > > > >> Spotting these > >> and knowing how far back to revert to might be tricky I guess? > >> eg https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/47771844/history > >> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/47771844/history> > > > > Yes. I have never been involved in a reversion so complex and it worries > me too. I presume they should be reverted in reverse date order, ie most > recent first. And acting in a timely manner is important, before others do > edits on the same objects. > > > > Taking your example, the first reversion is important and the following > two swapping between path and footway make little difference. > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-au mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
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