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0 pointsshp0ngle3y ago0 comments

I gave up trying to edit mistakes on OSM.

I edited something, one month later someone reverted it back without any explanation.

And the UX for discussion is even worse than on Wikipedia, which is saying something. So I have no idea why it was reverted, no idea how to contact the guy and no mood to investigate.

So my street has a wrong name and I am too lazy to change it

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habi3y ago

Every item on OSM (node, way, relation) is versioned and has a history.

If you can link us to your changes I’m happy to try to help find out why your change was reverted. Usually that’s only the case for blatant errors, copying from proprietary maps (ehm, Google Maps) or vandalism.

We’re trying to be a friendly bunch, and I’d like to get you back as an editor.

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