Good practice: Revision history

9 December 2022

• curprev 14:2314:23, 9 December 2022‎ Push-f talk contribs‎ m 13,467 bytes 0‎ →‎Document your custom-tags: custom-tags isn't a word -> change it to 'custom tags'

29 September 2022

• curprev 06:3406:34, 29 September 2022‎ Larry Hunter talk contribs‎ 13,467 bytes −89‎ Fixed syntax and formatting: capital letters in one OpenStreetMap word, one broken link to the Vienna convention, some punctuation mistakes, and some preposition, article, and word usages.

6 April 2022

• curprev 01:0801:08, 6 April 2022‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ m 13,556 bytes +2‎ →‎Do correct errors: typo 'a beginner'

5 April 2022

• curprev 21:2321:23, 5 April 2022‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ 13,554 bytes +519‎ →‎Don't map local legislation if not bound to specific objects: Continued on previous edit by JeroenvanderGun (thx!): distinction between rules that apply by default (that can be overruled by traffic signs that may or not be present) and rules that apply by definition (that can not be overruled by traffic signs. The latter category should not be tagged on individual ways. However, if someone wants to make one separate relation per country documenting such info, that would not be a problem Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 19:3319:33, 5 April 2022‎ JeroenvanderGun talk contribs‎ m 13,035 bytes 0‎ →‎Don't map local legislation if not bound to specific objects
• curprev 19:3219:32, 5 April 2022‎ JeroenvanderGun talk contribs‎ 13,035 bytes +704‎ Reworded the paragraph about legislation

6 March 2022

• curprev 13:0113:01, 6 March 2022‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ 12,331 bytes +286‎ →‎Document your custom-tags: Expanded on difference between tags where multiple semi-colon separated values are / are not well common / well supported Tag: Visual edit

19 February 2022

• curprev 16:1316:13, 19 February 2022‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ m 12,045 bytes −22‎ →‎Don't remove tags that you don't understand: fix link
• curprev 15:3215:32, 19 February 2022‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ m 12,067 bytes +1‎ →‎Document your custom-tags: typo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 15:3215:32, 19 February 2022‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ 12,066 bytes +68‎ →‎Don't remove tags that you don't understand: Added reference to Chesterton's fence principle Tag: Visual edit

6 February 2022

• curprev 22:4222:42, 6 February 2022‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ m 11,998 bytes +16‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer: wording of previous edit Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:4122:41, 6 February 2022‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ 11,982 bytes +134‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer: add: don't remove correct data / suggestion to try different data consumers and link to example of Carto issues (this is not self explanatory for every mapper) Tag: Visual edit

25 January 2022

• curprev 13:3813:38, 25 January 2022‎ Arlo James Barnes talk contribs‎ m 11,848 bytes +34‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: link to gt page

2 January 2022

• curprev 16:1716:17, 2 January 2022‎ Neildewhurst talk contribs‎ m 11,814 bytes +58‎ No edit summary Tag: Visual edit

29 December 2021

• curprev 00:0200:02, 29 December 2021‎ 501ghost talk contribs‎ 11,756 bytes +78‎ →‎Do correct errors: reworded multimodaal's text a bit, feel free to review and edit this

28 December 2021

• curprev 14:1014:10, 28 December 2021‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 11,678 bytes −10‎ →‎Do correct errors: deleting objects does not require discussion by default (for example I delete "Infant Sacrificial Area" in the middle of Greenland without any discussion whatsoever, discussing it would be silly)
• curprev 13:0213:02, 28 December 2021‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ 11,688 bytes +437‎ →‎Do correct errors: Added text to emphasize both (1) an invitation to improve OSM where it is outdated or wrong (inspired by the wording of "Keep the history" and (2) asking to be respectful to the work done by other mappers and consult when data is not factually incorrect (inspired by comment in Talk-section) . Please feel free to improve the wording. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 10:5010:50, 28 December 2021‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 11,251 bytes +150‎ →‎Do correct errors: If you are beginner, unsure or editing in a far away location - fell free to contact other mappers and ask to review your edit.
• curprev 10:4810:48, 28 December 2021‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 11,101 bytes −46‎ →‎Do correct errors: focus on mistakes, not "wrong tags" (many deprecated tags are not wrong, just unwanted by some/all)

27 December 2021

• curprev 17:0017:00, 27 December 2021‎ 501ghost talk contribs‎ 11,147 bytes +19‎ →‎Do correct errors: updated based on https://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/5565

5 December 2021

• curprev 08:3608:36, 5 December 2021‎ Dcapillae talk contribs‎ m 11,128 bytes +821‎ Undo revision 2226259 by Chapitas (talk) Tag: Undo
• curprev 08:0408:04, 5 December 2021‎ Chapitas talk contribs‎ m 10,307 bytes −821‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things

5 August 2021

• curprev 16:1616:16, 5 August 2021‎ IanVG talk contribs‎ m 11,128 bytes +4‎ →‎Good changeset comments: typo Tag: Visual edit

28 July 2021

• curprev 14:1714:17, 28 July 2021‎ SixSix talk contribs‎ 11,124 bytes +65‎ →‎Map bends with an appropriate number of nodes: Copy editing for clarity and punctuation

26 April 2021

• curprev 22:1722:17, 26 April 2021‎ 501ghost talk contribs‎ 11,059 bytes +48‎ →‎See also: Added link to "Limitations on mapping private information"

8 March 2021

• curprev 01:3901:39, 8 March 2021‎ JriSv250 talk contribs‎ 11,011 bytes +5‎ Undo revision 2121769 by Dcapillae (talk) Links should not be changed just to avoid redirects (the redirect pointed to the relevant section) Tag: Undo

5 March 2021

• curprev 21:1521:15, 5 March 2021‎ Dcapillae talk contribs‎ m 11,006 bytes −5‎ →‎Keep the history: updated link according to redirects
• curprev 20:0620:06, 5 March 2021‎ JriSv250 talk contribs‎ 11,011 bytes +154‎ →‎Keep the history

29 January 2021

• curprev 07:2407:24, 29 January 2021‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 10,857 bytes +38‎ →‎See also: * Organised editing best practice

4 November 2020

• curprev 18:3218:32, 4 November 2020‎ Multimodaal talk contribs‎ m 10,819 bytes +4‎ →‎Don't over-use semi-colon separated values: Added link to existing wiki page that gives further information about Multiple_values Tag: Visual edit

28 August 2020

• curprev 13:1113:11, 28 August 2020‎ Dcapillae talk contribs‎ m 10,815 bytes +10‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things: Adjusted image description to the content of the image: the tracks are named "Waldweg" ("Track" in German).

13 June 2020

• curprev 05:3005:30, 13 June 2020‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 10,805 bytes −194‎ Undo revision 2000143 by Pietervdvn (talk) - remove "The only legeslative objects that are mapped (due to their importance) are borders, and there have been quite a few (edit-)wars about them - exactly because they are hard to verify objectively." This does not clarify the situation for beginning mappers. Tag: Undo

12 June 2020

• curprev 23:1823:18, 12 June 2020‎ Pietervdvn talk contribs‎ 10,999 bytes +194‎ →‎Don't map your local legislation, if not bound to objects in reality

20 December 2019

• curprev 06:4106:41, 20 December 2019‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 10,805 bytes −59‎ copyright violations, refusals to communicate, insults, violating import guidelines, vandalisms etc are enforced by blocks
• curprev 06:3906:39, 20 December 2019‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 10,864 bytes 0‎ FIXME -> fixme

4 August 2019

• curprev 00:5800:58, 4 August 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 10,864 bytes −2,785‎ Restored recent changes to shorten wording, organize the page by topic, and move some extra details to page Keep the history instead of here. This page is a reference for new mappers and it's long even with these changes. Please discuss at Talk page. Tag: Undo

30 July 2019

• curprev 15:2915:29, 30 July 2019‎ N.plath talk contribs‎ 13,649 bytes +2,785‎ Please wait for input (see Talk:Good_practice#Please_wait_for_input)

21 July 2019

• curprev 14:4514:45, 21 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 10,864 bytes −347‎ Shorten section about checking history and move under Keep the history heading - see discussion in Talk page and on mailing list. A longer version of this recommendation is now available at the Keep the history wiki page

19 July 2019

• curprev 20:3520:35, 19 July 2019‎ Hendrik-17 talk contribs‎ m 11,211 bytes +1‎ →‎Check the history of important objects: add missing whitespace Tag: Visual edit

9 July 2019

• curprev 20:1220:12, 9 July 2019‎ Tordanik talk contribs‎ 11,210 bytes −123‎ →‎Keep the history: the "delete and redraw anew" from the former second paragraph makes for a better summary of the core issue

5 July 2019

• curprev 15:1515:15, 5 July 2019‎ Tordanik talk contribs‎ m 11,333 bytes −6‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things: less confusing wording of the recommendation to search this wiki
• curprev 02:5902:59, 5 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 11,339 bytes −1,221‎ →‎Good changeset comments: Moved details about editing techniques and particular editor plugins to new page "Keep the history" so this page can be a shorter, general introduction and less likely to go out of date
• curprev 02:3102:31, 5 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,560 bytes −12‎ →‎Don't map temporary events and temporary features: Change for more formal style: from "...data gets downloaded a lot, and then used offline" to "data is downloaded and used offline"
• curprev 02:2702:27, 5 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,572 bytes −18‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features: Removed redundant link to Verifiability - this section is now included under the Verifiability heading which has a link.
• curprev 02:1902:19, 5 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,590 bytes +20‎ Move "Don't map temporary events and temporary features" to separate heading as recommended on the Talk mailing list by Tobias Knerr. Add link to Opening_hours
• curprev 02:1402:14, 5 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,570 bytes +13‎ →‎Don't over-use semi-colon separated values: Link to "Features" to explain "top-level tags"
• curprev 02:1002:10, 5 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,557 bytes −25‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things: Remove unneeded links to Key:description and "Feature" - as suggested on Talk mailing list by Frederik Ramm

4 July 2019

• curprev 02:3902:39, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,582 bytes −250‎ →‎Average out GPS-traces: Shorter link to rather advanced script for averaging GPS - this can be at the more detailed page. Simplified text; examples and technical details are at the linked page. Link to using GPS traces in various editors
• curprev 02:3102:31, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,832 bytes +100‎ →‎Do not trace from outdated imagery: Add link - Web_front_end#Data_browser - for checking history of an object
• curprev 02:2602:26, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,732 bytes +35‎ →‎Align aerial imagery before tracing: Fixed links, added link for iD, potlatch to align imagery
• curprev 02:2302:23, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,697 bytes +142‎ →‎Align aerial imagery before tracing: Remove Strava (no longer available to public at high resolution, sadly), add links to using different editors
• curprev 02:1002:10, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,555 bytes −114‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element: Shorter, more formal style.
• curprev 02:0102:01, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,669 bytes −57‎ f* Don't use name tag to describe things */ Shorten section about finding presets in specific editors, link to Features, reword language for clarity.
• curprev 01:4301:43, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,726 bytes −13‎ →‎Do correct errors: Remove "It's a wiki" - could be confusing with this wiki vs the osm database, and the database isn't really a wiki
• curprev 01:4101:41, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,739 bytes −263‎ Reordered page - categorize several minor points under larger categories ("Verifiability", "Don't map for the renderer", "Good changeset comments", "one feature, one osm element", "Editing Standards", "Document custom tags"
• curprev 01:2301:23, 4 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 13,002 bytes −431‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features: Shorten text; less redundant. Remove abandoned railway exception - linked discussion does not show consensus for mapping razed/dismantled railways, most comments are opposed.

3 July 2019

• curprev 22:0422:04, 3 July 2019‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 13,433 bytes +287‎ revert section removal by Jeisenbe: this advice is a useful reference in disputes about abandoned railways
• curprev 21:5921:59, 3 July 2019‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 13,146 bytes +277‎ revert section removal by Jeisenbe: this advice became necessary after some kid nonsensically started mapping single blades of grass and loose stools.

1 July 2019

• curprev 12:0312:03, 1 July 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,869 bytes +3‎ →‎Don't map your local legislation, if not bound to objects in reality: "..when there are objects" instead of "through objects" ... which represent these rules on the ground - we don't map maxspeed signs, but add maxspeed to the highway object

29 June 2019

• curprev 19:0219:02, 29 June 2019‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 12,866 bytes +420‎ Undo revision 1870932 by Jeisenbe (talk) This is imho good advice Tag: Undo
• curprev 16:1616:16, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,446 bytes −420‎ Remove section: "Check the history of important objects"
• curprev 16:1516:15, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,866 bytes +420‎ Undo revision 1870929 by Jeisenbe (talk) Tag: Undo
• curprev 16:1416:14, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,446 bytes −420‎ No edit summary
• curprev 16:1416:14, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 12,866 bytes −277‎ Removed "Don't map insignificant, perishable and mobile objects"
• curprev 15:5415:54, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 13,143 bytes −76‎ Reverted awkward rewording of "Do correct errors"
• curprev 15:3215:32, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 13,219 bytes −287‎ No edit summary
• curprev 15:3115:31, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 13,506 bytes −112‎ Undo revision 1861565 by Tubes (talk) - remove "Don't censor anything existing in reality for any reason. Avoid interpolations if there is sufficient imagery." Tag: Undo
• curprev 15:2915:29, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 13,618 bytes +287‎ Undo revision 1870899 by Jeisenbe (talk) Tag: Undo
• curprev 14:5914:59, 29 June 2019‎ Jeisenbe talk contribs‎ 13,331 bytes −287‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features: Removed digression about abandoned / dismantled railways - this page is supposed to be helpful for beginners, and should be as concise as possible

14 June 2019

• curprev 22:5922:59, 14 June 2019‎ Tubes talk contribs‎ 13,618 bytes +112‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: Interestingly, the very basic implications of this rule have been missing
• curprev 22:4522:45, 14 June 2019‎ Faizal talk contribs‎ 13,506 bytes −954‎ I think this shortenings make the message more concise, non-native speakers can't learn much from such examples

30 May 2019

• curprev 08:0408:04, 30 May 2019‎ Geow talk contribs‎ 14,460 bytes +76‎ →‎Do correct errors

7 April 2019

• curprev 02:1802:18, 7 April 2019‎ Dhiegov talk contribs‎ m 14,384 bytes +20‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element: Make a link to #Keep_the_history to aid navigation in what already was an "informal link"

12 February 2019

• curprev 17:4817:48, 12 February 2019‎ Tordanik talk contribs‎ 14,364 bytes −287‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: remove diagram which illustrates academic terms not actually used by the OSM community

3 February 2019

• curprev 11:1011:10, 3 February 2019‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 14,651 bytes +129‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element: readability; resolve contradiction regarding node history
• curprev 10:5010:50, 3 February 2019‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 14,522 bytes +60‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer: readability; direct issues to consumer
• curprev 10:4510:45, 3 February 2019‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 14,462 bytes +18‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features: clarify it relates to real world objects

2 February 2019

• curprev 22:1222:12, 2 February 2019‎ Krauss talk contribs‎ m 14,444 bytes +52‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: typo of OSM jargon, "feature"
• curprev 17:0817:08, 2 February 2019‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 14,392 bytes +10‎ →‎Don't map temporary events and temporary features: better make this a new heading. "perishable" is important. Not sure we need to mention dogs, but if it reminds EzekielT not to propose them, let it be.
• curprev 13:3413:34, 2 February 2019‎ Krauss talk contribs‎ m 14,382 bytes −260‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: oops, only adding illsutration and link to the ground truth concept at Wikipedia
• curprev 13:3113:31, 2 February 2019‎ Krauss talk contribs‎ 14,642 bytes +495‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: add illustration

15 January 2019

• curprev 05:1105:11, 15 January 2019‎ EzekielT talk contribs‎ m 14,147 bytes −29‎ + Simplification of sentence (2), + link to "Verifiability" article.

14 January 2019

• curprev 22:1022:10, 14 January 2019‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 14,176 bytes +46‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element: Tordanik, you are right
• curprev 20:2020:20, 14 January 2019‎ Tordanik talk contribs‎ 14,130 bytes −238‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element: this exception shouldn't be part of a one-paragraph summary. I suggest listing it below the "Notable exception(s)" heading on One feature, one OSM element
• curprev 10:4510:45, 14 January 2019‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 14,368 bytes +238‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element
• curprev 08:1008:10, 14 January 2019‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 14,130 bytes +187‎ →‎One feature, one OSM element: If creating an area, remove node

21 November 2018

• curprev 18:5118:51, 21 November 2018‎ Jamiegray talk contribs‎ 13,943 bytes −7‎ replaced clunky and verbose "he or she" with a brief "they" Tag: Visual edit

11 October 2018

• curprev 08:2608:26, 11 October 2018‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 13,950 bytes +74‎ →‎Document your custom-tags
• curprev 08:2008:20, 11 October 2018‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 13,876 bytes +51‎ →‎Document your custom-tags: added another alternative for documentation of adhoc tags
• curprev 08:1808:18, 11 October 2018‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 13,825 bytes +453‎ →‎Document your custom-tags: clarification after discussing it on tagging: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2018-October/039826.html

22 September 2018

• curprev 18:3418:34, 22 September 2018‎ Dcapillae talk contribs‎ m 13,372 bytes +8‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things: Added wiki links
• curprev 17:4817:48, 22 September 2018‎ Dcapillae talk contribs‎ m 13,364 bytes −2‎ Unnecessary blanck

20 June 2018

• curprev 05:0805:08, 20 June 2018‎ EzekielT talk contribs‎ 13,366 bytes +14‎ + (Accidentally?) removed word.
• curprev 05:0605:06, 20 June 2018‎ EzekielT talk contribs‎ 13,352 bytes +195‎ + "As they are not readily verifiable on ground", etc.

12 June 2018

• curprev 17:3817:38, 12 June 2018‎ EzekielT talk contribs‎ 13,157 bytes +5‎ →‎Don't map temporary events and temporary features

31 May 2018

• curprev 08:5908:59, 31 May 2018‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 13,152 bytes +421‎ Check the history of important objects

26 March 2018

• curprev 12:2812:28, 26 March 2018‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 12,731 bytes +71‎ →‎Verifiability: opinionated/hypothetical as on the www.openstreetmap.org/welcome page

2 March 2018

• curprev 13:2813:28, 2 March 2018‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 12,660 bytes −9‎ Using JOSM's "replace geometry" tool
• curprev 11:2111:21, 2 March 2018‎ Foxandpotatoes talk contribs‎ 12,669 bytes +62‎ →‎Keep the history
• curprev 11:1811:18, 2 March 2018‎ Foxandpotatoes talk contribs‎ m 12,607 bytes +76‎ →‎Keep the history: precision added

17 January 2018

• curprev 03:3403:34, 17 January 2018‎ Stereo talk contribs‎ m 12,531 bytes +1‎ Bot: Converted openstreetmap.org links to https

8 January 2018

• curprev 21:1521:15, 8 January 2018‎ Ftrebien talk contribs‎ 12,530 bytes +67‎ →‎See also

28 December 2017

• curprev 14:2414:24, 28 December 2017‎ Verdy p talk contribs‎ 12,463 bytes +861‎ →‎Keep straight ways straight
• curprev 14:1514:15, 28 December 2017‎ Verdy p talk contribs‎ 11,602 bytes +2‎ →‎Align Aerial Imagery before Tracing
• curprev 14:1514:15, 28 December 2017‎ Verdy p talk contribs‎ 11,600 bytes +2‎ →‎Do Not Trace from Outdated Imagery

13 December 2017

• curprev 23:3723:37, 13 December 2017‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 11,598 bytes +91‎ →‎Do Not Trace from Outdated Imagery
• curprev 00:4200:42, 13 December 2017‎ Miki talk contribs‎ m 11,507 bytes +39‎ try to keep similar tagging pages linked

25 November 2017

• curprev 13:3613:36, 25 November 2017‎ Aseerel4c26 talk contribs‎ 11,468 bytes −1‎ →‎Align Aerial Imagery before Tracing: iD, too

11 November 2017

• curprev 11:3411:34, 11 November 2017‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 11,469 bytes +22‎ →‎Align Aerial Imagery before Tracing: Strava

7 October 2017

• curprev 22:5322:53, 7 October 2017‎ KAMiKAZOW talk contribs‎ m 11,447 bytes 0‎ →‎Keep straight ways straight: too many spaces ;)

5 October 2017

• curprev 14:3814:38, 5 October 2017‎ Hjart talk contribs‎ 11,447 bytes +40‎ →‎Keep straight ways straight: Clarification

25 July 2017

• curprev 09:3209:32, 25 July 2017‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 11,407 bytes +185‎ →‎Don't map temporary events and temporary features

12 May 2017

• curprev 14:3714:37, 12 May 2017‎ ChrisCaven talk contribs‎ m 11,222 bytes −5‎ →‎Don't map temporary events and temporary features: grammar Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 14:3414:34, 12 May 2017‎ ChrisCaven talk contribs‎ m 11,227 bytes 0‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features Tag: Visual edit

17 March 2017

• curprev 20:2620:26, 17 March 2017‎ Polarbear w talk contribs‎ 11,227 bytes +726‎ →‎Keep the history: Expanding a single node into an outline (as recommended in Talk:One_feature,_one_OSM_element)

24 December 2016

• curprev 02:0502:05, 24 December 2016‎ Guilherme.Peev talk contribs‎ 10,501 bytes −37‎ erased the hidden category "translate to Portuguese" since I've already created a new page "Pt:Good_practice".

28 June 2016

• curprev 21:3421:34, 28 June 2016‎ Wynndale talk contribs‎ 10,538 bytes −66‎ Use internal link syntax within this wiki

27 June 2016

• curprev 11:4211:42, 27 June 2016‎ P1230 talk contribs‎ 10,604 bytes +126‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features

19 May 2016

• curprev 21:3021:30, 19 May 2016‎ Verdy p talk contribs‎ 10,478 bytes +1‎ No edit summary

8 March 2016

• curprev 12:5812:58, 8 March 2016‎ Sanderd17 talk contribs‎ 10,477 bytes +407‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features

20 December 2015

• curprev 00:4800:48, 20 December 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 10,070 bytes +295‎ →‎Good changeset comments: bring a summary onto this page
• curprev 00:3100:31, 20 December 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 9,775 bytes −36‎ drop heading levels

8 December 2015

• curprev 15:1515:15, 8 December 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 9,811 bytes −1‎ place sections in a more logical order. Map what's on the ground followed by verifiability

28 October 2015

• curprev 06:1906:19, 28 October 2015‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 9,812 bytes +87‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer: fix - using common tags is OK

27 October 2015

• curprev 17:4317:43, 27 October 2015‎ Zeromap talk contribs‎ 9,725 bytes +22‎ e.g. road surface marking

20 October 2015

• curprev 13:0013:00, 20 October 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 9,703 bytes +238‎ I don't have time to pick through Xxzme's justifications for all his edits. Overall the page got worse. Revert

3 September 2015

• curprev 12:3912:39, 3 September 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ m 9,465 bytes −2‎ whitespace around Good changeset comments=
• curprev 12:3812:38, 3 September 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ m 9,467 bytes +84‎ →‎Various advices
• curprev 12:3612:36, 3 September 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,383 bytes −473‎ "Align Aerial Imagery before Tracing" was covered in Beginners Guide 1.3.3.0
• curprev 12:2712:27, 3 September 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,856 bytes +142‎ move wall of text Armchair mapping to the bottom, it was explained in Beginners Guide 1.1.2
• curprev 12:1812:18, 3 September 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,714 bytes +11‎ deduplicate {{:Naming conventions}}

9 July 2015

• curprev 20:5220:52, 9 July 2015‎ Cmeeren talk contribs‎ m 9,703 bytes 0‎ →‎Average out GPS-traces: underscores to spaces in link

11 May 2015

• curprev 13:0713:07, 11 May 2015‎ Tordanik talk contribs‎ 9,703 bytes −8‎ →‎Do correct errors: restore previous text (better grammar)

9 May 2015

• curprev 19:2719:27, 9 May 2015‎ Mateusz Konieczny talk contribs‎ 9,711 bytes −47‎ Undo revision 1172534 by Xxzme (talk) -link to a low quality and controversial page

7 May 2015

• curprev 12:2212:22, 7 May 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,758 bytes +47‎ No edit summary

6 May 2015

• curprev 09:3509:35, 6 May 2015‎ Tordanik talk contribs‎ 9,711 bytes −47‎ please don't link that no-content stub everywhere

2 May 2015

• curprev 03:2703:27, 2 May 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,758 bytes +47‎ bold link to OpenStreetMap is a social activity
• curprev 03:1003:10, 2 May 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,711 bytes +8‎ better link

21 April 2015

• curprev 22:0222:02, 21 April 2015‎ Pmailkeey003 talk contribs‎ 9,703 bytes 0‎ →‎Don't map historic events and historic features

13 April 2015

• curprev 12:5712:57, 13 April 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 9,703 bytes +66‎ →‎See also: remove unnecessary alternate link text + add Editing Standards and Conventions

27 January 2015

• curprev 16:3116:31, 27 January 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ m 9,637 bytes −3‎ →‎Don't over-use semi-colon value separated values: typo
• curprev 16:3016:30, 27 January 2015‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 9,640 bytes +345‎ →‎Avoid semi-colon value separated values whenever possible: Tone down the language in line with how it was originally intended

17 January 2015

• curprev 23:4323:43, 17 January 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,295 bytes +110‎ No edit summary
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15 January 2015

• curprev 20:1920:19, 15 January 2015‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,284 bytes +67‎ move names to the top since this is more problematic, add Good changeset comments

12 December 2014

• curprev 22:0422:04, 12 December 2014‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,217 bytes +8‎ →‎Do correct errors: not exactly wiki, but similar approach
• curprev 21:1521:15, 12 December 2014‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,209 bytes +19‎ {{Good practice}}
• curprev 21:0021:00, 12 December 2014‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ m 9,190 bytes +1‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things
• curprev 20:5920:59, 12 December 2014‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,189 bytes +15‎ →‎Don't use name tag to describe things
• curprev 20:3820:38, 12 December 2014‎ Xxzme talk contribs‎ 9,174 bytes +26‎ +armchair mapping
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28 May 2014

• curprev 00:3800:38, 28 May 2014‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 9,145 bytes +260‎ →‎Keep the history: bit of rewrite
• curprev 00:2700:27, 28 May 2014‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 8,885 bytes +249‎ →‎Don't use descriptive name-tags: rewrite a bit

11 May 2014

• curprev 18:1418:14, 11 May 2014‎ Ftrebien talk contribs‎ m 8,636 bytes −10‎ No edit summary

22 April 2014

• curprev 11:4911:49, 22 April 2014‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 8,646 bytes +8‎ remove overly obtrusive translation request label. just use category instead
• curprev 01:5001:50, 22 April 2014‎ Ftrebien talk contribs‎ 8,638 bytes +38‎ No edit summary

10 February 2014

• curprev 20:5420:54, 10 February 2014‎ Wynndale talk contribs‎ 8,600 bytes +7‎ →‎Keep straight ways straight: rephrase reference to editors
• curprev 20:4320:43, 10 February 2014‎ Malenki talk contribs‎ 8,593 bytes +272‎ enhance name-tags

1 February 2014

• curprev 12:4912:49, 1 February 2014‎ Avena701 talk contribs‎ 8,321 bytes −29‎ →‎Don't use descriptive tags: internal link to Taginfo
• curprev 11:1911:19, 1 February 2014‎ Malenki talk contribs‎ 8,350 bytes +73‎ →‎Don't use descriptive tags: add "note" or "description"
• curprev 11:1711:17, 1 February 2014‎ Malenki talk contribs‎ 8,277 bytes +4‎ fixing class of subheading
• curprev 11:1511:15, 1 February 2014‎ Malenki talk contribs‎ 8,273 bytes +354‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer: adding: no descriptive names

11 November 2013

• curprev 20:3120:31, 11 November 2013‎ Nillerdk talk contribs‎ 7,919 bytes +819‎ new section: Don't map historic events and historic features

9 November 2013

• curprev 10:4010:40, 9 November 2013‎ Malenki talk contribs‎ 7,100 bytes −12‎ →‎Keep the history: enhance a little
• curprev 09:0209:02, 9 November 2013‎ Malenki talk contribs‎ 7,112 bytes +591‎ keep the history

15 September 2013

• curprev 21:2021:20, 15 September 2013‎ Foxandpotatoes talk contribs‎ m 6,521 bytes −1‎ →‎Map bends with an appropriate number of nodes: typo

9 August 2013

• curprev 00:5200:52, 9 August 2013‎ Alan talk contribs‎ m 6,522 bytes +31‎ Added best practice category

8 August 2013

• curprev 00:2400:24, 8 August 2013‎ Chtfn talk contribs‎ m 6,491 bytes −3‎ →‎Mark estimations with FIXME: typo

6 August 2013

• curprev 21:4521:45, 6 August 2013‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 6,494 bytes +1‎ try to place these in a more logical order (kind of by importance, but also grouped logically)

26 July 2013

• curprev 12:2512:25, 26 July 2013‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 6,493 bytes 0‎ moving Verifiability section up. It think it leads nicely into 'map what's on the ground'

25 January 2013

• curprev 00:2600:26, 25 January 2013‎ Dhrasmus talk contribs‎ 6,493 bytes −34‎ Tweaked introduction, other minor corrections.

3 December 2012

• curprev 14:3614:36, 3 December 2012‎ Yigiter talk contribs‎ 6,527 bytes +30‎ →‎See also
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6 May 2012

• curprev 21:4221:42, 6 May 2012‎ Hippietrail talk contribs‎ m 6,302 bytes +5‎ →‎Map what's on the ground: some else -> something else

1 February 2012

• curprev 10:2910:29, 1 February 2012‎ !i! talk contribs‎ 6,297 bytes −8‎ cat

22 December 2011

• curprev 16:0116:01, 22 December 2011‎ StellanL talk contribs‎ m 6,305 bytes −2‎ grammar
• curprev 15:4715:47, 22 December 2011‎ StellanL talk contribs‎ m 6,307 bytes −1‎ typo

19 November 2011

• curprev 12:0612:06, 19 November 2011‎ KTim talk contribs‎ m 6,308 bytes −1‎ minor fix

18 November 2011

• curprev 18:3918:39, 18 November 2011‎ SimonPoole talk contribs‎ 6,309 bytes +245‎ →‎Align Aerial Imagery before Tracing
• curprev 11:2211:22, 18 November 2011‎ SimonPoole talk contribs‎ 6,064 bytes +588‎ →‎Average out GPS-traces

10 October 2011

• curprev 08:1908:19, 10 October 2011‎ Dittaeva talk contribs‎ 5,476 bytes +125‎ →‎Average out GPS-traces: If you have many tracks covering the same way, you may also try the "average tracks" script to make one "average" trace.

3 July 2011

• curprev 02:1702:17, 3 July 2011‎ Fabi2 talk contribs‎ m 5,351 bytes +10‎ →‎Don't map your local legislation, if they are not bound to objects in reality
• curprev 02:0402:04, 3 July 2011‎ Fabi2 talk contribs‎ 5,341 bytes +325‎ Don't map your local legislation

16 June 2011

• curprev 11:2511:25, 16 June 2011‎ Yarl talk contribs‎ m 5,016 bytes −44‎ links

2 May 2011

• curprev 13:4513:45, 2 May 2011‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 5,060 bytes −20‎ undo. I think people are just fiddling with the tag syntax, which resulted in my change getting lost. See discussion. (Do we want to recommend a fixme value?)

29 March 2011

• curprev 10:3210:32, 29 March 2011‎ Lulu-Ann talk contribs‎ 5,080 bytes +30‎ →‎Mark estimations with FIXME

30 January 2011

• curprev 18:4918:49, 30 January 2011‎ Vovkav talk contribs‎ 5,050 bytes −10‎ →‎Mark estimations with FIXME
• curprev 18:1318:13, 30 January 2011‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 5,060 bytes −13‎ →‎Mark estimations with FIXME: senseful->makes sense

19 January 2011

• curprev 08:0408:04, 19 January 2011‎ Lulu-Ann talk contribs‎ m 5,073 bytes +1‎ →‎Mark estimations with FIXME
• curprev 08:0208:02, 19 January 2011‎ Lulu-Ann talk contribs‎ 5,072 bytes +257‎ →‎See also

13 January 2011

• curprev 22:1322:13, 13 January 2011‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 4,815 bytes +9‎ →‎Keep straight ways straight: reflect the fact that in the meantime we have obtained wide coverage of aerial imagery

9 January 2011

• curprev 17:1717:17, 9 January 2011‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 4,806 bytes +71‎ linkify page One feature, one OSM element

22 December 2010

• curprev 12:2812:28, 22 December 2010‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 4,735 bytes +2‎ object -> element

6 November 2010

• curprev 13:4713:47, 6 November 2010‎ !i! talk contribs‎ m 4,733 bytes +32‎ categorized

7 April 2010

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18 November 2009

• curprev 14:4914:49, 18 November 2009‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 4,704 bytes +294‎ →‎Verifiability: description

4 November 2009

• curprev 11:2211:22, 4 November 2009‎ LamoniDave talk contribs‎ 4,410 bytes −1‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer
• curprev 11:1611:16, 4 November 2009‎ LamoniDave talk contribs‎ 4,411 bytes +1‎ →‎Don't map for the renderer

15 October 2009

• curprev 11:5811:58, 15 October 2009‎ Wynndale talk contribs‎ 4,410 bytes +22‎ tidy
• curprev 11:4111:41, 15 October 2009‎ Wynndale talk contribs‎ 4,388 bytes +4‎ →‎Use verifiable tags!: whoops
• curprev 11:3511:35, 15 October 2009‎ Wynndale talk contribs‎ m 4,384 bytes 0‎ mark header as a header

13 October 2009

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8 September 2009

• curprev 16:4916:49, 8 September 2009‎ Zkir talk contribs‎ 4,434 bytes 0‎ +{{Languages|Good practice}}
• curprev 16:4916:49, 8 September 2009‎ Zkir talk contribs‎ 4,434 bytes +28‎ +{{Languages|Good practice}}
• curprev 14:5014:50, 8 September 2009‎ Zkir talk contribs‎ 4,406 bytes −1,212‎ Wrong language version was edited.
• curprev 14:4914:49, 8 September 2009‎ Zkir talk contribs‎ 5,618 bytes +1,212‎ Создал новую

18 August 2009

• curprev 13:5513:55, 18 August 2009‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 4,406 bytes −22‎ remove from the technical category. This isn't technical. kind of the opposite in fact
• curprev 12:1712:17, 18 August 2009‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 4,428 bytes +54‎ For more information see Tagging for the renderer

26 July 2009

• curprev 23:3023:30, 26 July 2009‎ Fröstel talk contribs‎ 4,374 bytes +224‎ added categories
• curprev 16:1016:10, 26 July 2009‎ Dieterdreist talk contribs‎ 4,150 bytes +81‎ →‎Map what's on the ground

25 July 2009

• curprev 15:5315:53, 25 July 2009‎ Richard talk contribs‎ m 4,069 bytes +3‎ →‎Keep straight ways straight
• curprev 15:2115:21, 25 July 2009‎ Mila talk contribs‎ m 4,066 bytes +1‎ →‎Don't remove tags you don't understand
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3 February 2009

• curprev 14:4914:49, 3 February 2009‎ Achadwick talk contribs‎ m 4,070 bytes 0‎ →‎Map bends with an appropriate number of nodes: degree symbol
• curprev 13:5913:59, 3 February 2009‎ Richard B talk contribs‎ 4,070 bytes +719‎ added note about not relying on a single GPS trace if others are available
• curprev 13:4513:45, 3 February 2009‎ Richard B talk contribs‎ 3,351 bytes +736‎ added note on corners

23 May 2008

• curprev 14:4814:48, 23 May 2008‎ Emexes talk contribs‎ m 2,615 bytes −1‎ Typo

16 March 2008

• curprev 22:4422:44, 16 March 2008‎ Richard talk contribs‎ 2,616 bytes +12‎ gah, Other Editors Are Available
• curprev 21:4521:45, 16 March 2008‎ Fröstel talk contribs‎ m 2,604 bytes +216‎ →‎The guide for good mapping practice

26 February 2008

• curprev 18:2518:25, 26 February 2008‎ Fröstel talk contribs‎ 2,388 bytes −9‎ No edit summary
• curprev 17:1817:18, 26 February 2008‎ Harry Wood talk contribs‎ 2,397 bytes +103‎ See also Editing Standards and Conventions
• curprev 14:3614:36, 26 February 2008‎ Fröstel talk contribs‎ 2,294 bytes +6‎ →‎The guide for good mapping practice
• curprev 14:3514:35, 26 February 2008‎ Fröstel talk contribs‎ 2,288 bytes +293‎ →‎The guide for good mapping practice
• curprev 12:0312:03, 26 February 2008‎ 80n talk contribs‎ 1,995 bytes +795‎ →‎The guide for good mapping practice
• curprev 10:1210:12, 26 February 2008‎ Fröstel talk contribs‎ 1,200 bytes +1,200‎ New page: ==The guide for good mapping practice== So, you've finished your hometown or are just about to do so and wonder what comes next? Well, there are some things you might want to check. These...