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47030425

Hi Eva,
Please don't update OSM based on guesswork!
Best Regards,
Andy

47114137

Re "worrying changes", you can see a discussion with comments at @imagico/diary/40759 .
Also, you're saying "we" again. Who exactly are "we"?
Best Regards,
Andy

47898820

Hi James,
Unfortunately "looks better" doesn't always mean "is better" - if it's in the wrong place, it's still wrong, like Monty Python's parrot with the "beautiful plumage" is still dead.
In this case there don't seem to be any local GPS traces (even on the nearby highway) in OSM, so it might be worth exploring what e.g. Strava has to offer. The good news is that the Mapbox imagery differs from Bing at some zoom levels and shows only a 1m or so offset from Bing.
However, the lake and adjacent islands are still very blocky - any reason you chose this one island to edit but not any of the features nearby?

47895813

Re "resources that indicate that Bing is offset here" I'd offer "experience".
Various things can be used to determine a Bing offset - underlying GPS traces and other imagery layers among them. I've certainly used the AGRI imagery together with GPS traces (my own and others) in WA to help align the more detailed Bing imagery.
The problem with detailed mapping based on poor input is something that looks right, but is entirely in the wrong place - and that makes it really difficult for future OSM mappers to correct (that's my experience based on early well-intentioned over-detailed mapping in OSM in the UK).
You seem (as suggested by @Kate%20Diaz/history ) to be mapping prolifically worldwide and there have been problems highlighted by other mappers worldwide (see http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-discussion-comments?uid=4803527 ). What I'd suggest instead is that you concentrate on mapping in your local area first, and where there are verifiable imagery sources.
Finally, it's definitely worth reading osm.wiki/Imagery_Offset_Database which explains how imagery offsets can be stored and used. It's not the complete answer though, as imagery offsets can change over very short distances, especially in hilly areas.

47895813

Hello,
As explained previously (see changeset/44699065 ) Bing imagery may be out of date or offset. Can you explain what steps that you took here and in your other changesets in order ensure that this was not a problem?
Best Regards,
Andy

47898251

Hi,
A month ago someone mentioned that Bing imagery might be offset (see changeset/46862647#map=15/60.5123/28.6651&layers=N ). Can you explain what you're doing here to avoid problems caused by offset imagery?
Best Regards,
Andy

47898820

Hi James, as per the comment on changeset/47114137 can you explain how you know the alignment is correct here? Can you describe what you did to check it?
Best Regards,
Andy

47114137

Hi James.
There have been worrying changes such as this elsewhere; you simply can't rely on Bing imagery where it might be offset (which is anywhere that you don't have something else to corroborate it).
Can you explain who the "small group" are?
Your profile doesn't say anything about who you are or who you work for. OSM is a community - we need to communicate with one another to get stuff done.
Best Regards,
Andy

47885397

Whilst can be contentious mapping temporary closures in OSM, I guess that 6 weeks of remaining closure is enough to make it worthwhile mapping it.

39508436

Hi JayCBR,
If you have to save in an emergency and aren't able to leave a suitable comment, you could always return to the changeset later and add a comment in the changeset discussion. That way other mappers will still be able to see what the changeset was about.
Hope you don't mind me mentioning this; just trying to help.
Best Regards,
Andy

47682574

Hello,
You've tagged a cycleway here as "highway=Cykelväg". In order for everyone to be able to understand the data, you'll want to change this to "highway=cycleway.
Best Regards,
Andy

28734701

Hello Lindisfarne,
The tags on way/327300037 suggest that it has been imported from an external source.
Can you explain where it was imported from and what the licence for that was?
Best Regards,
Andy Townsend, on behalf of OSM's Data Working Group.

22544906

I didn't notice any signage on St Andrewgate itself last night, but TBH you wouldn't expect any since car access is from near the Black Swan.
Cheers,
Andy

22544906

Hello,
Just trying to understand the "motor_vehicle=designated" on St Andrewgate way/69693516/history . This normally means "there's explicit signage or something else that indicates that motor vehicle traffic should go down here".
Best Regards,
Andy

47663047

Hello and welcome to OpenStreetMap!
Is "Edwinstowe Cricket Club" really a sports shop or actually a cricket club or cricket pavilion? I know you're a bit limited with MAPS.ME - it doesn't let you tag everything how you'd like to. If it isn't a shop let me know and I can change it to something more appropriate (or you can of course, from the openstreetmap.org website).
You you don't mind me mentioning this, just trying to help.
Best Regards,
Andy

47648719

Hi,
Would it be possible to explain what "remove self intersecting section of area outline" means?
Best Regards,
Andy

47546592

If you're making changes based on a wiki page (that likely no-one else has read) you still need to follow the mechanical edit process osm.wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct . It's not fair on mappers or data consumers just to change the structure of the data without talking to them about it.

47649816

Hi Tim,
Where did you measure the elevation? If you didn't measure it, where did you copy the information from?
Regards,
Andy

47472543

Hi Poornima,
Thanks for your reply. I don't think that this town "was always referred to as Mertakert" - I suspect that it's official name will have varied depending on which side of the border it happened to be at the time. http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Operation_Goranboy suggests that it was captured and recaptured 3 times at least during the Nagorno-Karabakh war. The wiki article's not very detailed, but other media such as https://armenpress.am/eng/news/806045/martakertn-u-fransiayi-sarsel-qaxaqy-storagrel-en-hamagortsakcutyan.html suggest it's still very much within the Armenian sphere of influence, suggesting that version #24 is probably the best compromise on names - although I don't have much knowledge of the situation there.

47604117

The untagged names in here (e.g. "Antenatal") aren't errors, they're just placeholders for department locations that will need tags adding once I (or someone else) has figured out a sensible way to tag them.