chris_debian participated in the following changeset discussions
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167689803
by Tom267
@ 2025-06-16 11:44
12025-06-16 23:06chris_debian Hi, Tom.

Well done for doing your first edit. Was it Widbrook Wood that you changed? I'm viewing this on my phone and it's hard to tell which paths you deleted.

Cheers,

Chris
22025-06-17 10:55Tom267
♦1
Hey Chris, thanks :) And it's part of Widbrook Woods, but the part with the footpath and other paths is owned by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and always open. The bits removed are a private woods/garden that is partly private and then other bits used for Girl Guides/Scouts etc so not publicly a...
32025-06-19 18:35chris_debian Hi, Tom.

Apologies for the delay in replying, work's been manic.

Thanks for explaining, that sounds sensible. I think the problem is, if the paths exist, people may try to use them, whether or not they are in the map. If they're established paths, I would be inclined to keep them in ...
42025-06-19 19:25Tom267
♦1
Hey Chris,

No need to apologise at all and good question about the signs on the ground etc. Some of the area are fire breaks rather than paths and some are garden/cut grass areas that arean't paths at all. There are 'private' type signs but people do tend to ignore them if they th...
141433059
by chris_debian
@ 2023-09-18 16:31
12024-05-03 08:45DaveF
♦1,564
Hi
https://osmlab.github.io/osm-deep-history/#/node/5585857405
What is the reason you amended the network to London Overground?
22024-05-03 08:53chris_debian Hi, Dave.

Because I thought this was correct. What should it be?

Thanks,

Chris
32024-05-03 09:21DaveF
♦1,564
As it was previously...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk_Farm_tube_station
146816716
by obiwaniwobi
@ 2024-01-29 11:08
12024-01-30 14:36DaveF
♦1,564
It's a recreation ground, hireable to anyone who wants to rent it.
Bath Rugby Club are just tenants.
22024-02-01 15:17chris_debian Hi, Obi. Thanks for flagging this; I can see a case for Recreation Ground and Stadium.

Stadium="A major sports facility with substantial tiered seating."

Recreation Ground="An open green space for general recreation, which often includes formal or informal pitches, nets and so o...
137686016
by chris_debian
@ 2023-06-23 11:58
12023-06-24 02:24❤️‍🔥
♦366
Hi, this is not a residential road, from aerial imagery it appears to be a private track through someone's farm
22023-06-24 11:05chris_debian Hi,

I'm thinking I may have to try revert all my NZ changes, as it's not as obvious to me, from imagery, what the different road types are.

Thanks,

Chris

32023-06-27 05:28❤️‍🔥
♦366
hey, sorry for the delayed reply. I had a brief look at this maproulette challenge, and it seems like every single "missing highway" in the maproulette is actually a private driveway or farm track.

so this is probably a useful challenge, but i would suggest to tag everything as a drive...
107999324
by chris_debian
@ 2021-07-14 19:46
12023-05-13 23:32SomeoneElse
♦13,369
Hello, you've added "seamark:type=wreck" to an artwork in the middle of Bowness https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5351865187/history . This seems an unlikely tagging?
Best Regards,
Andy
22023-05-14 13:10chris_debian Andy, I completely agree; I have no idea what happened here, good spot! Tagging amended.

Many thanks,

Chris.
32023-05-14 13:47SomeoneElse
♦13,369
Thanks!
134016669
by chris_debian
@ 2023-03-23 10:49
12023-03-23 21:50Hufkratzer
♦751
Hi,
The wiki says leisure=pitch + sport=equestrian is correct for maneges = riding arenas:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dhorse_riding
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/sport=equestrian#combinations
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/amenity=manège
22023-03-23 22:49chris_debian My apologies, I'll revert in the morning.

Chris
133584727
by chris_debian
@ 2023-03-12 12:36
12023-03-13 13:41trigpoint
♦2,373
Hi, a layby hardly fits the wiki description of a rest areas. Rest areas, as found in France which this tag is intended to represent do not really exist in the UK.
Would you really stop here, expect to sit at a table and enjoy lunch while the kids run around?

Please revert, this and other simila...
22023-03-13 21:04chris_debian Hi, Phil.

Thanks for your message. The wiki says:

"A [W] rest area is place along a road, usually a motorway or dual carriageway, where a driver can stop to have a rest.

Unlike highway=services, rest areas don't have places to buy fuel, but they may have picnic tables, garbage bin...
32023-03-14 16:19trigpoint
♦2,373
The wiki provides a reasonable description of a rest area, however extending that to a layby is going a bit far.

In a layby you are unlikely to get toilets or picnic tables, although you may get a bin if you are lucky

For some reason the UK never did proper rest areas, as you find in France, ...
131966724
by chris_debian
@ 2023-02-01 14:48
12023-02-14 17:52GinaroZ
♦1,280
You've tagged this the wrong way about, should be highway=construction + construction=footway
22023-02-14 18:45chris_debian Thanks for the heads-up, I'll try to revert the change, tonight.

Chris
32023-02-14 23:49GinaroZ
♦1,280
Well actually looking at it, seems like people are walking on the path and Strava's heatmap shows lots of activity - so it's probably back open since the edit 7 years ago!
131887115
by chris_debian
@ 2023-01-30 15:56
12023-01-31 12:07gurglypipe
♦872
Hi, are you sure about the edits to the RNLI museum and shop? The tagging of the area and the node now looks confusing: both are tagged as museums; and while the node is also tagged as a shop, it has alt_name= and designation= which imply it’s a museum.
22023-01-31 12:42chris_debian Hi,

I thought the tagging was confused, but my intention wasn't to worsen the situation. Do you think the change should be reverted, or something else? I appreciate your feedback.

Chris.
32023-01-31 13:02gurglypipe
♦872
Heya, probably simplest just to do a bit of research (either a local survey or looking at the museum/shop website) and do another edit to separate out the tagging a bit more based on what the research says.

My guess would be that the area should be the museum, with most of the address and name ta...
42023-02-03 00:34gurglypipe
♦872
I went ahead and made those changes in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/132023172
131112349
by chris_debian
@ 2023-01-10 15:48
12023-01-10 21:18Hufkratzer
♦751
Hi, why did you retag https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/985525827 from leisure=pitch to leisure=horse_riding ? It looks like a riding arena (typical size), and according to the wiki riding arenas should be tagged as pitches, compare
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure=pitch#Riding_arena...
22023-01-11 10:36chris_debian Hi,

Thanks for your message. I looked at the Wiki page, but must have misinterpreted it. I'll revert the change today, when I'm out of meetings.

Thanks, again.

Chris
32023-01-11 13:55Hufkratzer
♦751
Feel free to improve the wiki if it is unclear.
121806686
by chris_debian
@ 2022-06-01 10:58
12022-06-02 14:58DaveF
♦1,564
Hi
These entities already have a valid tag of surface=sand. You added an unnecessary, confusing & duplicating tag of natural=sand. Please don't assume Id validation is accurate. Id developers already removed it for fairways & tees. Unsure why they didn't do it for bunkers.
22022-06-02 16:05chris_debian Thank you, Dave; I'm sorry. I wrongly made the judgement that an updated tag would be more useful to the community.

Chris :-(
92229819
by chris_debian
@ 2020-10-09 10:33
12020-10-09 15:49JezCrow
♦150
Hi chris_debian,
You've changed the tagging of way 44884022 from sidewalk=left to sidewalk=both, As this is one side of a dual carriageway this seems unlikely.

Also, why have you changed the petrol station (with convenience store) at node 2795645554 to a supermarket? It was still a petrol s...
22020-10-09 17:24chris_debian Thanks, He's.

Sounds like something weird has happened, there. I'll have a look first thing tomorrow morning. If you have first hand knowledge, and get a chance before the morning, please change the edits.

Most perculiar.

Thanks,

Chris
86313106
by chris_debian
@ 2020-06-07 16:29
12020-06-14 18:52RobJN
♦77
Hi Chris. I had to revert part of this edit as it made the whole of the bus station land area a building. Be careful using those iD automatic fixes as they can result in unexpected changes.
22020-06-14 20:54chris_debian Hi, Rob.

Thanks for your message. In the ID editor, it said the tag was deprecated, and gave me the option to update it. My apologies.

Sorry,

Chris
32020-06-14 23:30RobJN
♦77
No worries. I like what the iD developers are doing but from time to time they get things wrong too. Openstreetmap can be complex even for those working with it every day!

In this case the problem with iD was already spotted (27 days ago) and we're just waiting on the next version of iD to b...
82620205
by chris_debian
@ 2020-03-25 16:48
12020-03-26 10:17Colin Smale
♦319
please resurrect the place node for Corsham https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/272642178 and add it back to the admin boundary. be careful when deleting things - you need to be 110% certain it is not being used!
22020-03-26 11:11chris_debian Hi, Colin.

Thanks for pointing this out, i'm not sure how I missed it. To my regret, i'm struggling to see how to revert the change.

Chris.
32020-03-26 11:20Colin Smale
♦319
No worries Chris, I will fix it for you (this time!). Reverting changes is always a bit messy. JOSM has a plugin to assist with reverting a changeset, but there is a bit of a learning curve. In this almost trivial case there may be an easier route using Potlatch V1 which can expose deleted objects. ...
81695173
by chris_debian
@ 2020-03-02 19:10
12020-03-02 22:03JezCrow
♦150
Hi chris_debian, regarding your change of waterway=riverbank -> natural=water + water=river, just wondered if this is something iD enforces? (I note the riverbank tag is used more often worldwide).
Kind regards, Jez
22020-03-03 10:27chris_debian Hi, Jez.

I was checking around that area, and ID flagged the tag as being deprecated. It suggested this change, so I thought that would be more accurate than a deprecated tag. Please amend if you think something else would be a better fit.

Cheers,

Chris.
71191248
by chris_debian
@ 2019-06-12 18:35
12019-06-12 23:22DaveF
♦1,564
Hi
Did you mean this to be commercial? Better a highway=service, area=yes?
If the buildings are offices a 'commercial' area should be drawn to the extent of the whole grounds (& realign the residential area)
22019-06-13 14:47chris_debian Hi, Dave.

I think your solution is probably best. The group of buildings that I added, are let out as commercial office space. The area you commented on is essentially a large tarmac expanse, which would be best described as a 'drive'. I couldn't see how to do this, so marked it as...
57688167
by chris_debian
@ 2018-03-31 13:17
12018-04-09 13:41Robert Whittaker
♦273
Hi Chris,

Do you have any local knowledge in this area? I see that there are two post offices mapped almost opposite each other here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/575041754 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/319630623 . Presumably there is only one in reality.

Do you know which is cor...
22018-04-09 16:25chris_debian Hi,

Thanks for the message. I have deleted the node near to the Pear Tree pub, as this was a duplicate. Hopefully this should replicate an all layers, soon.

Cheers,

Chris.
46932440
by chris_debian
@ 2017-03-17 16:07
12017-03-17 18:21DaveF
♦1,564
Hi Chis
I tweaked the church recently but guessed at it's location. Is it in the right place?
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/712751951#map=19/51.42239/-2.22225
22017-03-17 18:28chris_debian Hi, Dave.

Position is great, but I'm 99% sure the church is now dis-used. I think the uncertainty can be left until the new housing estate replaces it!

Cheers,

Chris.
46505236
by chris_debian
@ 2017-03-01 21:21
12017-03-02 20:17trigpoint
♦2,373
Hi, not sure how closely you were looking here, but the smaller roundabout is clearly a mini-roundabout.
22017-03-03 09:32chris_debian Hi, trigpoint.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've done some reading, and it seems that a mini-roundabout is frequently described as being a white painted circle, on the road, or a slightlyraised white bump, in the road. Having reexamined this roundabout, for it's constructio...
32017-03-03 21:25trigpoint
♦2,373
The definition of a mini-roundabout is not necessarily painted white, but it needs to be traversable. At least one in Oakengates is cobblestones.
This one is very definitely a mini-roundabout, and painted white, so I have corrected it.
46402324
by chris_debian
@ 2017-02-25 20:29
12017-02-27 14:36Chris Fleming
♦374
How do you know this is a roundabout? I think it's just a road that ends with a circle?
22017-02-27 20:17chris_debian Thanks, you are right. Not sure how I missed this. I'll remove the tag, when I get back to my PC.

Thank you,

Chris.
32017-02-27 21:40Chris Fleming
♦374
Thanks!
46402966
by chris_debian
@ 2017-02-25 20:56
12017-02-25 21:01Hjart
♦4,116
This is not a roundabout and should not be tagged as such.
22017-02-26 07:58chris_debian Thanks, Hjart. I'll remove the tag, shortly.

Chris
32017-02-26 07:59Hjart
♦4,116
I already did, so no need