3 changesets created by Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace) have been discussed with 4 replies of this contributor
Changeset # Tmstmp UTC Contributor Comment
155051131
by Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace)
@ 2024-08-10 08:11
12024-08-23 20:35woodpeck_repair
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This changeset has been reverted fully or in part by changeset 155671657 where the changeset comment is: revert hotel edits that were adding 3rd party web sites and affiliate links
155000674
by Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace)
@ 2024-08-08 23:43
12024-08-09 07:38Pieter Vander Vennet
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Hello Lawrence,

It seems to me that you added pictures that you found on the respective websites. As those websites own the copyright and often do not allow to redistribute the images, I'm afraid I have to delete those images again.

In other words, it is only allowed to upload images that...
22024-08-09 07:43Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace) My bad, Pieter, I do apologize!
32024-08-09 13:50Pieter Vander Vennet
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No problem! I see that you are pretty new to OpenStreetMap, beginners often don't realize this and that is when we send a friendly message about this.

In the same vein, we are also not allowed to copy from other maps. You might find https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street an interesting re...
42024-08-09 16:37Pieter Vander Vennet
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Hi,

I'm further reviewing the hotels, and users https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Trziste%20prace and https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Pedro%20Holbe have very similar behaviour.

Are these accounts owned by you or some friends? Is there an organized campaign going on to copy data from t...
52024-08-09 17:17Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace) Hey, sorry for late response, it's Friday evening here in Prague.

Yes, we are three co-workers (me, Pedro and Petr). We've recently all consulted on a project where we came accross OSM and found it a very useful and decided to contribute. We have access to some POI data and so we have d...
62024-08-09 17:26Pieter Vander Vennet
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Hi! Thank you very much for getting back to me!

I've also sent you a message via your website.

I was interpreting your actions as a paid campaign by your company Trziste Prace for booking.com (or similar) to get data imported into OpenStreetMap, which can be problematic - from a technical...
72024-08-09 17:32Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace) Hi, no, this is not a paid campaign, just a fun side activity simply to enjoy "creating" some value that may help someone one day.

Yes, I can confirm that we did not just copy any information of any website you've mentioned - we are not updating e-mail addresses as we don't h...
82024-08-09 17:38Pieter Vander Vennet
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Ok, I'm very glad to hear this! I was afraid that we would have to revert all your hard work, that would have been sad!

Because of this confusing context, I'm gonna write a very small wiki page about your actions. If other openstreetmappers encounter your edits, they will probably have ...
92024-08-09 17:43Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace) Sounds awesome, Pieter, thank you for your help!
102024-08-23 20:35woodpeck_repair
♦33,903
This changeset has been reverted fully or in part by changeset 155671657 where the changeset comment is: revert hotel edits that were adding 3rd party web sites and affiliate links
154807254
by Lawrence Okello (Trziste prace)
@ 2024-08-04 11:16
12024-08-23 20:35woodpeck_repair
♦33,903
This changeset has been reverted fully or in part by changeset 155671657 where the changeset comment is: revert hotel edits that were adding 3rd party web sites and affiliate links