Bad tagging by new user in Ramat Gan

[SafwatHalaby]

This new user is misusing the name tag. (and there could be other errors too) It’d be good if someone reviews their changes thoroughly. I sent them a private message as well.

[SafwatHalaby]

For the record. this is the PM:

Hello. Thanks for contributing to OSM, but you are making many tagging errors. Please read the guidelines.

Please take the time to read these:

• https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Name
• https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Multilingual_names
• https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Name#Avoid_transliteration

Here are some of your mistakes:

• Transliteration is discouraged: e.g. “kupat holim Klalit”.
• A name should be a literal name (usually what’s written on the sign).
  It cannot be a tall description like “Foot pathway gives access to the back building”.
• If there isn’t a name for a pathway or road, don’t invent one. Leave it empty.
• You are mixing languages in names, e.g. “Gan Yeladim Sahlav Orchid סחלב”. Use name:he, name:en, etc instead.
• A kindergarden is not a “historic=memorial”

Proper tagging example for a kindergarden:

• name=“גן ילדים סחלב”
• name:he=“גן ילדים סחלב”
• amenity=kindergarten
• name:en=“Sahlav Kindergarden”
  (If there isn’t an obvious English translation and there isn’t an English name on the sign, avoid the name:en tag and don’t transliterate)

[zstadler]

You may use the discussion window of the relevant changeset in order to ensure the user receives your comment by email, and have the discussion in public.

[SafwatHalaby]

There are several changesets. I did comment on one of them. No reply as of now. I fixed the obvious name tag issues and some intersecting pathways. But I am not familiar with the area to do anything beyond that. If anyone does, please take the time to review the user’s changes.

[SafwatHalaby]

https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/47918010

https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/47917483

Someone deleted a “fictional park” made by the new user.

[Harel_M]

Well… there are form of escalating if a user vandalizes the map, but I don’t think we’re there yet.
I suggest you examine his next changes and see if they improve. Don’t forget that it takes time to understand this system, some people learn it faster and some slower…
In any case, good to have you with us SwiftFast, Judging from your questions I can hear you share the mapping fever we do
Happy Mapping!
Harel M.

[SafwatHalaby]

In any case, good to have you with us SwiftFast, Judging from your questions I can hear you share the mapping fever we do

Indeed I do
I’ve been lurking for some time, and now I want to edit a bit more seriously.