Hiya Chanman,

Was this supposed to be published onto the public map? It looks like private information.

Hi Craig!

Welcome to OSM.

Just a quick bit of feedback on this edit: If you add something like a park as an area, you don't need to also add it as a node/point. Generally we work with one OSM element per feature unless there is something that warrants being mapped separately.

Please feel free to reach out if you need any help :)

Hi HyootHyoot,

Wecome to OSM!

This is just a note a on the parks you added to private properties. On OSM, we define parks in a specific way which does not include residential front or back yards. You can read more here:

leisure=park

Additionally, there are limitations on how much detail you should add to private residential properties

osm.wiki/Limitations_on_mapping_private_information

If you require any assistance, please feel free to reach out.

Hi theroadimon,
Welcome to OSM!
For your reference, we define parks in a specific way here:
leisure=park
A residential house or a private front yard does not qualify as a park. These kinds of additions will be removed.
Please feel free to reach out if you need any assistance.

Hi Hayden,
Welcome to OSM!
It looks like you accidentally added natural=coastline to the parking lot in this changeset.
I have removed that tag, but if you want more information, you can read about natural=coastline here -
natural=coastline

Is this really necessary? I'm all for adding actual footways in graveyards, but most of these just appear to be the spaces between rows of graves where burials are located

Hi TESDAnt87544,

Welcome to OSM!

In this changeset, you added two parks over almost the entirety of South Lake including over residential roads and many houses. This is not the correct way to use leisure=park on an area.

If you were trying to add an actual park somewhere and need some help doing so, please let me know.

You can always check the OSM wiki for tag definitions to help you choose the correct tag to use for any given location:

leisure=park

Hi Falynn99,

Welcome to OSM! Nice job on your first few edits!

I just wanted to send you some real quick feedback about the paths you're adding.

When you add footways, using more than one line is quite acceptable. If a path splits, it's normally best to use at least two (connected) lines to draw it rather than zig-zagging back and forth trying to include both diverging pathways in one go.

It's also good to include where the footway connects to adjacent roads so that routing software can use the paths you're adding more easily.

I've made some changes so that you can see what I'm talking about, but they could probably do with even more improvement

Anyway - thanks again for your contributions! Happy mapping :)

P.S. I also have a question about the basketball court - you've got a path cutting right through it. The path looks correct on the available imagery, but the court is also mapped as having 6 hoops and being much wider than it appears - do you know what's happening there?

Hi VAL303,

Welcome to OSM!

I was just hoping you could provide a little more information on what you've added here. What is a Vreen? Why is the operator of the park "u"?

Hi lazarevm,

Welcome back to OSM

Are you sure that all of these parks you are adding are actually parks actively used for leisure? They do look like open green spaces but looking at satellite they kind of just look more similar to nature strips/green spaces between parking lots and buildings.

Hi kyoung5446,

Thanks for your recent additions.

As a quick note: If you're adding a parking lot, the appropriate tag is "amenity=parking" rather than "leisure=park". The latter tag is used for open, green community spaces designed for leisure rather than somewhere to put your car.

Hi Neffem,

Welcome to OSM and thanks for your recent additions. Do you have any more information about Froglock? Are you sure it's a park by OSM definitions?

leisure=park

Hi GIID,

OSM has established conventions that help mappers around the world remain consistent when adding features. Duplicating a park feature 5 or more times runs counter to those established conventions.

If a park has 4 signs at each entrance, you can map those using different tags for those signs, but just duplicating the park isn't the way to go about it.

There are other software solutions that you can use to experiment or build custom solutions.

If there isn't a way for you to work within established OSM conventions/protocols (as listed on the wiki) your changes will need to be reverted.

Hi GIID,

Some mappers have left comments on your changesets (http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-discussion-comments?uid=10805831) which you appear to have missed or otherwise chosen to ignore.

Please check back through your changesets as many of the edits you are making do not follow established OSM conventions and will need to be corrected.

Hi GIID,

Welcome to OSM.

I noticed you're adding duplicates of the park features you are creating. Typically we follow the principle of "One feature, one OSM element" - osm.wiki/Once_and_only_once

If you're adding a park as an area, you don't need to add several nodes for that park with the same tagging.

Hi Mike,
I removed the offending railroad-path fusion for you. There was also a similar issue with an unclassified road you added just down the track which I have also removed.

Hi Ben,

Thanks for your recent addition to the map!

I noticed you added an area and a point for this park. Adding one or the other (the area is generally better in this kind of case) is sufficient as OSM good practice typically dictates "one feature, one element" - osm.wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element

Thanks again and happy mapping!

Hi Drew,
Welcome to OSM!
Please remember than OpenStreetMap is a public map that anyone can access. It's good practice to avoid adding personal information such as "my house", as everyone can see it.

It's a pity as many added elements actually appear to be real, just really unfortunately named. I'm not sure if anyone is going to deem it worth spending their time picking through things on a partial revert here. Have you already reported to the DWG @Mashin?

What's up with the names you have used here? "Squidward's House"? "I am a man"?