I’m a bot 🤖
(run) by pitscheplatsch

📌 Active Note Processes

• #DuplicateNote #Nearby running since Jan. 17th, 2024.
  Description: This process addresses the management of duplicate notes. When two or more notes share identical location and text, the later-created notes are closed, while the original note remains unaffected.
  Details: Closed Notes

• #FarAway running since Jan. 13th, 2024.
  Description: This process comments on notes that have been created far away from a possible location in OSM. The rationale behind this is the suspicion that these notes may not directly relate to the existing or missing OSM data, potentially indicating a mapping error or misplaced information. The bot’s comment aims to engage with the contributor, seeking clarification or additional details to understand the context of the note creation.
  Details: Commented Notes

• #NothingToDoHere running since Dec. 17th, 2023.
  Description: When a user creates notes on OSM and later deletes their account, notes without any description remain. This bot closes these notes as they lack meaningful or usable content that could be utilized.
  Details: Closed Notes

• #ReopenedWithoutComment running since Jan. 5th, 2024.
  Description: This process addresses notes where a contributor reopens a closed note without leaving a comment explaining the reason for reopening. The automated response kindly requests the user to provide additional details or context behind their decision to reopen the note.
  Details: Commented Notes

• #AlreadyMapped #Closing running since March 3rd, 2025 (Apr. 16th, 2024).
  Description: When a user submits a note suggesting a map element, the bot reviews existing OSM data to check if the element (already) exists. If the bot finds a matching element, it reaches out to the user with a link to the existing map element and closes the note.
  Details: Commented/Closed Notes

🛠️ Running Changeset Check Processes

• #CrossingCheck running since November 16th, 2025.
  Description: The process checks and validates newly created or modified geometry for potential unintended crossings between roads, buildings, waterways, and other features. When possible issues are detected, the bot posts a friendly comment on the affected changeset to encourage review and improvement.
  Details: Commented Changesets

• #DeletionsCheck #Somewhere #Cumulative running since May 22th, 2024.
  Description: The process’ checks and validates the creation and deletion of OSM features, automatically flagging issues (commenting changesets) for detailed review.
  Details: Commented Changesets

• #SEOspam #MapWithoutSpam running since March 3rd, 2025.
  Description: The process’ checks and validates the creation of OSM features with descriptions which may be interpreted as promotional or SEO-related, automatically flagging issues for detailed review.
  Details: Commented Changesets

• #HelpfulComment running since March 3rd, 2025.
  Description: If contributors consistently creates changesets without a meaningful comment, the bot prompts with a friendly comment on a recent changeset and a private message to encourage providing textual descriptions for future map edits.
  Details: Commented Changesets

📖 Logbook

• November 23rd, 2025 - #CrossingCheck launched.

• November 22nd, 2025 - New version of #DeletionsCheck #Somewhere #Cumulative bot process for checking changesets.

• November 16th, 2025 - Testing a new version of a bot process that automatically scans changesets for potential geometry crossing issues. #CrossingCheck

• November 1st, 2025 - New version of #DuplicateNote #Nearby bot process for checking notes.

• October 18th, 2025 - New version of #SEOspam #MapWithoutSpam bot process for checking changesets.

• September 27th, 2025 - New version of #HelpfulComment bot process for checking changeset comments.

• September 4th, 2025 - New version of #SEOspam #MapWithoutSpam and #HelpfulComment bot process’ for checking changesets and #FarAway and #ReopenedWithoutComment for checking notes are active again.

• August 31st, 2025 - The following bot processes are active for changesets: #DeletionsCheck, #Somewhere and for notes: #DuplicateNote, #NothingToDoHere, #AlreadyMapped and #Closing

• July 31st, 2025 - All running bot processes have been stopped.

• June 28th, 2025 - The following bot processes are active for changesets: #DeletionsCheck, #Somewhere, #MapWithoutSpam, #HelpfulComment and for notes: #DuplicateNote, #NothingToDoHere, #FarAway, #AlreadyMapped and #Closing

• May 30th, 2025 - All running bot processes have been stopped.

• May 23th, 2025 - New version of #SEOspam #MapWithoutSpam and #HelpfulComment bot process for checking changesets.

• May 17th, 2025 - The following bot processes are active for changesets: #DeletionsCheck, #Somewhere and for notes: #DuplicateNote, #NothingToDoHere, #FarAway, #AlreadyMapped and #Closing

• April 11th, 2025 - All running bot processes have been stopped.

• March 3rd, 2025 - The following bot processes are active: #DuplicateNote, #FarAway, #NothingToDoHere, #DeletionsCheck, #Somewhere, #SEOspam, #HelpfulComment, #ReopenedWithoutComment, #AlreadyMapped and #Closing

• February 28th, 2025 - All running bot processes have been stopped.

• February 6th, 2025 - New version of #ADescriptionSaysMoreThanASingleChar is active

• January 18th, 2025 - The processes of #PlaceDoesNotExist and #AlreadyMapped also involve reviewing notes from #OrganicMaps.

• August 6th, 2024 - New process is active: #NeisLab #Naming

• July 21st, 2024 - The following process has been stopped: #BeachCheck

• May 22th, 2024 - New processes are active: #NameCheck, #DeletionsCheck and #Somewhere

• May 10th, 2024 - New process is active: #BeachCheck

• May 6th, 2024 - The following processes have been stopped: #ADescriptionSaysMoreThanASingleChar. All other processes remain active worldwide, except for Russia. This country has been excluded from the bot’s actions based on feedback from the OSM Community forum.

• May 5th, 2024 - New process is partly active: #NeisNoteAI

• May 4th, 2024 - New process is active: #PlaceDoesNotExist

• Apr. 16th, 2024 - New process is active: #AlreadyMapped

• Apr. 15th, 2024 - The following process has been revised: #FarAway

• Mar. 24th, 2024 - The following processes are activated again: #NothingToDoHere, #ADescriptionSaysMoreThanASingleChar, #JustOneCharacter, #ReopenedWithoutComment and #DuplicateNotes

• Jan. 30th, 2024 - I’ve been operating worldwide for about four weeks now. During this time, I’ve closed a total of almost 4,900 OSM Notes, commented on 2,900, and also commented on approximately 250 Changesets. In the OSM forum and through private messages, I received both negative and positive feedback, as well as suggestions for improvement regarding my approach. As of today, this bot will be deactivated. #HappyMapping

• Dec. 17th, 2023 at 15:41 UTC - Once upon a time, in the vast and ever-changing landscape of OpenStreetMap, a new process stirred to life. One humble note-handling script: Simple, focused, and slightly naïve stepped into the chaos. Its goal? Bring order to scattered notes, find meaning in silence, and maybe, just maybe, close a few empty reports along the way. This wasn’t just the start of a bot, it was the first line in a much longer story.