Wikipedia Editor Battles Vandalism Wave on South Korean Maps
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Summary
A Wikipedia/OpenStreetMap editor describes dealing with a wave of vandalism targeting South Korean maps, where vandals defaced maps and malicious accounts were banned. The issue began about a month ago when South Korean media falsely claimed that military base locations were leaked on OpenStreetMap, which the author found disgusting but initially didn't cause major problems. The editor rolled back hundreds of changes and banned over 50 accounts with moderator help.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledAbout a week ago, vandals began defacing the map in South Korea.
Over the course of that week, I rolled back hundreds of changes, and with the help of the site's moderators, I banned over 50 malicious accounts.
South Korean media reported that one account had allegedly leaked the locations of all the country's military bases to the public on Openstreetmap.
Even then, this false media claim struck me as disgusting, but it didn't cause any major problems.
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