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Analogy: this is like editing Wikipedia articles to add fictional data, because you play a game that consumes that Wikipedia data and the fiction benefits you
by SideburnsOfDoom 3y ago
Analogy: this is like editing Wikipedia articles to add fictional data, because you play a game that consumes that Wikipedia data and the fiction benefits you in the game.
Wikipedia calls this "Vandalism", and it's definitely true that the downside in general far outweighs the benefit to the person making the map edit. Externalities and mis-aligned incentives.
- InsertUser 3y agoIt's called vandalism on OpenStreetMap too. New users often make mistakes though and some Pokemon Go users might become more productive when they realise the map is used for other things too so a bit of guidance can be useful as the changes get reverted.