Adamant1 (2018-07-25 12:56:31+00:00): Hello. First, are you referring to a long list of other changes that were my edits or are you clumping my actions in with other people are updated the substation tags? Because I'm not responsible for other peoples behavior and I've updated a couple of hundred like maybe 3 or 4 weeks when I have the time and in between a lot of other edits. I'd hardly call that systematic or methodical. I've deleted about the same number of badly mapped parks, resolved about the same amount of notes, mapped the same amount of track roads, and done a bunch of other just as "methodical" things over the same period that know one really cared about or called me out on. I only have so much free time though and I block out time for certain tasks. Someone messaged me and asked if I would help them with this particular and I thought id be nice and help them out. I really question why re-tagging something to what is essentially the same tag would be an issue if it was systematic or not. It doesn't involve mapping anything new, its pretty obvious what a substation is, and its extremely hard to make a mistake. Plus I've improved other things in the same areas while I am doing it. Not to mention I live in California so how things are tagged here directly effects me when I am out and about using OpenStreetMap. In fact like 10 of those substations I re-tagged weren't showing up on the application I use because it doesn't have support for the depreciated tag. So its has direct benefit for me. Out side of that, what the wiki says is "Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing." My edits weren't automated because I did them myself. It also says "discouraged" not forbidden or against the rules. Plus, it unless you really know what your doing and I do. So, your whole point is kind of mute in the first place and I can edit the map how I choose outside of that if I feel like it. So I don't see why its even an issue or worth discussion. And I have no particular opinion on this edited your choosing to call me out on except for what I have already said. 

Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. Next time I'll be sure to only do 4 similar edits within a 10 minute time period instead of 6 or something just so you and the other people who I have talked to about it already wont get so offended about it or baselessly accuse me of crap anymore. 

Best regards back
Adamant1

P.S. I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything and I apologize if my response comes off that way, but it just seems like a really weird thing to nit pic about and your not the first I've talked to about it. I'm totally against automated edits and rule breaking. And I spend most of my time cleaning up other peoples mistakes. So I know where your coming from I guess, but I just think there's more important things out there then chiding people for retagging something with what is essentially the same tag or for requesting some 10 year completely un used pages be deleted. I know we all have our thing though and if that's your thing. Fine. Mine is getting things done though and not endlessly discussing crap. Its to easy to get dragged down by that stuff and lose motivation. I know its hard to tell from this long winded message. I might make a few mistakes along the way, but everyone does and I have good intentions. I was just helping someone out that asked me for it. That's it.