Hi Surafel Aweke,

I wish there was a nicer way of welcoming you to OSM, but unfortunately, this message is to advise that a block has been placed on your OSM account.

Carrying out what appears to be vandalism with your first edit is not a good way to start mapping!

In case you weren’t aware, any changes you make to OSM are immediately viewable to any and all Users, worldwide, so it is essential that the utmost care be taken to ensure that only correct and factual information is added to the map.

Once you have read this message, you will again be able to log-in and continue mapping in OSM, but we ask you to take note of these comments, to avoid any possible further action.

If you would like to discuss this matter further, please contact us by e-mail at data@osmfoundation.org quoting: Ticket#2025040810000511

Thank you,

Andrew Welch, OSMF Data Working Group