Messed something up Put in an unwanted way - what have I done?
Hello folks,
I'm new here. I used to put Google Maps on all my websites, but since there's an open source alternative (which I've only now been alerted to) I'd much rather use that. However... it seems some things are harder to understand than I thought.
I just wanted to add a point to a map so it would show up in the iframe, preferably with a label. But somehow I added both a point (which is fine) and a way (?!?) to the map, and the point shows up alright on the map but not in my embedded iframe. I tried to delete the way, but I don't see how this can be done? And I think I shoved a node around which I shouldn't have, and now I thought I'd better call out for help before I erase the whole village by mistake. And I did search around in the wiki a bit, but I do feel a little overwhelmed now. Feels like I've missed something basic? Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllppp!
Some details so you can follow my steps:
- Search for "Holzbau Schlude" (they're a carpentry firm) on osm.org. You'll get a result from Nominatim, click on it and it'll take you to the village of Heinstetten with a nice red pointer right where the house is. So far so good, except that it says "Holzbau Schlude" in small writing right in the middle of the village and nowhere near the pointer (is that intentional?).
- If you click on history, you'll find three edits by me on November 5 and 6 ([1] [1] [2] [2] [3] [3]). The first contains a striked-through node, the correct node (I think), and the way, labelled like the node. And the other two contain my efforts to fix this, but I don't really understand all of it.
So please: I'd like to understand what I've done, and more importantly I'd like to understand how to properly add a node that points to a house or place and says what this is. And then shows up in the embedded iframe.
Your time and help is much appreciated! And if I simply haven't found the right wiki article yet, point me to it and I'll read it presto. Also a little thought: Maybe a sandbox OSM would be a good idea, so noobs like me don't mess up the proper map. What do you think?
Thank you so much already
Anna~
[1]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/18729514
[2]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/18744008
[3]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/18744040