From: Andy Allan <git@gravitystorm.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:55:36 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Merge pull request #5034 from grischard/patch-4
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Merge pull request #5034 from grischard/patch-4

Add planet link and explanation to robots.txt
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diff --git a/public/robots.txt b/public/robots.txt
index 058db57c6..2edd47453 100644
--- a/public/robots.txt
+++ b/public/robots.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# OpenStreetMap's data is available for free in bulk from https://planet.openstreetmap.org
+# For regional extracts and documentation, see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm
+# We encourage you to use these instead of scraping our site.
+# Scraping puts a high load on our donated resources and will lead to your IP being blocked.
+# Please respect our resources, and help us keep the service free and accessible for everyone.
+
 User-agent: *
 Disallow: /user/*/traces/
 Allow: /user/