Marc Gemis writes: > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 7:51 PM, Bryce Nesbitt <bry...@obviously.com> wrote: > > > The razed sections of the abandoned railway need not confuse anybody. > > Or are you requesting a exception for railways ?
Yes, because a railway went from point A to point B, where you can see it at point A and point B, and the next quesion in any map user's mind is going to be "Well how did it get from point A to point B, and is it possible to find any remains in-between?" Since the answer will often be "yes", it makes sense to leave them in OSM. I don't really understand this concern with deleting dismantled railroads from OSM. It doesn't make the database any smaller, since they'll still be there as a deleted way. In fact it makes the database larger to indicate that the way is deleted. I don't see how OSM is improved by deleting specialized data that isn't even visible on the general map! If you want to clean up the world, go outside with your GPS and pick up some litter. -- --my blog is at http://blog.russnelson.com Crynwr supports open source software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315-600-8815 Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | Sheepdog _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
