On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, Andy Allan wrote: > On 30 April 2013 19:21, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I would still maintain that it is appropriate to use the ref key for > > such reference numbers. Internal or not, it's still the primary > > official reference number for that stretch of road. I would argue > > that the "problem" with the numbers being displayed on the map is > > more of a rendering issue. > > I heartily disagree. > > There are clearly two "types" of road reference numbers used in the > UK. One type of reference is used publicly on signs, on atlases, and > people expect to see them. Another type is rarely seen by members of > the public, and of only very niche interest. They are different and we > should acknowledge this. > > It's very, very easy for us to say "For highways in the UK, only use > the ref tag for motorways, A and B roads". It's the principle of least > surprise - all around the world, people are using ref tags on highways > to show the reference that members of the public expect to see. > > It's only some high level of pedantry that would suggest there's no > difference between "A14" and "UW2093". Sure, it's possible to claim > it's a rendering issue, but in reality it's not. It's a > misinterpretation of what the ref tag, when used on highways, is for. > > I'd appreciate it if we can all accept the most sensible position, and > move these non-public references to a different, non-clashing tag. I definitely agree with that! cheers, Derick _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
