Err.. Ok. In that case we should keep all of Europe's borders within OSM
going all the way back to the Roman empire & before.
Not such a good idea eh?
If you want to map irrelevant data just to keep users happy then you'll
be happy with me mapping every route I've walked & ridden? I'll name
them 'Dave's Routes'
Not such a good idea eh?
Do you keep old buildings. roads, schools etc? No. So why railways?
There was a group who wanted to add historic data in the current
database. I live in a city which dates back to Roman times. How unusable
would that be if just all the buildings were added?
If someone wants a historic railway map they should scrape the data into
a separate database & overlay onto a current OSM rendering.
As an aside, personally I don't feel OSM is a community. I feel little
comradeship to you or any other mappers. I contribute as I see it as
better map to the alternatives.
Dave F.
On 21/08/2015 19:51, Gregory Arenius wrote:
The OSM community is what OSM is even more than it is a map. People
that are passionate about railways are a part of that community and
they do contribute a lot, especially in the US where we don't have as
many mappers. They pour lots of time and love and passion into their
efforts. I don't think a policy of deleting that work just because
what they're mapping isn't immediately visible on the ground is a good
way of building and strengthening our community. In fact, as it is
easy to see in this thread, its actively doing the opposite. And
community is what makes OSM.
I'd therefor like to propose that abandoned railways be treated like
borders. Even if you can't see it along a given stretch there are
people who can and they have put a huge amount of effort into that
work. Lets respect that and strengthen the community rather than
deleting it and doing the opposite.
Cheers,
Greg
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