Gregory Arenius <[email protected]> writes: > 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.
Well said. I agree that community is being harmed by the deletionist mentality.
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