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>> I don't like old_name or old_operator very much, because what do you<br>
>> do with 2, 3 or more old names/operators?<br>
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>> For old names it could be name:[1835-1918]=blabla but...<br>
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> I did not know that OSM means "OpenDataBase". For me, the right question is<br>
> :<br>
> "why do you want to store the whole history of a railroad into OSM ?"<br>
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</div></div>IMHO either you do it, or you don't. If you are using old_name (like<br>
it is suggested and established, e.g. in the wiki) you should specify,<br>
how "old" the name is, This is also applying to streets and maybe<br>
every other feature.<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div>Or, you can do what you know (even if it's just "old_name") and when someone who knows more details comes along, they can put in more details. Not everyone knows about the details of an area's history!<div>
<br></div><div>Brad</div>