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    I think this inconsistency is bad for OSM.<br>
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    Many ways don't have names, even if they have routes along them.
    They are just footpaths, & tracks etc.<br>
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    This instance on giving them a name tag is fake. It'll mean sections
    with one route will have their name tag rendered, but where
    additions routes join there will be no rendering. <br>
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    If multiple routes are of equal standing, but you insist on adding a
    name tag to the way, how do you decide which takes precedent? <br>
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    This thread reinforces my belief there's a lack of understand of
    route relations' purpose.<br>
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    DaveF<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/12/2022 19:15, Yves wrote:<br>
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      Remove the name of the way, put a name on each relations. Except
      if it makes sense to keep the name also on the way for whatever
      reason you see fit. <br>
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      <div class="gmail_quote">Le 30 décembre 2022 18:06:12 GMT+01:00,
        Dave F via Tagging <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tagging@openstreetmap.org"><tagging@openstreetmap.org></a> a écrit :
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote"> What do you do if there are two
          routes?<br>
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          DaveF<br>
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          <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/12/2022 02:19, brad wrote:<br>
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            +1<br>
            If the only name is the route name I think it makes good
            sense to put it on the local way too, that's the name of the
            trail.<br>
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            Brad<br>
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            <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/29/22 08:59, Zeke Farwell
              wrote:<br>
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                <div>I've heard the assertion that a way has no name but
                  the route that passes over it does many times.  While
                  this is true in some cases, in others it is not. 
                  Where the primary purpose of the way is not for the
                  route, this does make sense.  For example mentioned by
                  Jmapb where the Appalachian trail follows an unnamed
                  driveway or sidewalk.  In these cases, the primary
                  purpose is a driveway or sidewalk for local use, and
                  the Appalachian Trail just happens to follow it as
                  well.  Here putting the name Appalachian Trail on the
                  way makes no sense.  However, there are also dedicated
                  sections of trail built first and foremost to be a
                  part of the Appalachian Trail and that have no other
                  name.  Omitting the name Appalachian Trail in a case
                  like that makes no sense to me.  That section of trail
                  is indeed called the Appalachian Trail.  The whole
                  route is also called the Appalachian Trail and that's
                  ok.  <br>
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                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 29, 2022
                  at 10:38 AM Jmapb <<a href="mailto:jmapb@gmx.com"
                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">jmapb@gmx.com</a>>
                  wrote:<br>
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                    <div>On 12/29/2022 10:13 AM, Zeke Farwell wrote:<br>
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                        <div>Yes, the way name tag should be the most
                          local trail name.  However, sometimes there is
                          no local trail name and the long distance
                          route name is the only name.  In this case
                          putting the long distance route name on the
                          ways also makes sense.</div>
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                    <p>I've been doing some mapping on the Appalachian
                      Trail lately and this appears to be the common
                      practice, although the AT is dominant enough that
                      constituent trails sometimes lose their local
                      names over time.</p>
                    <p>Some mappers will take it a little too far and
                      tag sections of sidewalk and driveway that the AT
                      follows with name=Appalachian Trail (or even
                      name=Appalachian National Scenic Trail... IMO this
                      is an official_name, and probably only belongs on
                      the route superrelation.)</p>
                    <p>It's common to see ref=AT as well, which is fine
                      on trails (even locally named ones) and perhaps ok
                      on the sidewalks, but adding it to a vehicular
                      road seems iffy.</p>
                    <p>Jason<br>
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