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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 22/01/2023 00:57, yasslay wrote:<br>
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<div>Indeed. I'll message a member of the DWG in order to see
what they think about it before I make any changes to the
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<p>I have no idea what the actual road ref is here (if it's not
signed, it's just one person's word against another, based on
conflicting sources).</p>
<p>To be fair, it hasn't actually been a high-speed edit war:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://osm.mapki.com/history/way/412543014">https://osm.mapki.com/history/way/412543014</a> <br>
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<p>However, if it's not signed, <b>_please_</b> don't leave the OSM
tagging suggesting that it actually is signed.</p>
<p>What method of people used to do that? One of the following:</p>
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<li>Use "unsigned_ref" instead of "ref". 925 uses* in Britain and
Ireland.</li>
<li>Add a "ref:signed=no" tag. 333 uses in Britain and Ireland.</li>
<li>Add an "unsigned=yes" tag. 178 uses in Britain and Ireland.</li>
<li>Use "highway_authority_ref" instead of "ref". 45k uses, but
that's for C roads etc. (arguably not the same think as here).</li>
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<p>and of course:<br>
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<li>Just leave the ref blank<br>
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<p>My personal preference (as a mapper, not as a DWG member) would
be to use "ref:signed=no", since whatever the reference actually
is, it is an actual road ref, not some special class, as
"unsigned_ref" or "highway_authority_ref" might imply. Other
people have different views (and in Britain and Ireland at least,
unsigned_ref is more popular).</p>
<p>Best Regards,</p>
<p>Andy<br>
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<p>* found via
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://taginfo.geofabrik.de/europe/britain-and-ireland">http://taginfo.geofabrik.de/europe/britain-and-ireland</a> .<br>
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