<br><tt><font size=2>Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4@gmail.com> wrote
on 06/09/2011 07:37:05 PM:<br>
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> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Jo <winfixit@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
> > It would indeed be great if we could use an arbitrary version
of an object<br>
> > to continue to build upon. Now, I have to start all over on each
object that<br>
> > was touched by somebody who didn't agree (yet) to the CTs, which
is<br>
> > annoying, as it disrupts the entire history.<br>
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> Yes, inas has done this for some objects already, I don't think it
is<br>
> optimal as you break the history of the object (when really such<br>
> history should be there to give credit to the mapers who helped build<br>
> up the object in OSM).</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Currently I'm using the attribution tag for credit
when I work with a CT-compliant earlier version.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>There is more to the history of an object than just
attribution though, and modifying the API to allow it to be preserved would
be a step forward.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Ian.</font></tt>