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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Err.. Ok. In that case we should keep
all of Europe's borders within OSM going all the way back to the
Roman empire & before.<br>
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Not such a good idea eh?<br>
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If you want to map irrelevant data just to keep users happy then
you'll be happy with me mapping every route I've walked &
ridden? I'll name them 'Dave's Routes'<br>
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Not such a good idea eh?<br>
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Do you keep old buildings. roads, schools etc? No. So why
railways?<br>
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There was a group who wanted to add historic data in the current
database. I live in a city which dates back to Roman times. How
unusable would that be if just all the buildings were added?<br>
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If someone wants a historic railway map they should scrape the
data into a separate database & overlay onto a current OSM
rendering.<br>
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As an aside, personally I don't feel OSM is a community. I feel
little comradeship to you or any other mappers. I contribute as I
see it as better map to the alternatives. <br>
<br>
Dave F.<br>
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On 21/08/2015 19:51, Gregory Arenius wrote:<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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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.<br>
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<div>Cheers,<br>
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<div>Greg<br>
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