On 1/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dean Earley</b> <<a href="mailto:dean@earlsoft.co.uk">dean@earlsoft.co.uk</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
80n wrote:<br>> They are gone now. I used the following method to make them dissappear:<br>><br>> 1) Using JOSM, create a new segment nearby.<br>><br>> 2) Select the offending way and add the newly created segment to the way.
<br>><br>> 3) Then remove all old segments from the way *except* for the newly<br>> created segment.<br>><br>> 4) Upload<br>><br>> 5) Delete the way and newly created segment.<br>><br>> 6) Upload
<br>><br>> I'm not sure why this works but it seems to do the job.<br><br>It's just shifted it off to another (non existent) segment.<br>I was reluctant to do that so it could actually be tracked down and<br>
fixed rather than hidden :)</blockquote><div><br><br>As far as the API is concerned the way no longer exists. It appears on no bbox request, and a direct get of the way returns a 404. That, in my book, means it is deleted. And from previous encounters with this kind of problem there is no other way to do it.
<br><br>>They do seem very persistent...<br><br>Not any more ;)<br><br>Can anyone have a poke around in the database and report back on what they find?<br><br> 80n<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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