[josm-dev] Validator bug when fixing duplicate nodes

[Stephan]

Dirk Stöcker wrote:
> I only read the bug till now, but the solution probably is to call the 
> JOSM merge function instead of Validators own routine in case of duplicate 
> nodes.

I also would have guessed that a "merge" is the correct way of solving 
duplicate nodes.
What was the rationale why the validator implemented it's own way of 
fixing such a situation?

Stephan