[OSM-newbies] Validation of tertiary highways in JOSM

[Chris Morley]

Mike Harris wrote:
> Also the new validator / JOSM 
> combination seems to object to tertiary highways that do not have a 
> "reference" key and value - while I can normally give a "reference" 
> value for more major highways, I rarely know one for a tertiary highway 
> and simply use name=, with no reference; there does not seem to be a 
> problem with highways lower in the hierarchy such as 'unclassified'.

I wouldn't take validators, etc. as gospel; regard them as just a 
guide. After all they are written by programmers who aren't always 
completely in touch with the real world ;-)

Chris