[OSM-newbies] Wrong Error report in JOSM (?)

[Gys de Jongh]

Hi,
I'm a user of JOSM, not a develloper. I have ask similar questions in the
Dutch user forum, but only got replies like : "Yep, the validation in JOSM
might not be optimal"

I'm a user and editor of the recreational cycle network in The Netherlands
and it can cost me considerable time to figure out what's wrong with network
relations. Especially so when infact the error report is the only thing
that's wrong  :(

Here is one of many examples :

network=rcn
note=23-62
route=bicycle
type=route
Relation ID=1263377

JOSM 7000 Validation :
Role forward unknown
Role backward unknown

http://ra.osmsurround.org/

Great! This relation seems ok. This relation can be connected as one piece.

Rating
The relation analyzer (RA) tries to assemble the relation data to see if it
is in one piece (either a line with just two ends, or Y-shaped, or more
complicated). The pieces are assembled using rules which include looking at
roles such as "forward" and "backward". If a relation cannot be connected
into one single piece, the RA will create more than one.

Can someone enlight me please ?

Gys