[OpenStreetMap] #4026: Modify tags on changeset

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#4026: Modify tags on changeset
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  Reporter:  NicolasDumoulin  |       Owner:  rails-dev@…                
      Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  closed                     
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:                             
 Component:  api              |     Version:                             
Resolution:  worksforme       |    Keywords:                             
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Changes (by JoshD):

 * cc: JoshD (added)


Comment:

 I think it would have been useful to include more non-technical
 information for the OP (and others) before closing this ticket. I have had
 situations where it would have been useful to change the changeset tags,
 especially source tags. From my understanding, you can only modify a
 changeset while it is still open. JOSM by default closes changesets when
 you upload them, but you can turn that off. However changesets will
 automatically close after 1 hour unless you continue uploading additions
 to the changeset which will reset the clock, however all changesets will
 be permanently closed within 24 hours at most.

 [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6#Update:_PUT_.2Fapi.2F0.6.2Fchangeset.2F.23id
 API v0.6 Update: PUT /api/0.6/changeset/#id]

 [http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=7365 Can I edit a
 changeset comment?]

 [http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=13356 Changing the
 comment on a closed changeset?]

 I would say there is still a valid need to add/change tags on changesets
 after they've been closed. However we shouldn't just overwrite the
 original closed changeset. Others have suggested we allow comments to be
 added on changesets, so this would be one option to let others know about
 updated source information. Perhaps comments themselves could permit
 arbitrary tags, so that data consumers can programmatically use the newer
 source/source:url/etc tags.

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