[Tagging] Names on relations and not component ways

[dies38061 at mypacks.net]

The waterway segments I collected into the relation are exactly analogous to roadway segments collected into a route relation.  I do not think that the relation I created constitutes a category, really.  --ceyockey


-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris66 <chris66nrw at gmx.de>
>Sent: Jan 4, 2013 4:38 PM
>To: tagging at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [Tagging] Names on relations and not component ways
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>Am 04.01.2013 14:43, schrieb ceyockey:
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>> Hello -- I recently created a waterway where I put the name of the 
>> waterway on the relation but not on the component ways which are 
>> grouped by the relation.  This results in the name of the waterway 
>> not appearing in the standard Map view.  I am wondering what current 
>> best practice is.  Should name be applied to both component ways and 
>> relation, or is application of name to relation sufficient.  To me, 
>> not duplicating data would seem to be the better overall practice, 
>> and duplication of name on relation and component ways would seem 
>> to be a case of tagging-for-the-renderer.  Thanks for your input.
>> (p.s. the waterway in question => http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/2676618)
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>In my opinion the relation is unnecessary.
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>See also:
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><http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Relations_are_not_Categories>
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>Chris
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