[Tagging] Route names being applied to tracks/paths

[Dave F]

On 29/12/2022 15:13, Zeke Farwell wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 9:15 AM Dave F via Tagging 
> <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
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>     The actual way routes progress along often have their own, different,
>     name. These should be ithe name placed in the way's name tag.
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> Yes, the way name tag should be the most local trail name.  However, 
> sometimes there is no local trail name and the long distance route 
> name is the only name.  In this case putting the long distance route 
> name on the ways also makes sense.

No, because in your example the way has no name. The name of the route 
is not the name of the way it travels along.
Keep routes within relations. Don't duplicate route names onto ways as 
duplication always leads to errors where only one name is updated.

DaveF
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