[talk-au] Checking on bug-fixes before committing changes.

[Simon Slater]

On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 07:37:53 PM Andrew Harvey wrote:
> On 7 Jul 2016 7:21 PM, "Simon Slater" <pyevet at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > G'day all,
> > 
> >         While waiting in the Balranald Bakery yesterday I thought I'd
> 
> install
> 
> > OSMBugs and OSMTracker and see what needed doing in the area.  Since this
> 
> is
> 
> > the first time I've done this, I've a couple of questions.
> > 
> > 1/      POI without name: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1950504127
> 
> has a
> 
> > brand=Caltex tag.  To fix this one, which is better: change brand of
> 
> Caltex to
> 
> > operator or add operator=Caltex, leaving the brand tag?  Or is the
> 
> operator
> 
> > the proprietor and use the tag name= instead?  Locals just call it 'the
> > servo'.  The other Caltex is 'the roadhouse'
> > https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/206203789
> 
> I wouldn't remove the brand=Caltex because that is the branding of the
> service station right? If it's operated by Caltex you can add that tag too.
> It's common to see three tags brand, operator, and name all equal to Caltex.
> 
> Though for name you might also see things like "Caltex [Suburb]"
> 
> > 2/      Fixme tagged item https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/118043858 is
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> in the
> 
> > right place by GPS and the other tags are correct.  Do I just delete the
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> fixme
> 
> > tag?  This would also apply for a couple of others.
> 
> Yes,if you've validated the thing the fixme tag was added for you can just
> delete the tag.
> 
> > 3/      With the correction needed for:
> > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/118043885 to extend the divided road,
> 
> is it
> 
> > better to delete the single section, then add the divided section as 2
> 
> ways
> 
> > down to Bank St, or move the single section to one side and add a parallel
> > way?
> 
> I prefer to move the single section and add another way parallel, because
> it retains the history of the way, but both approaches are valid.

Thanks Andrew, I'll get onto that today.
-- 
Regards
Simon Slater

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