[Talk-GB] Rossendale Way

[Dave F]

On 24/01/2022 11:12, Martin Wynne wrote:
> On 24/01/2022 10:40, nathan case wrote:
>
>> since all those individual paths are not likely to be called 
>> “Rossendale Way”?
>
> Hi Nathan,
>
> Yes they are -- long distance footpaths have waymarkers all along 
> showing the name of the way.

No they're not. Many of the ways over which the route passes are named 
streets.

>
> Since footpaths often don't have any other name signs, and we are told 
> to map what we find on the ground, that's the name of the path

No. That's the name of just one route which can pass along the paths & 
roads.

> . It's certainly the name walker map users are most likely to be 
> looking for.
>
> I normally put such names in parentheses: "(Rossendale Way)" in 
> addition to adding them to the relation.

This /really/ does not improve the quality of the OSM database.

DaveF