[Talk-us] Highway ref again.

[Alan Mintz]

At 2012-07-27 09:34, Charlotte Wolter wrote:
>         I think you've identified another area where clarity is needed: 
> What order should be used when entering multiple refs. I tend to do it 
> with interstates first, then US routes, then state routes, within each 
> group by number, low to high. However, a definite rule would be helpful.

I'm saying I don't think it's necessary. I suppose you could enter the most 
commonly used by people to refer to it first, in case some consumer decides 
to just use the first value it sees.


>  11:29 PM 7/26/2012, you wrote:
>>At 2012-07-26 18:48, Clay Smalley wrote:
>>>What if they're equally important and recognized (like Interstate
>>>80/90 through Ohio and Indiana, or US 1/9 in New Jersey)?
>>
>>The consumers should not assume anything from the order. Personally, I 
>>enter them in alphanumeric order (I think - its been a while).
>
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>Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>