[OSM-talk] Potlatch and the evil semicolons

[Dermot McNally]

2008/5/27 Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net>:

> That's a difference of approach, really. I don't think it's any editor's
> role to _impose_ editing standards on people, and refuse to upload content
> that doesn't conform to a certain set of rules. Mapping standards should be
> set and enforced by the community - that's why we have inter-user messaging.
> The editor should guide but not enforce.

I generally agree with you there. But on this occasion, the editor has
taken two (assumed) valid values and appended them into a known
invalid (possible exceptions) one. And many users won't be paying
attention to the attribute list. The colour change is certainly
helpful, but may be too subtle for many users (particularly if editing
an unclassified road or anything esoteric that has no special colour
of its own)

Dermot

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