[OSM-talk] Proliferation of path vs. footway

[Shaun McDonald]

On 11 Aug 2009, at 09:20, Lauri Kytömaa wrote:

>
> Roy Wallace wrote:
>> Is tagging the "primary users intended to use the way" verifiable? If
>> not, it shouldn't be tagged. If it is, then is footway/cycleway
>
> As fine as it as a guideline, verifiability as a topic and was
> introduced into the wiki only in 2009, while footway and cycleway have
> been successfully used since ... the beginning.

Even so the on the ground rule and verifiability have not been on the  
wiki for long. They have been the unwritten norms of the community  
since the beginning. With various topics being brought up on the  
mailing list, these unwritten community norms are being written down  
so that everyone can see them. It is also part of the process of the  
community maturing.

Shaun

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