[OSM-talk] Area-type objects and ways along its boundaries

[Mike N.]

> (although with JOSM you can easily unglue nodes or you can also delete the 
> way and create a new one when these changes are required).

  It depends on your definition of easy.    In the cases I have run into, it 
is necessary to modify a short section of road, therefore I can't just 
select all nodes of a way.   It is also frequently difficult to select just 
the nodes I need to unglue.    Therefore I have to select one node at a time 
and unglue.   Then dragging that section road out from under the boundary 
has its own challenges - use of middle mouse button requires its own 
dexterity - one node at a time.