[OSM-talk] On the ground rule on the wiki

[Anthony]

On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 1:35 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:

> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Right now, the only mention of the "on the ground" rule on the wiki is
>> here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Disputes#On_the_Ground_Rule
>> Should a separate page be created about how it applies more generally?
>>
>
> Well, that all depends.  How does it apply more generally?
>
> Should a route relation only be used when there are signs along the route?
> How often do the signs need to be placed?
>

"If the dispute can not be resolved through discussion, then the simple
default rule is that whatever name, designation, etc are used by the people
on the ground at that location are used in the non-localized tags."

That's interesting, because that says pretty much the exact opposite of what
the "map what's on the ground" people argue for.
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