[OSM-talk] OSM relation ID property in Wikidata

[andrzej zaborowski]

On 3 May 2013 22:58, Frederik Ramm <frederik en remote.org> wrote:
> On 03.05.2013 22:12, Eugene Alvin Villar wrote:
>> The consensus was that--at least for place relations which are the
>> target of the said property--OSM relation IDs are stable enough and any
>> changes in IDs can be easily rectified. Wikidata is a wiki after all.
>
> I am less concerned about the Wikidata side - if they make a bad judgement
> then it is their mess to clean up. I am however concerned that if more
> people simply assume that the status quo is there to stay ("IDs are stable
> enough"), this will put pressure on *us* and limit our flexibility in the
> future.

The OSMF has sent a pretty strong message saying that object IDs are
stable enough to base impactful legal decisions on them.  It will look
silly for them to go back to the stance that IDs aren't stable after
all.

Cheers