[OSM-talk] old_name

[Mateusz Konieczny]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2015 14:26:59 +0200
Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:

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> > Am 08.09.2015 um 13:58 schrieb Mateusz Konieczny
> > <matkoniecz at gmail.com>:
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> > Historical data should not be added and if present - removed.
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> what do you mean with "historical data", where do you draw the line?
> What about the old_name tags, do you advocate to remove them?

Certainly not all - in many situations old names are still widely used.

In that case I have no clear opinion - I have limited experience
with mapping and using names. I would be careful and avoid removing
anything.


But I would not add old_name that is currently completely unused.

BTW, old_name is currently not described properly on wiki - is it even
supposed to be used for names that are no longer used? What is the
tagging practise?