[OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

[Russ Nelson]

Dave F. writes:
 > > Don't destroy other people's mapping. Why is this not obvious?
 > 
 > What's obvious is that it's a track.

May I make a suggestion that I don't really want you to take? If you
really agree with Frederik that abandoned railways should not be
mapped, and you think it's okay to delete things other people added
just because you think they shouldn't be in OSM, then you should write
an script which locates railway=abandoned and automatically removes it
everywhere. If you TRULY have the courage of your convictions, go
ahead and do it. You'll get blocked from editing OSM, and your
minority opinion will disappear from the project.

Problem solved.

If you *don't* do this, then your true opinion will be revealed that
you are in fact okay with people adding railway=abandoned to
highway=track, and you're just wasting everybody's time on the mailing
list by arguing for actions you are unwilling to take.

Problem solved.

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