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

[Russ Nelson]

Dave F. writes:
 > On 12/09/2015 03:18, Russ Nelson wrote:
 > > Dave F. writes:
 > >   > >   Because when I see a spike, or a lump of coal, or a "road"
 > >   > > which is level where no road needed to be but a railroad did, I map it
 > >   > > as an abandoned railroad.
 > >   >
 > >   > Please give a list of tags you'd use to map the tracks in your photos.
 > >
 > > highway=track
 > > railway=abandoned
 > 
 > Which tag takes rendering preference? How is the renderer meant to know?

You ask this question as if there is any kind of controversy. On
OpenSTREETMap, it gets mapped as a track. On OpenRAILWAYMap, it gets
mapped as an abandoned railway.

Why do I bother responding to questions like this? FWOMPT!

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