[OSM-talk] Bug in iD?

[Dave F]

It's slightly unclear who's done what here. Did he create or just extend 
'Canal du Midi à Vélo' https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/341531911 ?

I'd be more alarmed by the fact there are two separate ways overlaid 
than loosing some nodes

Is there a specific reason the nodes are so dense? Are they all 
required? Amending the geometry of such ways is very awkward & time 
consuming.

Dave F.


On 17/03/2016 22:44, Adrian wrote:
> A user of the iD editor has added a new way along an existing way, with the two ways sharing the same nodes. In so doing, he has replaced all the nodes of the existing way with new nodes. The old nodes have been deleted. The new nodes are in exactly the same positions as the old nodes. If an old node had tags, the tags are reproduced on the new node. If an old node was a member of a relation, the new node replaces the old node in the relation, with the same position and role. These things would be difficult to do in JOSM.
>
> See, for example
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/37338712  - 144 nodes deleted
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/280996572/history  versions 1 and 2
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/155392067/history  versions 1 and 2
>
> As a result, a good deal of history has been lost. (I have since reinstated some of the old nodes.)
>
> I am not familiar with iD, so I am asking, is this
> 1. A bug in iD,
> 2. Inadvertent action by the user, or
> 3. Deliberate action by the user?
>
> (The user is French; his name exists in both English and French. If the user needs to be contacted, it may be necessary to raise this on talk-fr.)
>
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