[OSM-talk] Please do not re-use old node IDs

[Lester Caine]

On 06/03/18 10:26, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Long story short, please don't do it - let the API assign you new node
> IDs to your stuff instead of building ingenious contraptions to recycle
> old nodes.

The reality is they are not 'old nodes' simply nodes which are not 
currently visible. I think I know the answer, but should the API be able 
to accept these ID's anyway? In an ideal world, the previous now hidden 
data should perhaps be flagged when the ID is used?

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