[OSM-talk] Improving ref=* documentation

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

I think an important addition is that OSM never makes up ref values. 
They must already exist, and must be assigned by someone else, and this 
assignment must be verifiable.

If I tell someone that I have hit my head against lamp post #12345 in 
Paris then they must be able to find out without recourse to OSM where 
that lamp post is. (Otherwise I might as well say I hit my head against 
node #123456789!)

Bye
Frederik

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