I fixed it... not sure what happened

Did you accidentally have an offset on your imagery? The alignment for Camino Robore-Hito Palmar de las Islas went all weird!

Another point from a disaster response perspective: connecting a waterway to a water body allows flood alerts from one feature to cascade to the other. Example: flood alert for Lake A will easily create flood warnings for downstream waterways B, C & D, because they all intersect. If the waterways simply pass through without intersecting, it's much more difficult to accomplish.

So... first off, I've had mappers tell me the exact opposite too, just so you know. ;)
And based on feedback in the forums, I now connect most waterways to the water bodies they pass through.
Notice that JOSM does not actually give an "error" in the validation tool - it's simply the warning triangle on the map itself. I understand that those triangles are more a warning than an error - the intersection of area and way needs to be investigated to make sure it's valid. i.e. - two landuse areas can intersect (and always should) but a landuse should never intersect a natural feature or highway.
Another exqample that I've had to map in Bolivia: Seasonal highways that go through an intermittent lake MUST intersect the lake edges, and the portion in the lake needs to be split and tagged with "ford". JOSM will show the warning triangles, but shouldn't show an error.

I'm actually trying to make a wiki page on telling the difference. There are tell-tale signs that identify a route as a fence or as a cut-line instead of a road.

You are deleting valid roads, and adding non-existent roads! You are using Bing imagery, which is VERY old in this area! Please make sure you are using the latest imagery before deleting!!!

No creo que los existan. Mira sus otros changesets!
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No más!

Greetings!

There are two Savane villages - the first one is at the headwaters of the Rio Savane within Dondo District, the second is at the mouth of the river within the Cidade da Beira boundary.
Rio Savane is somewhat well-known, and is well mapped elsewhere, including on old JOG maps from the 1960's.
On this map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/southern_africa/se-36-16-beira-mozambique.pdf) find -19.75/35.00 (-19º45' lat, 35º00' lon) to see the actual position of Rio Maria. It is a tidal river further to the SW, closer to Beira.

Hope that helps!

Greg

Apologies for the delay in replying. Too much going on...
Generally speaking, if the structure is too small to accommodate a prone human (2m x 2m or smaller), it shouldn't be mapped - ESPECIALLY for HOT engagements. I think you may have mapped a cow in one of your squares. The point being, when the object is that small, it can be just about anything!

Sorry I missed this comment when you gave it - not sure how I missed it.
As far as "South H St" goes, I was going off the original Spokane plat maps from 1895-1900. Found a great online resource with which I could trace the railroad right of way I was obsessed with at that time.

Hi there! Before down-classifying a through route, make sure you look at the entire route to verify your change in class! This road is a connector between Muanza and Chitengo, and was classified as Highway 218 before the civil war. I know it doesn't look like much, but it's definitely a tertiary! Thanks! :)

1. Based on many highly negative examples of communication I've dealt with here, that was definitely NOT venom. No that's not how I deal with issues usually - that was not a good example. But I at least did not personally INSULT you.
2. Not quite sure what that statement/insult is supposed to mean. My OCD-driven attention to detail is actually what keeps me from being a better validator. Your assertion is silly, at best.
3. I understand, and I will apologize again. I'm sorry.
4. Uh. Okay. Don't know what you've heard about people from the PNW, but it sounds like it's wrong. :p
5. Why thanks.

So what happened is that there are two separate projects for that grid area: One for bldgs, and one for roads/waterways. I forgot which one I was on, tried to save changes, and practically every single way I edited had already been changed.
I realized my mistake after I sent my message to you - I was on the bldgs project and not the roads/waterways. I assumed you had the corresponding area checked out in the other project. My bad - mea culpa ULTIMA culpa.

I actually mean it - have a nice day.
I truly hope this didn't ruin mapping for you - you sound very upset.

Disregard - there's a separate project for roads. Got it - sorry about that.

You can't just stomp over an active HOT project like that. I'm afraid I have to revert your changes

Hey there - thanks for mapping.
Please don't use DigitalGlobe imagery for this project. It is older than the Bing imagery in this area, so you are mapping some bldgs and roads that no longer exist. Questions gladly answered!

Hi there - you have created a river and corresponding relation for the Rio Maria, where the Rio Savane should be. Do you have info on the renaming of the river, or is this just a tributary that was accidentally extended too far? Thanks

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Krusty Krab, Fun Zone and Loop Around deleted. Not funny.

Confirmed - DG-S imagery in this area is much more recent than Bing or DG-P

I went ahead and fixed it. Disregard.