Similar in spirit to my previous changeset, #155583386, this is an effort to reduce import cruft on the Missouri state highway network.

The tags deleted in this changeset are 100% redundant. For example, if tiger:name_base_3=foo and name_3=foo, then the former is deleted. But if name_3=bar, then tiger:name_base_3 is kept. By focusing just on name_base, this doesn't even attempt to do anything with directional affixes (which, side note, are frequently incorrect with MO supplemental state routes)

The ref tag containment check is a regex of the form (^|;)MO X(;|$) to handle semicolon delimiting properly

I recognize this is a large changeset, but I am sure this does not affect semantics. It is only cleanup of import cruft. On Missouri state highways, TIGER's type codes are no longer relevant, counties are easily determined, and ZIP codes are not meaningfully associated with them.

This was an instance of geofiction whereby the City of Chaffee, Missouri, was replaced with a fictitious town called Truesdale. A railroad was fixed up by another user, and I kept those fixes. Other than that, this was a clean rollback

I'm sorry to undo all the work done here, but I went ahead and restored Chaffee, MO. We're boring around here :)

We're always looking for help fixing up the map, though. I don't want to burn bridges. Feel free to message me or another mapper any time if you need help getting started

Hello, yes, OpenStreetMap is a map of the real world, sorry!

Maybe you're looking for OpenGeofiction? They apparently use OSM tools but I don't know the state of the project.

The town of Chaffee, MO, needs to be recovered.

Common mistake

See note #4392583

It also had the wrong classification

^ Greene*

Please do not abbreviate directional prefixes on Greene County farm roads.

Please do not abbreviate directional prefixes on Green County farm roads.

It does not matter if a county/city map or GIS app labels this road using "160 East"-like nomenclature. That is a state-level designation rather than a literal canonical name string.

My justification is identical to in changeset #155482713

Previously the ways were named "13 North" and "13 South". In addition to being redundant, these names are inappropriate in my opinion because (1) they attempt to indicate north- and southboundedness and (2) they do not indicate the network (state route, U.S. route, interstate route, etc.).

The state is the authority for state route designations, not the county or other local government entity.

See changesets 155354621 and 155348083 for similar work.

Underscore-suffixed names were promoted to alt_name, and TIGER cruft was removed when redundant.

Hello, it looks like you accidentally untagged the city boundary, moved a street lamp, and deleted a residential road in the process of adding your business location.

I rolled this changeset back and added your location properly in changeset/155393729.

Hello, it looks like you accidentally untagged the city boundary, moved a street lamp, and deleted a residential road in the process of adding your business location.

I rolled this changeset back and added your location properly in changeset/155393729.

Welcome to OSM! It seems you've tagged your location as a place of worship which is probably not what you intended. Your change also seems to have deleted a residential street named South McCoy.

Let me take a look at this changeset; don't take it personally if I undo it and add your location myself.

Feel free to ask me anything about how OSM works or how to go about a certain kind of change. You can also check the wiki to learn almost anything OSM related: osm.wiki