Hello Kevin,

I hope this message finds you in good spirits. We’ve been monitoring the activities on your OpenStreetMap account and need to address a few concerns:

1. Abbreviating Route Reference Values: It’s come to our attention that you are abbreviating route ref values in the United States, which goes against the community norms for tagging routes. This specific issue was discussed in a community forum thread.

2. Ignoring Changeset Comments: There have been instances where you’ve continued to modify route references despite community feedback. For example, in this changeset, a comment was placed to alert you about this practice. Yet, similar actions were observed again in another changeset, where a way (found here) was altered from “I 40 Business” to “I 40 Bus”, as seen in its history.

We hope you understand that mapping is a collaborative effort, and we appreciate your contributions. However, adhering to community guidelines and responding to feedback are essential for the integrity and accuracy of the map data.

Please take some time to review these concerns and respond accordingly. You can reach out to us at data@openstreetmap.org for further discussion or clarification. Your cooperation in resolving these issues is highly valued.

Best Regards,

Elliott Plack
OSMF Data Working Group