Does the "name=*" tag make sense for a tram track?
As a related question to http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/2306/what-is-the-proper-way-to-tag-tram-tracks-embedded-in-a-street: [What is the proper way to tag tram tracks embedded in a street?
][1]: Does the "name=*" `name=*` tag make sense for a tram track?
On http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway=tram [Tag:railway=tram][2] , the Wiki proposes to use `name=*` to tag the "Line numbers". This seems ill-advised, because:
* often several lines share a track
* usually a line will consist of many ways (because of length); tagging them all by line number will make it difficult to find the whole length of a line (it would have to be joined by searching for the name)
* `name` is not meant for designations, but real names, so even disregarding the above, `ref=` would seem more natural
* If a street and a tram track share a single way (see my other question linked above), the `name=` tags will conflict
* Finally, there is already a way to tag public transport lines using relations, which solves all these problems, so tagging the line no. as the name is redundant, and likely to become wrong soon when it is not updated together with the relation.
So is there any good reason for this recommendation? Or can it be deleted?
[1]: http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/2306/what-is-the-proper-way-to-tag-tram-tracks-embedded-in-a-street
[2]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway=tram
