Hi, Joseph! Thanks for the replies and direct message. In 2022, I created a classification system based on community input and other models for CT (link at bottom of comment). Mashin has been a great partner in alerting users that we do in fact have a system in place, and edits should be in keeping with the system (e.g., exceptions to the system are documented on the wiki). Mashin is definitely not "anti-community." CT is a small state, so I think it's good that we scrutinize both large and small edits to the highway system. My goal was to set good foundational criteria, and then to minimize hand-picked deviations from those rules. This creates a classification system that is consistent, which is a core value for machine-actionable data such as OSM (my day-job is in metadata, so classification is my bread and butter). Any instance of a hand-picked deviation from the classification system is 1) listed in detail on the classification page and 2) a justification is given, so other mappers can understand why the change was made. It's fine to make (reasonable) edits that deviate from the classification system, but they should be documented on the classification page in the section titled "Exceptions to this classification scheme" (link at bottom of comment). So far, the exceptions generally resolve these problems: 1) "classification spurs", e.g. when a primary road would simply end without connection to another road of a greater classification. These aren't good for an interconnected system of highways, which is a priority on OSM. And 2), a general lack of primary roads through rural areas (there are only a few of these).

I've reviewed the edits you've sought to contribute, and I'm seeing the following types:

1.) Upgrading a **short** segment of a 'side road' connecting a motorway link and another important road (e.g., upgrading a segment of Meadow Road in Windsor from residential to primary). Is this type of change helpful? We haven't making this type of exception in the past. I think routing software will figure it out, and this type of edit isn't necessary. Please elaborate if you disagree.

2.) You changed a road bridging a trunk dual carriageway from service to trunk_link. This was correct, and is covered by OSM general guidelines. I don't view this a something that should be covered by state-level classification projects.

Thanks to both of you for your edits. Jnighan