id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
1047	created_by should be updated on every change	Richard Fairhurst	framm	"JOSM only sets created_by tags when an object is created. Potlatch sets it when created and modified.

I think (well, I would, wouldn't I ;) ) that Potlatch's behaviour is better and would like to see JOSM do the same. The initial ""creator"" of an object is always listed in the history, of course. Updating it for each revision helps to narrow down mistakes to specific editors: currently JOSM is saving objects with (say) ""created_by=Potlatch 0.5"" untouched, which is a little misleading. Even though JOSM is of course flawless, having JOSM-saved edits attributed to Potlatch doesn't help me in debugging Potlatch!

This will of course not be needed for 0.6 when transactions are introduced, but in the absence of that happening any time soon, it would be smashing if JOSM could switch to Potlatch-like behaviour."	enhancement	closed	minor		Core		wontfix	created_by