diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index de35df4d1..e83b5cb60 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
             d3.select('#redo').on('click', map.redo);
 
             d3.select(document).on('keydown', function() {
-                console.log(d3.event);
+                // console.log(d3.event);
                 // cmd-z
                 if (d3.event.which === 90 && d3.event.metaKey) {
                     map.undo();
diff --git a/js/iD/Connection.js b/js/iD/Connection.js
index fb28c2d3f..a37be63b0 100755
--- a/js/iD/Connection.js
+++ b/js/iD/Connection.js
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ iD.Connection = function(graph) {
     var connection = {};
 
     // Request data within the bbox from an external OSM server.
-    function loadFromAPI(box, callback) {
+    function bboxFromAPI(box, callback) {
         loadFromURL(apiURL + 'map?bbox=' +
             [box[0][0], box[1][1], box[1][0], box[0][1]], callback);
     }
 
+    // Request data within the bbox from an external OSM server.
+    function wayFromAPI(id, callback) {
+        loadFromURL(apiURL + 'way/' + id + '/full', callback);
+    }
+
     function loadFromURL(url, callback) {
         d3.xml(url, parse(callback));
     }
@@ -87,9 +92,12 @@ iD.Connection = function(graph) {
     }
 
     connection.graph = graph;
-    connection.loadFromAPI = loadFromAPI;
-    connection.objectData = objectData;
+
+    connection.bboxFromAPI = bboxFromAPI;
+    connection.wayFromAPI = wayFromAPI;
     connection.loadFromURL = loadFromURL;
+
+    connection.objectData = objectData;
     connection.apiURL = apiURL;
 
     return connection;
diff --git a/js/iD/graph/Graph.js b/js/iD/graph/Graph.js
index 31d9d6c79..54dada92b 100644
--- a/js/iD/graph/Graph.js
+++ b/js/iD/graph/Graph.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ iD.Graph.prototype = {
 
     // a pointer to the top of the stack.
     head: {},
+    // a pointer to the latest annotation
     annotation: null,
 
     // stack of previous versions of this datastructure
     prev: [],
-
-    // messages
+    // stack of previous annotations
     annotations: [],
 
     // get all points that are not part of a way. this is an expensive
diff --git a/js/iD/renderer/Map.js b/js/iD/renderer/Map.js
index a5d70d9da..d741a40d8 100755
--- a/js/iD/renderer/Map.js
+++ b/js/iD/renderer/Map.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ iD.Map = function(elem) {
         // this is used with handles
         dragbehavior = d3.behavior.drag()
             .origin(function(d) {
-                var data = (typeof d === 'number') ? graph.head[d] : d;
+                var data = (typeof d === 'string') ? graph.head[d] : d;
                 graph.modify(function(o) {
                     var c = {};
                     c[data.id] = pdata.object(data).set({ modified: true }).get();
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ iD.Map = function(elem) {
                 drawVector();
             })
             .on('dragend', function(d) {
-                var data = (typeof d === 'number') ? graph.head[d] : d;
+                var data = (typeof d === 'string') ? graph.head[d] : d;
                 graph.modify(function(o) {
                     var c = {};
                     c[data.id] = pdata.object(c[data.id]).get();
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ iD.Map = function(elem) {
     }
 
     var download = _.debounce(function() {
-        connection.loadFromAPI(getExtent(), drawVector);
+        connection.bboxFromAPI(getExtent(), drawVector);
     }, 1000);
 
     function deselectClick() {
diff --git a/js/iD/ui/Inspector.js b/js/iD/ui/Inspector.js
index 889656a1b..43d45e69e 100644
--- a/js/iD/ui/Inspector.js
+++ b/js/iD/ui/Inspector.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ iD.Inspector = function(graph) {
             head.append('a')
                 .attr('class', 'permalink')
                 .attr('href', 'http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/' +
-                      d.type + '/' + d.id)
+                      d.type + '/' + d.id.slice(1))
                 .text('OSM');
 
             head.append('a')