You could email gabe I guess. If he's in charge he would know who to tell.
But yes, it does seem very odd to me. It's easy enough for them to add a name or even just a _01 to the end of a name so it isn't the same as an old model.
Most likely it was probably a mistake or oversight and probably messed up their maps too, unless they never used it.
They do some things that puzzle me. For a company that has such a huge fanbase and so many people modding their games you'd think they wouldn't do things like that.
They also make alot of models that are too specific. The new stairs from sawmill for example. The supports are uneven so you have to put a rock or something under them, and they have 'scrap' wood on the side that doesn't connect to anything.
Wouldn't it have been better for general use to make all the supports even and just use another model or brush for that floating board?
I know the model probably fits perfectly in sawmill, but it's almost a one use object instead of a universal staircase.
And it's not like it solved something. Hammer could handle rendering a little 32 units of wood behind a displacement or an extra board (brush or model). I really doubt they maxed out in sawmill.
And the spytech railings that are very cool, but they have a right hand bend one and no matching lefthand bend. They should've just made straights and a corner piece, then they could be used for any combination.