Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

Am Mo., 26. Aug. 2019 um 00:19 Uhr schrieb Joseph Eisenberg < joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com>: > While some have suggested that uses of the landuse=* key like > landuse=grass, landuse=village_green and landuse=recreation_area lead > to misuse of the landuse=* key, the landcover=* key appears to be

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

On 25/08/2019 23:18, Joseph Eisenberg wrote: What should we do with a page like Tag:landcover=dunes? I already tried adding a mention that natural=dune was more common and mentioned on the Talk page that "dune" is a landform, not a landcover, but this was reverted. I'd be tempted to set a

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

Joseph Eisenberg : > > While some have suggested that uses of the landuse=* key like > landuse=grass, landuse=village_green and landuse=recreation_area lead > to misuse of the landuse=* key, the landcover=* key appears to be even > more problematic. The problem is one particular user. The

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

While some have suggested that uses of the landuse=* key like landuse=grass, landuse=village_green and landuse=recreation_area lead to misuse of the landuse=* key, the landcover=* key appears to be even more problematic. A newer user, Henke54, has continued to create new pages like

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

The problem about proposal pages is that they can be infinitely theoretical, non-verifiable or outright insane. So telling a mapper who is thinking about inventing a new tag to search the proposals if there is one that already covers what they want to do is not practicable. Because even if

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

I agree with Christoph -- every tag used in OSM data must be documented -- otherwise it has near-zero value.. Actually negative value because it confuses people -- some might want to delete it, but they don't know if it is useful, so they just leave it there almost indefinitely. In an ideal world

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

I agree that they should be documented. It's true that it can be hard to find proposal page features when searching the wiki, but I find it hard to find anything with the current search feature (often it's easier to use taginfo and find the wiki links that way). There was a suggestion back in

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

On Thursday 15 August 2019, Joseph Eisenberg wrote: > > In contrast, the current text of the wiki page "Any tags you like > suggests creating a new tag for bird nests (as an example) with > Key:endangered_nest=Siberian_flying_squirrel - besides suggesting > using non-standard capitalization in the

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Document personal tags in Proposed_features/ space, User: space, or Tag:/Key: space?

15 sie 2019, 04:18 od joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com: > Thoughts? > (You can also respond at > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Any_tags_you_like > > ) > I would consider it as a great idea to document actually used tags.