I remember this happening, and it seemed like a Good Thing at the time, although I had only mapped one ford.
It was suggested that highway=ford should be deprecated and replaced with ford=yes. So "ford" itself is not lost, it has moved from a value to become a key. I like this approach. Do you think it's such a bad thing? Best wishes, Andrew On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:37:20 Philip Barnes wrote: > Have just spotted this changeset whilst looking through changes near me? > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/12837424 > > Why has Ford been depreciated? It is the correct definition, and the > word used on road signs. > > A google search revealed this wiki page > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Key:ford > > This discussion that did go on seems to me disjointed, and is confused > with stepping stones. Surely if these exist they are a separate node, > they are usually part of a footway, alongside the road which fords the > stream, there is also often a footbridge alongside the ford. > > I cannot think of a better tag. Tagging with water=yes just seems like > we dumbing down. > > Everyone should know what a ford is, and obviously the depth or if there > is water will depend on the recent weather. > > The decision was made by what appears to have been made by a vote by 5 > people. > > Why has it not been discussed in this mailing list where it will be seen > by someone who is not searching the wiki for Fords today. > > Phil > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
