This is the ad populum fallacy. Any attempt to improve a tagging scheme will always start out being numerically weaker regardless of the merit of the proposal. To further confuse things there are people like myself who will sometimes tag *both* schemes because although we see the need for change we understand that there is a lot invested in the existing scheme.
But then they should make a proposal, discuss it and have a vote. Especially if a tag is that important for them. But somehow just trying to push it will get you nowhere.
I mean it maybe works with tags that aren't used that often or when a new key was introduced like emergency=* which might fit better than amenity.
I'm not saying that established convention is not important, just that raw numbers shouldn't be the be-all and end-all when it comes to tagging.
But raw numbers are still a main factor. We just need some rules when it comes to the wiki. We can't have anybody putting his tagging ideas there.
What about creating a single wiki page that describes both schemes and provides a brief description of the pros and cons of each one? Once this is done other wiki pages can link to it and mappers can decide for themselves which is the most appropriate.
Well, it's kinda what contact does. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:contact
Problem is also that the tags are often put on other pages as usefull/suggested combination and you don't want to have everything 2x there.
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