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<div><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/change_vote_counting_rules_-_remove_dead_rule">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/change_vote_counting_rules_-_remove_dead_rule</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Votes and other feedback are welcomed!<br></div><div><br></div><div>--------<br></div><div><br></div><div>Rationale, copied from wiki page:<br></div><div><br></div><div>One of barriers for new contributors in various projects (from ones<br></div><div>like OSM to companies and governments and board games) is the official<br></div><div>rules "as written" often mismatch from how rules are actually applied.<br></div><div>This is unwanted if you want to avoid unneeded barriers.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I propose to modify one rule on Proposal process page to remove<br></div><div>parts that are not actually applied and can be misleading.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Removed part of rule is currently misleading as it is not applied in a<br></div><div>long time (if it ever was done). Removal matches rule description with<br></div><div>how they actually work, making it less confusing for people learning<br></div><div>about the process. Having rules stating one thing and actual practice<br></div><div>working differently is bringing no benefits,<br></div><div><br></div><div>It is also not clear who would decide how the threshold should be<br></div><div>adjusted. Changing threshold resulting changing outcome would be<br></div><div>controversial and is not done, if it was something that was ever done.<br></div><div><br></div><div>And it is not needed since existing use is a factor already considered<br></div><div>by the community during an RFC and vote. People are far more likely to<br></div><div>vote against something deprecating major tags, already in a significant<br></div><div>use or being a big change in some way.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thus, there is no need for an independent criterion regarding existing<br></div><div>use.<br></div> </body>
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