[OSM-dev] proposal for mechanical edit reg. power_source + generator:source

[Chris Hill]

On 13/10/15 08:56, GerdP wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> during the last days I've checked hundreds of places where
> OSM inspector
> http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/
> complains about something. Doing that I commented
> this changeset:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/8335705
>
> As don-vip suggests in his reply I propose a mechanical edit :
> remove the tag
> power_source=xyz
> if the element also has the tag
> generator:source=xyz
>
> as JOSM complains about the usage of power_source.
>
> If this isn't the right list, please forward it.
>
>
The tag you propose to remove is harmless. How do you know which tags 
data consumers are using? When you have confirmed with every data 
consumer that the change you propose will not affect them, or they have 
agreed to change, then I will agree, until then I disagree with this 
mechanical edit.

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Cheers, Chris
user: chillly