[OSM-newbies] How to map a place that allows to cross a waterway=stream

[Phil James]

Ford is surely the description that should be used. A ford does not have 
to be constructed to perform that role; it can simply be a shallow point 
on a stream or river that can be crossed by wading/on horseback & c.
Even a 'constructed' ford is susceptible to differences in conditions. 
By tagging it as a ford, you are warning users that it is a water 
crossing where they will get wet, and may be unusable in the wrong 
conditions.

Adrian wrote:
> Please don't use ford. I have no objection to using highway=ford on 
> footways where there really is a ford, but if there isn't one it is 
> downright misleading and would be seriously annoying if you arrived 
> expecting one, possibly fatal for someone who pressed on in the wrong 
> conditions.
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