[Tagging] "new" highway tag for small and informal footpaths; trail

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/10/22 John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>:
> On 23 October 2010 02:34, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
>> OK, thank you for this comment. So I'd propose highway=informal or
>> highway=informal_path
>
> If you are so determined to make a new type, at least do it as a sub-type...
>
> highway=path
> path=informal


Why? We don't tag highway=street, street=primary why should we do this
for paths?
Why not footway=informal, cycleway=informal, ...?
I don't see a benefit from subtagging here, it is a new class IMHO.

cheers,
Martin