[Tagging] how to tag a terrace?

[fly]

On 17.12.2013 14:47, John F. Eldredge wrote:
> Andre Engels <andreengels at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 3:27 AM, fly <lowflight66 at googlemail.com
>     <mailto:lowflight66 at googlemail.com>> wrote:
> 
>         On 17.12.2013 00:30, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
>         >
>         > 2013/12/16 Fabrizio Carrai <fabrizio.carrai at gmail.com
>         <mailto:fabrizio.carrai at gmail.com>
>         > <mailto:fabrizio.carrai at gmail.com
>         <mailto:fabrizio.carrai at gmail.com>>>
>         >
>         >     highway=pedestrian (like a square)
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         > You will have to add area=yes to the relation I believe, even
>         though it
>         > is already clear from the relation type that this is an area, but
>         > otherwise you'll get rendering problems (maybe a bug).
> 
>         Come on !
>         Do not tag for the renderer !
> 
> 
>     Why not tag for the renderer?
> 
>      
>     -- 
>     André Engels, andreengels at gmail.com <mailto:andreengels at gmail.com>
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> Agreed. "Don't tag for the renderer" means "don't tag INCORRECTLY for
> the renderer". Adding an area tag to an area is not incorrect.

Well, I a multipolygon is always an area so it should be interpreted as
it without area=yes.
A closed way with public_transport=platform is always an area and it
shoulg be interpreted as it.

I do not add area=yes to ever building=* or do we need it ?

cu fly