[Tagging] Problem with access=designated

[Tobias Knerr]

On 13.07.2014 20:44, Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
> According to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:access%3Dofficial
> access=designated "often includes ways that have no legal dedication
> like e.g. recommended routes of a local bicycle club"
> 
> Is it OK to use this tag in situations like this?

No, that sentence completely contradicts how the "designated" value is
used in my experience.

In fact, based on the usage in my area the definition of "official"
could be used 1:1 for "designated".

It should also be noticed that the value "official" is only a proposal,
but was never approved.