[Tagging] Deprecating shop=doors

Warin 61sundowner at gmail.com
Tue Sep 26 08:12:37 UTC 2017


On 26-Sep-17 04:58 AM, williaug GC wrote:
> Hello OSM community. Recently I stumbled upon the tag */shop=doors 
> /*in Taginfo. The tag /*craft=window_construction 
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:craft%3Dwindow_construction>*/ 
> is used more than five times as often as /*shop=doors*/ and as the 
> wiki clearly points out that /*craft=window_construction*/ can be used 
> on a company that manufacters windows AND doors, I think 
> /*shop=doors*/ should be marked as deprecated.
> If we decide to deprecate the tag, the wiki page of 
> /*craft=window_construction */should be modified a bit so the text 
> says that it can be used for a company producing windows and/or doors. 
> Do you agree to deprecate it?

No, I don't think it should be depreciated.

There are shops specialising in doors .. just doors.

e.g. https://www.doorsplus.com.au/


Nor do I think that craft=window_construction can be expanded to include 
door construction as the tag name/value hasĀ  no suggestion of doors.

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