[Tagging] URL tracking parameters

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Feb 25, 2020, 13:06 by jono at jonorossi.com:

> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 8:40 PM Victor/tuxayo <> victor at tuxayo.net> > wrote:
>
>>
>> On 20-02-25 04:36, Jonathon Rossi wrote:
>>   > Does OSM have a position on these tracking parameters, WT.mc_id, utm_*,
>>   > fbclid, etc? I couldn't find anything on the wiki.
>>  
>>  >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:website
>>  
>>  It's implied in the following best practice:
>>  
>>  > Use as short a URL as possible. Choose simple URLs over complex URLs if they basically point to the same content. For example, use >> https://bahn.de/>>  instead of >> https://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml>> , as both will get you to the front page. Websites are frequently redesigned, so strive for the most "robust" URL that works.
>>
>
> Thanks. I did think that statement would apply here, but it just didn't have as strong of a wording. I do wonder if some contributors don't realise that these parameters are not necessary to function, and that they should actually remove them.
>
I added explicit
"**It means that tracking parameters (mc_id, utm_*, fbclid etc) should be removed"
in https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Key:website&diff=1962111&oldid=1941669
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