[Tagging] Deprecation of crop=corn

Mateusz Konieczny matkoniecz at tutanota.com
Fri Oct 29 20:28:40 UTC 2021


I think that in this case deprecation makes sense due to ambiguity and I think
that changing presets would make sense and be a good idea.

I support deprecation of this value.

And in general, crop=* should be used solely in rare cases where every year crop
is the same and not changing.

Vineyards and orchards are different cases as plants there live for multiple years,
so "no crop rotation from year to year" is true by default.

Disclaimer: 
I made an edit that set infobox values according to what this page described since
being created, this included status=deprecated
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Tag%3Acrop%3Dcorn&type=revision&diff=2079102&oldid=1804914


Oct 29, 2021, 18:56 by zelonewolf at gmail.com:

> Hello,
>
> I've noticed that the wiki page for crop=corn[1] marks the tag as deprecated, with the suggested replacement as crop=maize.  On review, it appears that the actual status of this tag is "in use", when considering:
>
> 1. crop=corn has the preponderance of usage (17,970 usages vs 166)
> 2. Editor presets for both JOSM and iD use crop=corn
> 3. There are no links to discussions or proposals that suggests consensus for a deprecation
>
> However, I do want to acknowledge significant issues with crop=corn, notably:
>
> 1. The term "corn" has an ambiguous meaning[2] across English-speaking countries.  In North America and Australia it is a term for a specific crop, while in other English-speaking locations it is apparently a more general term for any cereal grain.
> 2. The tagging of the crop tag at all is controversial, since crops are temporary and usually rotated, with the exception of permanent plantings such as vineyards and orchards.  However, there are separate tags already for vineyards and orchards.
>
> Are there past discussions I may not be aware of that indicate a community consensus for this deprecation?  If yes, the page should be updated to reference them.  If not, the page should get changed to indicate reality - the tag is certainly "in use" in the absence of community consensus otherwise.
>
>
> [1] > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:crop=corn
> [2] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize
>

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