[Tagging] Delete vs Removed LSP?

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Apr 25, 2022, 11:28 by hervbeof at gmail.com:

> I'm thinking about amenities like Telephone boxes and Postal boxes. If they have been removed you can either delete them from OSM or tag then with the removed life cycle prefix. The advantage of the second is that it might prevent someone re-adding the feature using old imagery or survey information.
> Is this the preferred approach or is there some problem with this approach?
>
For things likely to be mapped from aerial lifecycle prefix can be used until imagery is
updated (but deletion is also OK and fine).

For things very unlikely to be mapped from aerial imagery - deletion is preferable.

> i or survey information.

Why someone would survey and add nonexisting postal box/telephone box?
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