[Tagging] It seems that opening_hours:covid19=* tag is a bad idea, right?

[Paul Johnson]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 10:16 AM Andy Townsend <ajt1047 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 14/02/2022 15:48, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:
> > At this point it seems clear that COVID19 is not going to disappear
> > soon (if ever)
> > ....
>
> > to make clear that this tagging is a poor idea (even if it made sense
> > initially).
>
>
> Some nuance is needed here.  You seem very sure about what will happen
> in the future and what's happening right now around the world; in
> practice no-one knows the answer to the first part and the second part
> is hugely variable.  Even in the small part of the world within an hour
> or so of my house there are still places that have special rules in
> place "for covid".
>
> Does it make sense to make this tagging suggestion less prominent?
> Sure.  Removing it as a suggested field whenever "opening hours" are
> added?  Quite possibly.  Overall, is this tagging "a poor idea" in all
> cases?  No, not if it's still valid.


 I think it's a little shortsighted to think that this is clearing up fast
enough for it to be a relevant subtag compared to just using the regular
opening hours tag for this.
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