[Tagging] Deprecation reasons - RFC

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Jan 24, 2022, 19:39 by frederik at remote.org:

> Hi,
>
> I disapprove of your attempt to formalise deprecation reasons because deprecation does not exist as a formal concept in OSM. I think you are trying to introduce deprecation as a formal concept through the back door.
>
> I am ok with saying "it is not recommended to use this tag any more" or "this is an old-fashioned tag", but nobody on this list or the wiki has the authority to actually deprecate a tag.
>
What is the difference between "it is not recommended to use this tag any more" and
"this tag is deprecated"? I consider this as having the same meaning and use the second
one as it is easier to type.

("this is an old-fashioned tag" applies also to widely used tags that should continue to be
used so it is quite different)

Also, which parts of OSM tagging exist as a formal concept?
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