[Tagging] Deprecation reasons - RFC

[Greg Troxel]

Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org> writes:

> 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?

The important distinction -- maybe not in that wording -- is if people
think it's reasonable to put warnings in editors for using it and
encourage especially people who are nonlocal and don't understand to
delete it.  Then deprecation becomes automated vandalism.
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