[Tagging] Deprecating phone=* in favor of more ambiguity in the database

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

Am Do., 27. Jan. 2022 um 11:18 Uhr schrieb Robin Burek <robin.burek at gmx.de>:

> Likewise, the reasons for contact:* still apply. It always makes sense to
> combine such semantic connections in tagging.



no it doesn't. We should only add semantic helper words if it is required
to prevent misconceptions. In this case, there are no competing other uses
or even imaginable uses of "phone". It is more elegant and nicer to type if
the tags are short, and do not start with a common prefix. These prefixes
break widespread editing habits, in particular they tremendously reduce the
benefit of autocompletion.
On the other hand, if you are using a form (presets etc.) to enter the
data, you are not bound to alphabetic sorting anyway.

Cheers,
Martin
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