[Tagging] Tagging type of ownership of a road

[Jens Glad Balchen]

On 16.04.2023 21:40, stevea wrote:
>> Isn't it a general assumption for everything that the owner is the operator by default? I'm not saying "isn't it always true", but isn't that generally the assumption if no other information is presented?
> An obviously dangerous slope to slip down here and may be a significant place where misunderstandings are rampant.  There remain fundamental misunderstandings that owner and operator are large, difficult topics to distinctly assign.  (I think of railways and my reaction is "Sheesh!")  Yes, it could be said that in some contexts, "it would be appropriate to assume" (it might be risky, let's not call it dangerous) that the owner is the operator.  Then, there are entire WORLDS where that is not true and you had darn well better look at both owner and operator tag, or you will be lost.  Adjust one's lenses, please.

I read this like you're saying I have advocated for disregarding the 
operator tag in favour of the owner that. I haven't, if that was 
unclear. Tag it if and when relevant. If the operator tag is present, 
obviously that is the source.

If the operator tag is missing and the owner tag is present, isn't it 
the general assumption that the owner is also the operator -- i.e. that 
the owner information is a relevant substitute for the operator 
information that you don't have? What actual harm would you do by 
assuming this?

Cheers,

Jens