[Tagging] [RFC] Feature Proposal - Replace `*:signed` suffix key with `signed:*` prefix key

Zeke Farwell ezekielf at gmail.com
Wed Feb 1 15:47:17 UTC 2023


Cross postig from the forum:
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/rfc-feature-proposal-replace-signed-suffix-key-with-signed-prefix-key/8459

Westnordost wrote:

> Hey there.
>
> I’ve created a proposal to replace *:signed suffix key with signed:*
> prefix key 7
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Replace_*:signed_with_signed:*>
>
> *:signed is used to indicate whether the tag it refers to is signed or
> not and is helpful for on-site verifiability of the referenced information.
>
> It has mainly been pushed by StreetComplete for various keys and thus seen
> a massive increase in usage during the last years.
>
> However, it is conceptionally problematic that it is a suffix key and not
> a prefix key. Please read the proposal for more information.
>
> What’s your take? Do you have any more/better examples where the suffix
> key could be problematic? Or do you think it’s not worth it and it’ll be
> fine without the change?
>
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