[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - High seas

[Brian M. Sperlongano]

A proposal[1] to recommend the tagging of oceanic seas as nodes rather than
areas is now open for comments.

This proposal follows a community forum discussion[2] regarding the
modeling of the Gulf of Mexico as a node rather than as a crude polygon.
This change was made in [3]. This proposal would codify the practice of
tagging seas as a node as a general practice.

If approved, this proposal would create a recommendation that mappers not
create complex "beast" mega polygons on top of the ocean (outside the
coastline), such as the 5,400+ member Gulf of Saint Lawrence [4], as this
practice is unnecessary for labeling.

[1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/High_seas
[2]
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-mexico-object-rendering-of-large-seas
[3] https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/130767988
[4] https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9428957
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