[Talk-GB] Debenhams & Peloton

[Dave F]

On 21/08/2021 11:11, Cj Malone wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-08-20 at 23:37 +0100, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote:
>> 1. Is there any valid reasons for not adding 'disused:' to the ~80
>> closed Debenhams stores which are still tagged as 'shop'?
> I guess there are some for it, and some against it. I don't know where
> I stand overall.
>
> Not all Debenhams stores are now disused shops,

Which one's are these?
Aren't they still all under receivership & require change of use 
permissions?

> some are being
> converted into flats because overcharging tenants is all the rage these
> days. Changing them to disused shops leave them just as wrong as they
> currently are, but by part fixing them it can leave the problem while
> making it harder to identify.

Unsure I follow that logic.

> Changing the data to disused:shop or even shop=yes, can still highlight
> them in QA tools and editors, StreetComplete will ask you with both the
> above tags.

I see nothing wrong with that. It's asking the contributor to check if 
it;s still correct.
Quite a few contributors assume validators are saying there's something 
definitely wrong in the database. This is a incorrect assumption.


>   We could also open notes at the locations asking people
> what has replaced the stores.

I don't think anything has replaced them

DaveF