[talk-ph] Planned mechanical edits

[ianlopez]

Some of you may have heard of the Mechanical Edits Policy[0], which could be implemented in the near future.


Here are my planned edits:


1. Change swimming pool tags (from amenity=swimming_pool to leisure=swimming_pool) and polygonize swimming pool POI's ; will be initially implemented in CALABARZON
2. Change is_in:* tags to addr:* tags; will be initially implemented in the 1st district of Makati[1]. is_in tags with place=* tags and admin boundary relations will not be affected by this planned edit.

3. Eliminate double spacing in names; will be initially implemented in CALABARZON and Bicol Regions.

4. Remove is_in:*, addr:* and other redundant tags in streets inside Caloocan and nearby areas

Rationales:
1. leisure=swimming_pool is more descriptive than amenity=swimming_pool, swimming pool nodes do not appear on many maps and services powered by OSM data (as of this post)
2. addr:* tags are more appropriate for amenities, shops and other places of interest while is_in: tags are basically
 for cities, towns, villages and other administrative levels
3. Double spacing is deemed as a form of "tagging for the renderer" [2]
4. May not be useful (possible tagging clutter)

Comments and suggestions are more than welcome.


[0] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edit_Policy
[1] http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/1788556
[2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_for_the_renderer


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