[OSM-talk] Validator tags

[sylvain letuffe]

> As of revison 12060 maplint supports
(...)
> to disable specific tests. If other variants (like unnamed=yes) or other
> namespaces for annotations (like the internal namespace) show up
> prominently enough I'll update maplint again to support those tags too.

I think, we, as validation tools developpers/maintainer, have a risponsability 
on the usage of users that we should handle with care.

The fact that maplint, or even my validator tool, makes use of several 
different tags for the same purpose will inevitably lead to confusion into 
the DB (and users mind) :
Having different tags for the same meaning is IMHO a "very" bad idea

For instance, the fact that maplint supports noname=yes and the validation: 
namespace and maybe one day the internal: namespace I've proposed is bad.

The more is not the best. 

My proposition stated that "we have to agree on a common sets of tags" because 
that is imho the way to go.

wether it be internal: or validation: or serveral different tags, I don't care 
providing that they are well documented and not duplicates of others.

And I would prefere that they drop out of discussion instead of being 
created "in the wild" and then show their bad aspects too late after many 
have used them.

are there anywhere I didn't found where validation: is documented ?

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