[OSM-talk] highway=ford vs ford=yes

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/11/1 Andrew Errington <a.errington at lancaster.ac.uk>:
> It could apply equally to ways or nodes.


I agree that ford=yes is better for ways then highway=ford, but on
nodes this problem doesn't arise. You could still keep highway=ford. I
think that this proposal wants to "unify" the tagging in this
particular case, yet creating "inconsistencies" on other places:
shouldn't railway=level_crossing then become level_crossing=yes ? Or
highway=stop stop=yes?

I find it easier to agree with this change if it augmented consistency
in general (i.e. changing also other keys), and not only changed one
value from a to b.

cheers,
Martin