[OSM-talk] Import of buildings in Chicago

[Colin Smale]

On 27/05/2012 17:54, Worst Fixer wrote:
> Hello.
>
> There is on going import of Buildings in city Chicago.
>
> Import is held by following account:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/chicago-buildings
>
> I found no discussions of this import. No announcement. I searched bad?
>
> It is absent from following web page:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue
>
> I want know why importer uses following tags:
>
> * chicago:building_id (314 330 objects, used by 2 users).
>
> I sent letter to importer, and he said he will not import this tag any
> more. But, he continues to. No justification of need for tag was given.
>
Who has the right to ban a tag? Where does it say that a tag has to be 
justified?

I understand your concerns about the import process, but not your 
allergy to tags which don't fit your idea of what's valid.

Colin