[OSM-talk] Fixing common & possible Tagging Mistakes

[Frédéric Rodrigo]

Le 11/08/2014 14:30, SomeoneElse a écrit :> On 11/08/2014 13:00, 
Frédéric Rodrigo wrote:
 >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:FrViPofm/TagwatchCleaner
 >
 > In the case of things that aren't simple typos that you think might
 > be "mistakes", you really ought to try and contact the original mapper
 > rather than just removing tags that you don't understand (1).  It may
 > be that you don't understand the concept that the original mapper was
 > trying to capture, or that they need to document something better,
 > but talking rather than remote editing really ought to be the first
 > step.


Le 11/08/2014 14:50, Philip Barnes a écrit :
> I think a lot of those are dangerous and could remove the meaning
> intended by the original mapper, shop=fishing >> shop=fish. In my mind
> one sells fishing rods and the other fresh fish to take home and cook.
>
> Shop=lingerie is a type in itself, changing it to shop=clothes,
> clothes=woman will loose intended meaning.

It's not automatic correction. Message are displayed to contributor. 
More over, it's a wiki page, it can be improved.

Regards.
Frédéric.