[OSM-talk] Mechanically Cleaning Up FIXME Tags

[moltonel 3x Combo]

On 25/02/2015, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com> wrote:
> fixme=yes is an interesting one socially.  It's a bit like
> tiger:reviewed=no

Yes. I'm also willing to bet that in manny cases fixme=yes was added
by mistake, without the mapper understanding what it "means".

> If there's an obvious problem, I might feel confident to fix the issue and
> clear the tag out.

Sure.

> But for most nodes I might be unsure what's wrong, or
> not be confident I know 100% about the object. Thus the fixme=yes sits
> there forever, for future generations of mappers to look at, make the same
> conclusion, and leave the tag for the next next generation of mapper.

IMHO if you're an experienced mapper in this area and you couldn't
make head or tails of a fixme, nobody will. So shamelessly remove the
distracting tag. It's no worse than the "aging" process you suggest in
another mail.