[OSM-talk] Formal proposal: mechanically reverting fixme=set␣better␣denotation / denotation=cluster

[moltonel 3x Combo]

On 01/03/2015, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com> wrote:
> This is now a formal proposal to mechanically remove:
>
> denotation=cluster
> fixme=set␣better␣denotation
>
>
> From 200,000+ nodes.  See
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edits/Bryce_C_Nesbitt

I agree with deleting the fixme tag.

Concering the deletion of the denotation tag, on the one hand I agree because
 + its meaning is not obvious, and it doesn't seem to play well with
other denotation values
 + the same information can be obtained from a spatial query.

however:
 - there are ~20K uses of denotation=cluster that aren't associated
with the fixme, and therefore seemingly not done by the automated
edit. Please either delete all denotation=cluster tags regardless of
their origin, or explain why the cases are different.
 - The other most-common denotation values (urban and avenue) suffer
from the same issues. It would seem that *if* cluster is to be
deleted, urban and avenue ought to suffer the same fate.

I'm saying all this without having read the old discussions on the
topic; sorry if I'm beating a dead horse.