Re: [Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread Dave F.
On 25/08/2012 14:23, SomeoneElse wrote: I don't see any particular reason to actively change a "highway=ford" node to "ford=yes" - it just looks like meaningless tagfiddling. Because sometimes it isn't just a single node point crossing but a length road. With highway=ford there was no way to t

Re: [Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread Philip Barnes
On Sat, 2012-08-25 at 21:49 +0900, Andrew Errington wrote: > I remember this happening, and it seemed like a Good Thing at the time, > although I had only mapped one ford. > > It was suggested that highway=ford should be deprecated and replaced with > ford=yes. > > So "ford" itself is not lost,

Re: [Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread SomeoneElse
Philip Barnes wrote: Have just spotted this changeset whilst looking through changes near me? http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/12837424 Why has Ford been depreciated? It is the correct definition, and the word used on road signs. I can see the point of changing "highway=ford" on

Re: [Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread fly
On 25/08/12 14:49, Andrew Errington wrote: > I remember this happening, and it seemed like a Good Thing at the time, > although I had only mapped one ford. > > It was suggested that highway=ford should be deprecated and replaced with > ford=yes. > > So "ford" itself is not lost, it has moved fr

Re: [Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread John Sturdy
> Why has Ford been depreciated? It is the correct definition, and the > word used on road signs. > A google search revealed this wiki page > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Key:ford > Why has it not been discussed in this mailing list where it will be seen > by someone who is not searchi

Re: [Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread Andrew Errington
I remember this happening, and it seemed like a Good Thing at the time, although I had only mapped one ford. It was suggested that highway=ford should be deprecated and replaced with ford=yes. So "ford" itself is not lost, it has moved from a value to become a key. I like this approach. Do yo

[Tagging] Ford = depreciated?

2012-08-25 Thread Philip Barnes
Have just spotted this changeset whilst looking through changes near me? http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/12837424 Why has Ford been depreciated? It is the correct definition, and the word used on road signs. A google search revealed this wiki page http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wik