+1 for a bot edit are you suggesting to just add crossing_ref=zebra, or to convert crossing=zebra into highway=crossing + crossing=uncontrolled too?
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 8:23 AM Mateusz Konieczny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 24 Oct 2019, 22:48 by [email protected]: > > Hi all, > > *Before I start this message, I would like to say that I am looking for > solutions and not wishing to open the flood gates on abuse of the iD > editors. On the whole they do a great job and even when we disagree it > should be with respect. Right now on to the message itself:* > > > It seems like the iD editor's "upgrade this" feature is replacing > crossing=zebra with crossing=marked but NOT adding crossing_ref=zebra to > the node. If lots of users make use of this "feature" in the UK then we > stand to lose some valuable data. Taginfo UK says there are 4,710 > crossing=zebra features in the UK. > > I have added a comment on to the GitHub issue but no reply yet. > https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/6962 > > I would suggest opening a new issue request GB specific - maybe with > something like > "I checked sample of 100 crossing tagged this way, error rate is low". > > Comments in a closed issue are likely to be lost/unnoticed. > > Though with just 5k crossing it seems that bot edit would be preferable if > - error rate is considered low > - crossing_ref tagging is acceptable > - there is no realistic plan to fight with iD over deprecating > crossing=zebra > - bot edits are considered as acceptable > > Why bot edit is preferable? > - cooperation with iD developers is not necessary > - more people can do it (I may do it in case of a clear support) > - adding complex region-based handling for 5k objects is making > maintenance of editor > complex, it is likely to not be done by iD developers > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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