further clarification of guidelines re "useful purpose" #1316
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I like the improvements to https://github.com/openstreetmap/id-tagging-schema/blob/main/GUIDELINES.md but take minor issue with the definition of "useful purpose".
Niche data is useful to somebody, just not to the wider body of users. For example, users of a [notional] personal safety app identifying well lit safe routes home may find brightness of street lamps very useful. However, one app probably doesn't warrant an iD preset.
I propose:
I know that i'm being pedantic, but OSM is a wide church and all [data] are welcome, just not necessarily welcome to a preset
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