Talk:Tag:refitted=yes

"refitted" is confusing

Sorry, I wasn't around when this tag was proposed. Since the proposal was quite long and complex, and mainly about sinkhole types, I suspect many of the voters did not look at this tag too closely. "Refitted" doesn't make too much sense to me, as an American English speaker. I had really no idea what it would mean before I clicked on the link from the sinkhole page. The word "refitted" would normally be used for something like a ship or train which has been repaired or refurbished, rather than a natural object which has been modified by humans. "Refitted: replace or repair machinery, equipment, and fittings in (a ship, building, etc.)". "to put a ship or building back into good condition by repairing it or adding new parts" - Cambridge I would not recommend using this key, for this reason, but instead looking for a clearer key, eg "human_modified=yes" or more specific tags for specific features, like "channelised=yes" for a "waterway=river", etc. --Jeisenbe (talk) 13:52, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

How can one determine which objects have been human-modified?

Many natural features have been modified by humans, even though they may appear "natural". For example, the famous meadows in Yosemite Valley, protected by on of the first National Parks, were created by the local American Indian people through periodic burning. If there are very clear signs that a feature has been affected by humans, those clear, real features should be tagged. I spring that has a spout or a concrete wall or pipe system can be tagged to describe those features specifically. A peak that has been flattened by mountain-top removal mining can be tagged as a landuse=quarry (or abandoned quarry). A river that is now surrounded by dikes or levees should have those specific features mapped. --13:52, 10 August 2019 (UTC)