Proposed bot edit: removing opening_hours:covid19=* that duplicate opening_hours

[Mateusz_Konieczny]

opening_hours:covid19=* tags are problematic, confusing and should not be promoted. The original idea was to have them temporary, for duration of Covid - and sadly, “temporary, until Covid19 goes away” has become an oxymoron.

While say opening_hours:covid19=closed provides some info and indicates need to resurvey location, some provide no useful info at all.

Especially

opening_hours:covid19=open
opening_hours:covid19=same
opening_hours:covid19=* with value the same as opening_hours=*

This tags can be safely removed with an automated edit.

I am running such edit in Poland ( Mechanical Edits/Mateusz Konieczny - bot account/removing Covid from Poland - OpenStreetMap Wiki ) and want to propose running the same in USA.

See also Opening_hours:covid19 tag - 2023 discussion

[SherbetS (James Crawford)]

Please do!

[Adamant1]

Probably a good idea. I don’t think anywhere around where I live even has special Covid 19 hours anymore and I doubt anyone will ever resurvey places to check if the hours are still valid in cases where they do either.

[ezekielf (Zeke Farwell)]

Sounds good to me

[ZeLonewolf (Brian M Sperlongano)]

I agree with the others that these should be nuked.

[Friendly_Ghost (Casper)]

… Can I?

[ElliottPlack]

Another vote to remove this tag!

[Mateusz_Konieczny]

@Friendly_Ghost

… Can I?

In this case I have already prepared code, I just need to change “Polska” with “United States” and description to English one, so it will not be so useful - and I only wait to give people time to comment.

Have you seen this ? (was also posted elsewhere where you were more likely to see it)

BTW, if someone would prepare similar list for some key
(replacements of value A by value B within the same key, without
any additional checks/replacements/conditions,
with explanations why such replacements are obviously useful),
AND they confirmed that this tags are not very good at indicating places
where intensive cleanup/reverts are needed
AND list would be in general reasonably reviewed
AND publish bot proposal on this mailing list, like this one
then I can run such edit.

Preparing it is time-consuming, running bot itself is easy.

(lets say that offer is active for the next 30 days so noone will try this in say 6 years
from now, may be revoked earlier if people will try to post really badly prepared lists)

Original list is at [OSM-talk] Proposed automatic replacements of multiple surface=* and shop=* values (review welcomed!)

Note that for USA-limited edits interaction with talk mailing list can be replaced by posting it here ( United States - OpenStreetMap Community Forum ) and on USA Slack. (fixing remains and new occurrences of sidewalk=none would be one idea)

[Graptemys]

@Mateusz_Konieczny

Original list is at [OSM-talk] Proposed automatic replacements of multiple surface=* and shop=* values (review welcomed!)

I see you have shop=snack on this list. I recently moved cuisine=snacks → cuisine=snack, so if you do change the shop tags I suggest moving it in the same direction. shop=snack is more common than shop=snacks anyways.