Point with a description - "Point has no descriptive tags"

[jsavage]

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How to reproduce the issue?

Add a point Add Feature type: point Add Tag Description: White spherical buoy used as a racing not for navigation Add Tag Name: ASC under Issues it says Point has no descriptive tags

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Which iD Editor versions do you see the issue on?

Released version at openstreetmap.org/edit

Which browsers are you seeing this problem on?

Chrome

[danieldegroot2]

This is working as intended. Objects without a feature type can not be easily used by a data user or verified by other contributors, or may not belong in the OSM database -at least not directly-. You can use the notes feature if you're unsure of how to map something.

You can use Any tags you like (ATYL). tldr; Any primary key (building, highway, landuse, etc.) describes the feature type. You can use any value to specify the feature type further, ie. somewhat bad example seamark:type=racing_buoy -this will make it an actual tag and get rid of the warning-. Usually a tag already exists, though. (see also Tags#Finding your tag)

You seem to have come across a special purpose buoy. It has been mapped with seamark:buoy_special_purpose:category=warning. (Sidenote: there's also an old, unused tag seamark:buoy_special_purpose:category=racing.)

(btw, seamark tagging can look different from tagging other objects, as these tags come from a different project, OpenSeaMap, but are added through OpenStreetMap.)

If this resolves the issue, feel free to close it yourself. You can find the purple Close issue button below alongside the green Comment button.

[jsavage]

Thanks, lets see if I have understood. Is the following likely to be acceptable? If so, I think I have a way forward.

[danieldegroot2]

What is "ASC"? In the top post you mentioned it as name, here as source. If it is the racing club/group operating it, you can tag them as operator. Try to avoid abbreviations.

If the buoy does not have an actual name, only a number or some number-letter combination, you should tag as ref instead. This is a common mistake, which was also present in the example provided. (from the same page, sections Name is the name only and Names are not for descriptions.)