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simonpoole
remove natural=fell preset
as part of https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/545 I checked how natural=fell is used
Actual use of the tag for areas as of October 2017 includes different kinds of treeless areas, in particular areas vegetated primarily by grasses (Poaceae) which are commonly tagged as natural=grassland or landuse=meadow, areas mostly vegetated by dwarf scrubs which are more commonly tagged natural=heath, rain fed peat producing wetlands for which the established tagging is natural=wetland + wetland=bog and areas with very little or no vegetation which in most cases qualify as natural=scree or natural=bare_rock. When mapping preferably choose the tag that best and most precisely describes the specific setting you are looking at. Data users should not expect a particular type of surface or vegetation for areas tagged natural=fell.
from https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:natural%3Dfell appears to be a good description of the situation
Therefore I think that natural=fell usage should not be encouraged. After #34 fell may be added as search term for natural=grassland, landuse=meadow, natural=heath, natural=wetland, natural=scree or natural=bare_rock to help users find more specific tags.
matching JOSM report: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/15515#ticket
matching iD report: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/4502
As natural=fell removal should be fairly simple - if it is considered as a good idea I may make a PR.
If dropping natural=fell is a good idea - I can make a PR, if that it is rejected then it would be better to close this issue.
If you disagree with this idea - just close this issue I promise will not be irritated.
If you think it is a good idea - let me know and I will submit a PR.