@DaveF, this changeset wasn't that quick. I opened up JOSM while working on this changeset to revert something else that I knew the validator couldn't fix.

iD is very inefficient; I'm not an expert coder but since changesets can't be saved in files I think it's stored in memory; but since sites can't directly do that the end result is JOSM barely slows down after making tens of thousands of changes and iD locks up after around 1000 on even the most high-end consumer computers. Thus many changesets are necessary for what can be done in one on JOSM.

This reverts an addition with its source listed as Google.

I'll go through the list manually from now on and fix other kinds of tags but leave the crossings be. I'm not usually an on the ground mapper because my area is very suburban and there's nothing useful to map here so I haven't really familiarised myself with the tagging for features that can only be determined from being on the ground or looking at 360 photos. My usual area is very inactive so I almost never get feedback on my edits.

One more thing: I didn't notice the validator changing crossings besides zebra, and I didn't even know there were different crossing types named after different animals. The problem is that they don't make any sense for most people in the US, since we have different names. I personally don't have separate names for each type of crossing, and I don't know of anyone who does. I think it's a bit questionable that this was included in iD if it's nowhere near agreed upon.

For sure! The validator catches so many different issues that this changeset was made in like five minutes, so I'm already saving pretty often, but it made my high-end PC start to freeze up, and others have expressed that it's difficult to see what changes have been made.

Yes, this was all from the validator. The validator automatically suggests changing crossing=zebra to crossing=marked and can do this completely automatically. It's possible the changeset tags for what issues were fixed is broken. Anyway, I didn't know about this controversy regarding certain tag changes, so I will turn off issues regarding "outdated" tags. Also, I don't think the tag crossing=zebra means much to Americans; I've only heard it being referred to as a marked crosswalk. I don't really see the difference or what data is being lost, but I'm not sure why iD would suggest that change. I'll make sure the validator avoids doing that in the future. The changes are automatic, too; I didn't see how they were different so at the time the tag change seemed fair to me.

Google Maps is not an acceptable source. This changeset has been reverted.

Haha, whoops. Good catch.

These roads are definitely not tracks. They are residential, even though some are unpaved. I'm reverting this changeset.

Thank you for adding this data! If you plan to add more street names, it is preferred practice to spell out the direction (South instead of S, West instead of W, etc.)

Nice

I must be really bad at mapping, you keep having to fix my ways. I honestly can't tell that I'm doing anything wrong.

Considering the small number of changes made, I don't think it's a big issue here.

I understand that the tag is still used on hundreds of thousands of nodes and ways. There are likely some countries where is_in still has some use, but seeing as how the country, state, county, and city borders are already mapped, there is no need, mapping applications are able to determine those, making the tag redundant. JOSM recommends removing the tag now, though this is a very recent decision. I was using JOSM so I figured to remove it.

The is_in tag is deprecated due to most countries having boundary polygons. I removed those tags for this reason. While I can't stop you from adding them back, I wanted to let you know.

Thanks for letting me know. I'm pretty sure OSM suggests against mapping features that no longer exist, but since it does not affect mapping in the area, I don't think it's a big detail. I'll keep it.

Can I ask you about the razed railway that passes through downtown? There has not been a railway through there at any point in recent history. I'm considering removing it since there's no evidence it ever existed. Let me know if you have any objections.

Can you explain what exactly you fixed? Track roads are unmaintained roads on farms, and the roads you modified are residential roads that are unpaved, but they're still maintained. In addition, you deleted some real driveways. I'll revert this changeset unless you have a justification.

@TagaSanPedroAko I did not realise that these classifications didn't have specific rules. I have made changes like this in the past and they have gone over with no comments. I can revert the entire changeset if desired. I did a small amount of research on some of the places mentioned (such as Flin Flon) and I couldn't understand how it was classified as a city. I also noticed that it was originally classified as a town (or maybe village, I can't quite remember) so I thought it was an incorrect edit. I apologize, let me know if I should revert the rest of the changeset.

Spearfish is definitely not a city. Why did you tag it as such?