GITNE (2021-04-12 09:12:15+00:00): > First, private phones inside of buildings should not be mapped, and certainly not with a node randomly dropped inside of the building.

I did not add the phone, so I did not drop it randomly. All I did was augment it with additional tags. The phone is a public phone, not a private phone. OpenStreetMap accepts and appreciates indoor mapping.

Since OpenStreetMap generally operates on the “posted” or “signed” rule of thumb and the market did not have a `phone` tag it was safe to assume that the phone number as it appears on the sign is the market’s phone number, regardless of any fact that it may or may not be in use anymore. It is completely admissible to collect data to the best of your knowledge. Should anybody survey the area and collect any updated data then they are free to update the market’s phone number, including a `note` that the market’s sign is misleading or outdated.
The same applies to “7 days open” on the sign. As an observer you are allowed to make assumptions, regardless whether you are on site or sourcing data from imagery. What OpenStreetMap just “expects” of you to do in terms of quality of data, is to collect data to the best of your knowledge and ability, and to annotate the source of your data.

> Please don't map based on assumptions.
I will most certainly continue doing that because this has been OpenStreetMap’s mode of operation ever since. OpenStreetMap is not a court of law where facts have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt. OpenStreetMap collects DATA based on an observer’s best effort interpretation of artifacts (like signs) and natural phenomena, while data sources are cited to be able to verify (not prove) an interpretation later. Moreover, OpenSteetMap is a consensus driven project where certain habits and rules of best practice have crystallized. And so far, I fail to see where I might have deviated from the consensus or rules of best practice.

Bus stops are fully accessible when people on wheelchairs can get to the bus stop without obstacles, that is just roll through. The same applies to boarding and disembarking a bus. The bus stop does not seem to have been outfitted with a ramp or any other device to enable wheelchair users to roll on board. Whether a bus stop is exclusively served by bus vehicles which may or may not be boarded by “just rolling on board” is a property of the bus, or a fleet of buses, not the bus stop.

> A bus stop is the area around a sign on the sidewalk.
Well, according to the new public transit mapping scheme “the area around a sign” is actually a `platform`. In the legacy scheme the boundary of a bus stop is rather blurred and not clearly defined. In most cases this includes the sign (if any), the platform, any shelter, bench, ticket vending machine etc. So, you could also map all these things separately and interpret the bus stop sign (or the platform) as `highway=bus_stop` only. There is nothing wrong with adding `shelter` or `covered` tags in the legacy scheme. `shelter` and `covered` are here often used and interpreted interchangeably (or synonymously).

If you have surveyed the area recently then you may update the OpenStreetMap database anytime you want.