id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
25000	"[PATCH] ""area=yes is unnecessary for amenity"" doesn't apply to benches, which can be tagged as areas or loops"	mistenman	team	"The ""Unnecessary tags"" validator ruleset emits a warning ""''area=yes is unnecessary for amenity''"" for `way:closed[amenity][area?][!highway]`. This doesn't make sense for `amenity=bench`es, which can be mapped as closed non-area ways when they form a long continuous loop, or as closed area ways, when they're a large platform people can sit on. I suggest we exclude `amenity=bench` from this unnecessary tag warning, and add a new validator rule for `way:closed[amenity=bench][area!=yes][area!=no]` that warns ""''amenity=bench on a closed way is ambiguous. Specify area=yes for a seating platform area or area=no for a linear bench loop''"". I've attached a patch to this effect.

I can see `amenity=bicycle_parking` facing the same issue, but I think mapping them as closed non-area ways is uncommon.

"	defect	new	minor	26.12	Core validator			validator amenity bench area closed unclosed tagging tags