text: Anyway, I think Tobias has really exemplary leadership & management of the SC project. I think the app's behavior overall is thoughtful & well-considered, and the reasoning behind it is consistent[1][2]. Suggestions are welcome *and* Tobias is extraordinarily open to changing his mind on a subject at a later point in time, given a new argument, new information, or changing circumstances.
  
  If a useful suggestion comes out of this conversation, there's a pretty good chance of it getting implemented. But I think you'll find that the current behavior is the best compromise.
  
  One of the rules that leads to the current behavior is that SC has a policy never to start using a tag / schema which is not already accepted by the community. That's why it uses notes instead of some custom tag like `streetcomplete:hide`. It's also why the building tagging issue upthread can't just be fixed by SC adopting a new schema that would allow for a better UX. Needs to go through a OSM mailing list discussion / approval first. It's very annoying at times and is a source of a lot of SC quirks, but I think it's a good/appropriate policy overall.
  
  [1] In a very characteristically German way :)