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Wikipedia article linked from OSM object using wikipedia tag is missing.
Often article was moved without leaving redirect and wikipedia tag should be edited to point to the new one.
Article may be deleted and no longer existing, or link was never valid. In such cases wikipedia tag should be deleted.

Gary M. Owen College of Business Building - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( relation(11890623)['wikipedia'='en:Eastern Michigan University College of Business']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['wikipedia tag links to 404']


should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia and wikidata tag to a transport accident
linked wikidata entry (Q1459010)(Northwest Airlines Flight 255 article) is about a transport accident, so it is very unlikely to be correct
subject:wikipedia=* tag would be probably better (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia#Secondary_Wikipedia_links for full list of what else may be applicable)
in case of change remember to remove wikidata tag if it is present
object categorised by Wikidata - wrong classification may be caused by wrong data on Wikidata
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( node(632459822)['wikidata'='Q1459010']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia and wikidata tag to a transport accident']


should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia and wikidata tag to a social issue
linked wikidata entry (Q424764)(Italian Hall disaster article) is about a social issue, so it is very unlikely to be correct
subject:wikipedia=* tag would be probably better (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia#Secondary_Wikipedia_links for full list of what else may be applicable)
in case of change remember to remove wikidata tag if it is present
object categorised by Wikidata - wrong classification may be caused by wrong data on Wikidata
Italian Hall Memorial Park - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( way(289599038)['wikidata'='Q424764']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia and wikidata tag to a social issue']


should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia tag to a brand
linked wikidata entry (Q312)(Apple Inc. article) is about a brand, so it is very unlikely to be correct
subject:wikipedia=* or brand:wikipedia tag would be probably better (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia#Secondary_Wikipedia_links for full list of what else may be applicable)
in case of change remember to remove wikidata tag if it is present
object categorised by Wikidata - wrong classification may be caused by wrong data on Wikidata
Apple Store - an affected OSM element that may be improved

linked wikidata entry (Q3552193)(Urban Outfitters article) is about a brand, so it is very unlikely to be correct
subject:wikipedia=* or brand:wikipedia tag would be probably better (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia#Secondary_Wikipedia_links for full list of what else may be applicable)
in case of change remember to remove wikidata tag if it is present
object categorised by Wikidata - wrong classification may be caused by wrong data on Wikidata
Urban Outfitters - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( node(3237533890)['wikipedia'='en:Apple Inc.']; node(3238633783)['wikipedia'='en:Urban Outfitters']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia tag to a brand']


should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia tag to an electric utility
linked wikidata entry (Q17030936)(Lansing Board of Water & Light article) is about an electric utility, so it is very unlikely to be correct
subject:wikipedia=* or operator:wikipedia tag would be probably better (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia#Secondary_Wikipedia_links for full list of what else may be applicable)
in case of change remember to remove wikidata tag if it is present
object categorised by Wikidata - wrong classification may be caused by wrong data on Wikidata
Lansing Board of Water and Light - an affected OSM element that may be improved

linked wikidata entry (Q17030936)(Lansing Board of Water & Light article) is about an electric utility, so it is very unlikely to be correct
subject:wikipedia=* or operator:wikipedia tag would be probably better (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia#Secondary_Wikipedia_links for full list of what else may be applicable)
in case of change remember to remove wikidata tag if it is present
object categorised by Wikidata - wrong classification may be caused by wrong data on Wikidata
REO Town Cogeneration Plant - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( way(598719162)['wikipedia'='en:Lansing Board of Water & Light']; way(923106730)['wikipedia'='en:Lansing Board of Water & Light']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['should use a secondary wikipedia tag - linking from wikipedia tag to an electric utility']


wikipedia wikidata mismatch
wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q3214992 vs Q60738853 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Lac La Belle - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q1920358 vs Q5179337 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Covington - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q27429881 vs Q6758975 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Marenisco - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q6078019 vs Q7399264 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Saginaw Chippewa Nation - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q49502933 vs (missing) wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article) Note that this OSM object has wikipedia tag that links redirect ('Norton Mound Group' to 'Norton Mound group').
Hopewell Indian Mounds Park - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q6350405 vs Q69479861 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Kalamazoo Public Library - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q7353586 vs Q96033513 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Round Lake - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q21196039 vs Q7333552 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
White Lake - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q57450945 vs (missing) wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article) Note that this OSM object has wikipedia tag that links redirect ('South Fox Island' to 'Fox Islands (Lake Michigan)').
South Fox Island - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q6488135 vs Q18153422 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Lapeer High School - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q7487643 vs (missing) wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article) Note that this OSM object has wikipedia tag that links redirect ('Shamrock Airport' to 'List of airports in Texas').
Shamrock Field - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q7361643 vs Q104842858 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Indian Lake - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q33346241 vs (missing) wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article) Note that this OSM object has wikipedia tag that links redirect ('Twelvemile Beach' to 'Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore').
Twelvemile Beach - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q78350123 vs (missing) wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article) Note that this OSM object has wikipedia tag that links redirect ('Loeks Theatres, Inc.' to 'Celebration Cinema').
Celebration! Cinema Crossroads & IMAX - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q5265878 vs Q5142978 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Administration Tower - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q6783558 vs Q120496941 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Mason County Courthouse - an affected OSM element that may be improved

wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q7990704 vs (missing) wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article) Note that this OSM object has wikipedia tag that links redirect ('Wharton Center for Performing Arts' to 'Michigan State University').
Wharton Center for Performing Arts - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( node(153396201)['wikidata'='Q3214992']['wikipedia'='en:Lac La Belle, Michigan']; node(153621361)['wikidata'='Q1920358']['wikipedia'='en:Covington, Michigan']; node(153775728)['wikidata'='Q27429881']['wikipedia'='en:Marenisco Township, Michigan']; relation(11363831)['wikidata'='Q6078019']['wikipedia'='en:Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation']; way(1038780084)['wikidata'='Q49502933']['wikipedia'='en:Norton Mound Group']; way(122700155)['wikidata'='Q6350405']['wikipedia'='en:Kalamazoo Public Library']; way(143166636)['wikidata'='Q7353586']['wikipedia'='en:Round Lake (Michigan)']; way(157390063)['wikidata'='Q21196039']['wikipedia'='en:White Lake (Michigan)']; way(157474017)['wikidata'='Q57450945']['wikipedia'='en:South Fox Island']; way(192671776)['wikidata'='Q6488135']['wikipedia'='en:Lapeer High School']; way(205034582)['wikidata'='Q7487643']['wikipedia'='en:Shamrock Airport']; way(238504890)['wikidata'='Q7361643']['wikipedia'='en:Indian Lake (Michigan)']; way(239780968)['wikidata'='Q33346241']['wikipedia'='en:Twelvemile Beach']; way(252184246)['wikidata'='Q78350123']['wikipedia'='en:Loeks Theatres, Inc.']; way(320396455)['wikidata'='Q5265878']['wikipedia'='en:Coleman A. Young Municipal Center']; way(703791810)['wikidata'='Q6783558']['wikipedia'='en:Mason County Courthouse (Michigan)']; way(97790973)['wikidata'='Q7990704']['wikipedia'='en:Wharton Center for Performing Arts']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['wikipedia wikidata mismatch']


information board with wikipedia tag, not subject:wikipedia
information board topic must be tagged with subject:wikipedia tag - not with wikipedia tag
an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( node(10824917827)['information'='board']['wikipedia'='en:Douglass Houghton']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['information board with wikipedia tag, not subject:wikipedia']


blacklisted connection with known replacement
it is a typical wrong link and it has an obvious replacement, brand:wikipedia/brand:wikidata should be used instead
Old Navy - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( node(2627598177)['wikipedia'='en:Old Navy']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['blacklisted connection with known replacement']


wikipedia wikidata mismatch - wikipedia points to disambiguation page and wikidata does not
wikidata and wikipedia tags link to a different objects, because wikidata tag points to a redirect that should be followed
article claims to point to disambig, wikidata does not. wikidata tag is likely to be correct, wikipedia tag almost certainly is not
Elmwood Township - an affected OSM element that may be improved
en:Elmwood Township, Michigan -> en:Elmwood Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
Elmwood Township, Tuscola County, Michigan

article claims to point to disambig, wikidata does not. wikidata tag is likely to be correct, wikipedia tag almost certainly is not
Coldwater Lake - an affected OSM element that may be improved
en:Coldwater Lake -> en:Coldwater Lake (Michigan)
Coldwater Lake (Michigan)

article claims to point to disambig, wikidata does not. wikidata tag is likely to be correct, wikipedia tag almost certainly is not
Brule Lake - an affected OSM element that may be improved
en:Brule Lake -> en:Brule Lake (Michigan-Wisconsin)
Brule Lake (Michigan-Wisconsin)

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( relation(10115175)['wikidata'='Q5366999']['wikipedia'='en:Elmwood Township, Michigan']; relation(6587285)['wikidata'='Q20552387']['wikipedia'='en:Coldwater Lake']; relation(6908058)['wikidata'='Q2926543']['wikipedia'='en:Brule Lake']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['wikipedia wikidata mismatch - wikipedia points to disambiguation page and wikidata does not']


wikipedia wikidata mismatch - for operator prefixed tags
operator:wikidata and operator:wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q5974728 vs Q1419248 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
Lemoyne - Majestic;Lallendorf - Monroe - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( way(586433953)['operator:wikidata'='Q5974728']['operator:wikipedia'='en:FirstEnergy']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['wikipedia wikidata mismatch - for operator prefixed tags']


wikipedia wikidata mismatch - for flag prefixed tags
flag:wikidata and flag:wikipedia tags link to a different objects (Q42537 vs Q30 wikidata id assigned to linked Wikipedia article)
YWC flagpole - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( node(10024059916)['flag:wikidata'='Q42537']['flag:wikipedia'='en:United States']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['wikipedia wikidata mismatch - for flag prefixed tags']



wikipedia page in unexpected language - ceb is a low quality, bot generated wikipedia - it should not be linked
Mill Pond Park - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( way(1133173788)['wikidata'='Q49526441']['wikipedia'='ceb:Mill Pond Park (parke sa Tinipong Bansa, Michigan, Alcona County)']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['wikipedia tag links bot wikipedia']


malformed secondary wikidata tag - for operator prefixed tags
malformed value in operator:wikidata tag (Maple-Ashmun Park)
Maple-Ashmun Park - an affected OSM element that may be improved

malformed value in operator:wikidata tag (Maple-Ashmun Park)
St. Mary's Park - an affected OSM element that may be improved

overpass query usable in JOSM that will load all objects where this specific error is present:
[out:xml][timeout:3600]; ( way(1227587985)['operator:wikidata'='Maple-Ashmun Park']; way(95373354)['operator:wikidata'='Maple-Ashmun Park']; ); (._;>;); out meta qt;//['malformed secondary wikidata tag - for operator prefixed tags']

Other useful resources

JOSM Wikipedia plugin


Note to self: online version hosted at https://matkoniecz.github.io/OSM-wikipedia-tag-validator-reports, files are stored at https://github.com/matkoniecz/OSM-wikipedia-tag-validator-reports.