Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/MapCSSTagChecker.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/MapCSSTagChecker.java	(revision 6548)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/MapCSSTagChecker.java	(revision 6549)
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
         protected final List<PrimitiveToTag> change = new ArrayList<PrimitiveToTag>();
         protected final Map<String, String> keyChange = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
-        protected final List<Tag> alternatives = new ArrayList<Tag>();
+        protected final List<String> alternatives = new ArrayList<String>();
         protected final Map<String, Severity> errors = new HashMap<String, Severity>();
         protected final Map<String, Boolean> assertions = new HashMap<String, Boolean>();
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@
                         check.keyChange.put(x[0].trim(), x[1].trim());
                     } else if ("suggestAlternative".equals(ai.key) && val != null) {
-                        check.alternatives.add(val.contains("=") ? Tag.ofString(val) : new Tag(val));
+                        check.alternatives.add(val);
                     } else if ("assertMatch".equals(ai.key) && val != null) {
                         check.assertions.put(val, true);