On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 02:35:59PM +0100, Dermot McNally wrote: > Seriously, though, we're currently in a situation where we have a > documented truth
Are you referring to Map features here? Is it a documented truth just because it's in there? So how often have you used the one true tag shop=trumpet for "A shop that sells instruments to hand made music like guitars, drums or saxophones as well as microphones, mixers and amplifiers" today? :-) For me, the documented truth is what people have actually been using. I find myself using tagwatch much more often than map features to find how I should map things. > and a disparate group of people ignoring it in > different ways with a view to solving the same problem. What we badly > need is a considered truth that everybody can use. Is it really that bad? Of course using the same standard is nice, but all serious OSM data usage needs preprocessing anyway. So why is it that bad to have a preprocessor that converts all maxspeed=30mph to maxspeed:mph=30? I am not saying that everyone should tag things in a totally anarchic manner. But to some groups "sensible" might mean different things and if OSM can accommodate both groups and make both feel comfortable, why shouldn't we? spaetz _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
