Re: [talk-au] Riding for the Disabled...
--- On Mon, 29/6/09, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au b.schulz...@scu.edu.au wrote: I'd say that since the name of the organisation is Riding for the Disabled it should appear on the map in exactly the same form. If it was offensive to it's customers one would think that the name would have been changed by now. And if nothing else offensive names are the fault of the company in question, not OSM. Tagging a POI with a different name may be more politically correct, but it can be confusing for map users if the map name doesn't match a name on a sign. name isn't the issue, the sign along the road is Gympie and District Riding for the Disabled, however that's where certainity ends, it's some kind of amenity, but probably not a tourism thing. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Riding for the Disabled...
Well I'm not deeply familiar with the organisation, but I'd say that something containing sport=equestrian would be the most appropriate. Or at least that would be the closest thing OSM currently has. - Original Message - From: John Smith delta_foxt...@yahoo.com Date: Monday, June 29, 2009 4:24 pm Subject: Re: [talk-au] Riding for the Disabled... To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au --- On Mon, 29/6/09, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au b.schulz...@scu.edu.au wrote: I'd say that since the name of the organisation is Riding for the Disabled it should appear on the map in exactly the same form. If it was offensive to it's customers one would think that the name would have been changed by now. And if nothing else offensive names are the fault of the company in question, not OSM. Tagging a POI with a different name may be more politically correct, but it can be confusing for map users if the map name doesn't match a name on a sign. name isn't the issue, the sign along the road is Gympie and District Riding for the Disabled, however that's where certainity ends, it's some kind of amenity, but probably not a tourism thing. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Riding for the Disabled...
How would this be best marked so as not to insult or offend anyone? ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Riding for the Disabled...
I'd say that since the name of the organisation is Riding for the Disabled it should appear on the map in exactly the same form. If it was offensive to it's customers one would think that the name would have been changed by now. And if nothing else offensive names are the fault of the company in question, not OSM. Tagging a POI with a different name may be more politically correct, but it can be confusing for map users if the map name doesn't match a name on a sign. Brent - Original Message - From: John Smith delta_foxt...@yahoo.com Date: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:17 pm Subject: [talk-au] Riding for the Disabled... To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org How would this be best marked so as not to insult or offend anyone? ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
