Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
It is my understanding that Britain also uses the true statements that 
harm a reputation are libel, but that it is mainly used against the news 
media.


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On September 23, 2014 10:28:31 AM Mateusz Konieczny matkoni...@gmail.com 
wrote:



2014-09-23 16:56 GMT+02:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:

 Even if it's the truth, it's criminal libel if you state it as a
 brothel. There's an interesting saying which you can Google that goes
 the greater the truth, the greater the libel.


Libel is defined as false statement that harms the reputation of
somebody/something.
Are you serious that in Thailand they have something like criminal libel
defined as
any statement that harms the reputation of somebody/something?



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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-23 Thread Pieren
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 4:56 PM, Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net wrote:

 I've also been advised that Thailand is not the only country with this
 legal concept and that as we should be mindful and cautious of this.

But in OSM we map what's on the ground. Create a new tag like
amenity=brothel_even_if_it_is_not_legal_to_say_it_is_one or
brothel=dont_tell_anyone

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-23 Thread Guttorm Flatabø
Hi Mishari,

2014-09-23 16:56 GMT+02:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:

 I had an interesting conversation with legal today.


I'm assuming legal is a department at your workplace.


 Even if it's the truth, it's criminal libel if you state it as a
 brothel. There's an interesting saying which you can Google that goes


That is too bad for you in Thailand. Makes me wonder what other facts you
are prohibited from stating.

The people who will be liable under the Computer Crimes Act are those
 who enter the information, those who host and those who display the
 information. So for example, website A shows a map containing a POI in
 Thailand tagged as a brothel, a police report can be filed to have owner
 of website A prosecuted.


I understand better why you are concerned then. In reality it makes you
unable (/criminal) to map certain things because you are in Thailand. Even
if these parlours were to be mapped as amenity=brothel on OSM, a Thai
online map service could still show them as soapland on a map. One could
perhaps also argue that you as a Thai user perhaps could tag these as
amenity=brothel + brothel=soapland and not be libelous because you were
using the International OSM definition of brothel and not the Thai
version of brothel (which is unlawful and therefore does not exist)? If
every online map service in Thailand is to be liable for everything that
the map displays, to such a degree, it makes it very hard to use OSM data
in Thailand.

I've also been advised that Thailand is not the only country with this
 legal concept and that as we should be mindful and cautious of this.


I am pretty sure that for most free countries this isn't much of an issue,
at least not for the OSM user doing the tagging. Civil liberties isn't
where Thailand does best...

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-23 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
2014-09-23 16:56 GMT+02:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:

 Even if it's the truth, it's criminal libel if you state it as a
 brothel. There's an interesting saying which you can Google that goes
 the greater the truth, the greater the libel.


Libel is defined as false statement that harms the reputation of
somebody/something.
Are you serious that in Thailand they have something like criminal libel
defined as
any statement that harms the reputation of somebody/something?
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-23 Thread Matthijs Melissen
On 23 Sep 2014 16:29, Mateusz Konieczny matkoni...@gmail.com wrote:
 Are you serious that in Thailand they have something like criminal
libel defined as
 any statement that harms the reputation of somebody/something?

In the Netherlands, this is the case as well. It is, basically, a criminal
offence to harm someones honour unless doing so is in the public interest.

http://www.wetboek-online.nl/wet/Sr/261.html

 In fact, I have the same problem with tagging Gentlemen's Clubs in
 England. How do other mappers tag these? From the outside, it's often
 hard to decide whether they should be tagged as leisure=social_club
 (typically not...), amenity=stripclub, or amenity=brothel. In England,
 brothelkeeping is illegal, so tagging them as amenity=brothel without
 evidence might again be risky from a legal perspective.

I still wonder how other mappers deal with this.

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-22 Thread Stephan Knauss

On 21.09.2014 11:04, Dan S wrote:

It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
specific issue:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage


please don't use shop=massage for this kind of places.

I really don't want them to show up on a map next to Wat Pho massage 
just because the map creator does not take into account some additional 
tagging which says yes, it's tagged as a massage, but this tag tells 
you it isn't.


Additional tags can specify something further, but should not change the 
meaning in general.


Think of amenity=place_of_worship. They are all sort of religious place. 
If your map cares, it can distinguish between Buddhist, Christian or 
Muslim. But still it's a place of worship.



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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-22 Thread Dan S
2014-09-22 7:29 GMT+01:00 Stephan Knauss o...@stephans-server.de:
 On 21.09.2014 11:04, Dan S wrote:

 It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
 specific issue:
 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage

 please don't use shop=massage for this kind of places.

 I really don't want them to show up on a map next to Wat Pho massage just
 because the map creator does not take into account some additional tagging
 which says yes, it's tagged as a massage, but this tag tells you it isn't.

 Additional tags can specify something further, but should not change the
 meaning in general.

The original message said this kind of place offers bathing + massage
services plus the sexual stuff. My advice was based on that
description. You seem to be saying that these places _don't_ offer
massage services. I don't actually know which of these is true!

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-22 Thread Mishari Muqbil
Hi Dan,

I realise that it's my fault for not being very clear from the beginning. I 
think as John mentions, amenity=soapland is about right. I do suspect that the 
establishments in Thailand are based on the same concept as those which exist 
in Japan.

Should I create an entry in the wiki for this?

On 9/22/14 14:05, Dan S wrote:
 2014-09-22 7:29 GMT+01:00 Stephan Knauss o...@stephans-server.de:
  On 21.09.2014 11:04, Dan S wrote:
 
  It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
  specific issue:
  http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage
 
  please don't use shop=massage for this kind of places.
 
  I really don't want them to show up on a map next to Wat Pho massage just
  because the map creator does not take into account some additional tagging
  which says yes, it's tagged as a massage, but this tag tells you it isn't.
 
  Additional tags can specify something further, but should not change the
  meaning in general.

 The original message said this kind of place offers bathing + massage
 services plus the sexual stuff. My advice was based on that
 description. You seem to be saying that these places _don't_ offer
 massage services. I don't actually know which of these is true!

 Dan

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-22 Thread Guttorm Flatabø
2014-09-22 13:47 GMT+02:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:

 I realise that it's my fault for not being very clear from the beginning.
 I think as John mentions, amenity=soapland is about right. I do suspect
 that the establishments in Thailand are based on the same concept as those
 which exist in Japan.


That being the case I'd say they really do qualify as amenity=brothel. It
doesn't really matter that they're not officially brothels, or don't label
themselves as such, that doesn't change the fact. Nor should you be liable
in any way for mapping facts.

However, amenity=soapland would be more precise and give more information,
and there's also a decent Wikipedia page about it. I'd say it's really a
sub group/type of amenity=brothel though.

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-22 Thread johnw
Yea, it's a brothel - but it is avery particular style of brothel in Asia to 
get around the laws , and AFAIK has very different customs than what I imagine 
a more european or australian brothel is. because of the type of service that 
is expected, I don't believe it meshes well with what someone going to the red 
light district in Amsterdam would be expecting from a brothel. 

Amenity is jam packed with stuff, so amenity=soapland seems reasonable, but is 
there an adult=* key? or a brothel=* subtag?

Javbw


On Sep 22, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Guttorm Flatabø p...@guttormflatabo.com wrote:

 2014-09-22 13:47 GMT+02:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 I realise that it's my fault for not being very clear from the beginning. I 
 think as John mentions, amenity=soapland is about right. I do suspect that 
 the establishments in Thailand are based on the same concept as those which 
 exist in Japan.
 
 That being the case I'd say they really do qualify as amenity=brothel. It 
 doesn't really matter that they're not officially brothels, or don't label 
 themselves as such, that doesn't change the fact. Nor should you be liable in 
 any way for mapping facts.
 
 However, amenity=soapland would be more precise and give more information, 
 and there's also a decent Wikipedia page about it. I'd say it's really a sub 
 group/type of amenity=brothel though.
 
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-22 Thread Matthijs Melissen
On 22 September 2014 13:57, johnw jo...@mac.com wrote:
 Yea, it's a brothel - but it is avery particular style of brothel in Asia to
 get around the laws , and AFAIK has very different customs than what I
 imagine a more european or australian brothel is. because of the type of
 service that is expected, I don't believe it meshes well with what someone
 going to the red light district in Amsterdam would be expecting from a
 brothel.

I don't think brothels masking as massage parlours are a typical Asian thing.

I did some Googling, and I found:
http://www.massagewereld.com/en A chain of 'massage parlours' in the
Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
http://www.paradisestudio.co.uk/ An English 'massage parlour'
http://www.happyending.es/ 'Massages' in Spain
The internet suggests the same concept exists in Norway, where
prostitution is illegal.

So it seems this kind of thing is quite widespread.

I would prefer a tagging scheme that works worldwide, and I don't
think the term 'soapland' would be understood in Europe.

In fact, I have the same problem with tagging Gentlemen's Clubs in
England. How do other mappers tag these? From the outside, it's often
hard to decide whether they should be tagged as leisure=social_club
(typically not...), amenity=stripclub, or amenity=brothel. In England,
brothelkeeping is illegal, so tagging them as amenity=brothel without
evidence might again be risky from a legal perspective.

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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-21 Thread Dan S
Hi -

It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
specific issue:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage

Best
Dan

2014-09-21 4:23 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,

 Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
 offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
 that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
 them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not allowed[2].

 I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
 Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
 for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
 Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
 leisure=soapy_massage? :)

 One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
 landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
 http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
 Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
 Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw

 Any thoughts?

 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
 [2]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
 [3]
 http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-21 Thread Dave Swarthout
@Dan S — Good answer. I was wondering how to tag such places myself.

On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Dan S danstowell+...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi -

 It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
 specific issue:
 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage

 Best
 Dan

 2014-09-21 4:23 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
  Hi,
 
  Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
  offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
  that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
  them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not
 allowed[2].
 
  I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
  Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
  for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
  Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
  leisure=soapy_massage? :)
 
  One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
  landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
  http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
  Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
  Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw
 
  Any thoughts?
 
  [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
  [2]
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
  [3]
 
 http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-21 Thread Mishari Muqbil
Hi,

I saw that, but I'm not convinced it's the right approach as what I'm
referring require a specific massage parlor license to operate as
opposed to a regular traditional massage establishment which is more
suited for shop=massage. I think it would be akin to saying a
convenience store and supermarket can all be tagged the same way. Also,
I'm not comfortable with using sexual as it could be libelous to state
that something illegal is taking place in these establishments (for
example, you won't do shop=convenience+marijuana=yes in most parts of
the world).

How about something like a combination of:
amenity=massage_parlour
male=yes
female=no
min_age=21

This should be quite accurate.

On 21/9/14 16:04, Dan S wrote:
 Hi -
 
 It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
 specific issue:
 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage
 
 Best
 Dan
 
 2014-09-21 4:23 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,

 Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
 offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
 that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
 them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not allowed[2].

 I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
 Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
 for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
 Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
 leisure=soapy_massage? :)

 One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
 landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
 http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
 Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
 Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw

 Any thoughts?

 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
 [2]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
 [3]
 http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-21 Thread Dan S
Hi,

Well, that suggestion specifies access limits (i.e. only males age 21
or more), and if those are true facts and they're what you want to
indicate, then go ahead. The access limits don't really tell you if
something is soapy or not, but if you decide you only want to imply
that and not to state it explicitly, your approach sounds OK to me.

However, there's NO reason to use amenity=massage_parlour when
shop=massage already exists. Please use it. You said you want to avoid
confusion between soapy and family-friendly, and your age-restriction
works for that, no need to create a duplicate tag.

Best
Dan


2014-09-21 14:52 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,

 I saw that, but I'm not convinced it's the right approach as what I'm
 referring require a specific massage parlor license to operate as
 opposed to a regular traditional massage establishment which is more
 suited for shop=massage. I think it would be akin to saying a
 convenience store and supermarket can all be tagged the same way. Also,
 I'm not comfortable with using sexual as it could be libelous to state
 that something illegal is taking place in these establishments (for
 example, you won't do shop=convenience+marijuana=yes in most parts of
 the world).

 How about something like a combination of:
 amenity=massage_parlour
 male=yes
 female=no
 min_age=21

 This should be quite accurate.

 On 21/9/14 16:04, Dan S wrote:
 Hi -

 It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
 specific issue:
 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage

 Best
 Dan

 2014-09-21 4:23 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,

 Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
 offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
 that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
 them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not allowed[2].

 I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
 Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
 for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
 Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
 leisure=soapy_massage? :)

 One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
 landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
 http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
 Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
 Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw

 Any thoughts?

 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
 [2]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
 [3]
 http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-21 Thread Mishari Muqbil
Hi,

To avoid having the word massage throwing off the discussion, I'll
refer to it under it's legal name of entertainment place.

I'll go ahead with the restrictions then, but the other issue is the
specific legal classification that entertainment places fall under[1] as
opposed to a regular, much smaller place which offer massages and have
the same restrictions posted on the door.

You need a specific license to operate a entertainment place which
makes it subject to zoning, taxes and other laws and an establishment
that operates under this legal definition and license should be tagged
accordingly.

[1]
http://www.lawreform.go.th/lawreform/eng/index.php?option=com_homelawreformentask=showtoclid=705gid=6eword=Pename=Acts%20of%20Parliamentelawname=Public%20Entertainment%20Place%20Act,%20B.E.%202509%20%281966%29

On 9/21/14 22:07, Dan S wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Well, that suggestion specifies access limits (i.e. only males age 21
 or more), and if those are true facts and they're what you want to
 indicate, then go ahead. The access limits don't really tell you if
 something is soapy or not, but if you decide you only want to imply
 that and not to state it explicitly, your approach sounds OK to me.
 
 However, there's NO reason to use amenity=massage_parlour when
 shop=massage already exists. Please use it. You said you want to avoid
 confusion between soapy and family-friendly, and your age-restriction
 works for that, no need to create a duplicate tag.
 
 Best
 Dan
 
 
 2014-09-21 14:52 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,

 I saw that, but I'm not convinced it's the right approach as what I'm
 referring require a specific massage parlor license to operate as
 opposed to a regular traditional massage establishment which is more
 suited for shop=massage. I think it would be akin to saying a
 convenience store and supermarket can all be tagged the same way. Also,
 I'm not comfortable with using sexual as it could be libelous to state
 that something illegal is taking place in these establishments (for
 example, you won't do shop=convenience+marijuana=yes in most parts of
 the world).

 How about something like a combination of:
 amenity=massage_parlour
 male=yes
 female=no
 min_age=21

 This should be quite accurate.

 On 21/9/14 16:04, Dan S wrote:
 Hi -

 It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
 specific issue:
 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage

 Best
 Dan

 2014-09-21 4:23 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,

 Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
 offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
 that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
 them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not allowed[2].

 I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
 Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
 for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
 Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
 leisure=soapy_massage? :)

 One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
 landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
 http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
 Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
 Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw

 Any thoughts?

 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
 [2]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
 [3]
 http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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Re: [Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-21 Thread John Willis
The name tag can be whatever it is, but making a amenity=soapland might be what 
you are looking for.  That way there is no confusion with massage places and 
clearly understood to be for adult services. 

Javbw.   

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 On Sep 22, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 To avoid having the word massage throwing off the discussion, I'll
 refer to it under it's legal name of entertainment place.
 
 I'll go ahead with the restrictions then, but the other issue is the
 specific legal classification that entertainment places fall under[1] as
 opposed to a regular, much smaller place which offer massages and have
 the same restrictions posted on the door.
 
 You need a specific license to operate a entertainment place which
 makes it subject to zoning, taxes and other laws and an establishment
 that operates under this legal definition and license should be tagged
 accordingly.
 
 [1]
 http://www.lawreform.go.th/lawreform/eng/index.php?option=com_homelawreformentask=showtoclid=705gid=6eword=Pename=Acts%20of%20Parliamentelawname=Public%20Entertainment%20Place%20Act,%20B.E.%202509%20%281966%29
 
 On 9/21/14 22:07, Dan S wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Well, that suggestion specifies access limits (i.e. only males age 21
 or more), and if those are true facts and they're what you want to
 indicate, then go ahead. The access limits don't really tell you if
 something is soapy or not, but if you decide you only want to imply
 that and not to state it explicitly, your approach sounds OK to me.
 
 However, there's NO reason to use amenity=massage_parlour when
 shop=massage already exists. Please use it. You said you want to avoid
 confusion between soapy and family-friendly, and your age-restriction
 works for that, no need to create a duplicate tag.
 
 Best
 Dan
 
 
 2014-09-21 14:52 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,
 
 I saw that, but I'm not convinced it's the right approach as what I'm
 referring require a specific massage parlor license to operate as
 opposed to a regular traditional massage establishment which is more
 suited for shop=massage. I think it would be akin to saying a
 convenience store and supermarket can all be tagged the same way. Also,
 I'm not comfortable with using sexual as it could be libelous to state
 that something illegal is taking place in these establishments (for
 example, you won't do shop=convenience+marijuana=yes in most parts of
 the world).
 
 How about something like a combination of:
 amenity=massage_parlour
 male=yes
 female=no
 min_age=21
 
 This should be quite accurate.
 
 On 21/9/14 16:04, Dan S wrote:
 Hi -
 
 It looks like there's this tag, including a tag suggested for your
 specific issue:
 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dmassage
 
 Best
 Dan
 
 2014-09-21 4:23 GMT+01:00 Mishari Muqbil mish...@mishari.net:
 Hi,
 
 Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
 offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
 that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
 them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not 
 allowed[2].
 
 I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
 Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
 for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
 Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
 leisure=soapy_massage? :)
 
 One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
 landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
 http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
 Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
 Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw
 
 Any thoughts?
 
 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
 [2]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
 [3]
 http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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[Tagging] (Soapy) Massage Parlour

2014-09-20 Thread Mishari Muqbil
Hi,

Thailand has these places called entertainment complexes[1]  that
offers bathing + massage services and quite often the expectation is
that there will be sexual services offered. However, I don't want to tag
them as brothels as prostitution on the premises is legally not allowed[2].

I propose to tag this as leisure=massage_parlour since that's what the
Thai English dictionary calls them[3] but I don't want it to be mistaken
for more family friendly establishments in other parts of the world.
Colloquially these places are called soapy massage so perhaps
leisure=soapy_massage? :)

One reason why they should be mapped is just how prominent they are as
landmarks in general. For example, here's one called Utopia
http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/z1A8OOUw01E5Jc84Mff-1Q this one's La
Defense http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/ho84IFdUxupke-6pwrWW3g and
Colonze http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/469ttdMVw4_1o3vkuvE_xw

Any thoughts?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#Ab_Ob_Nuat
[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#The_Entertainment_Places_Act
[3]
http://th.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94
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