Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-09 Thread Steve Bennett
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 7:23 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: glad that this seems agreed (so far). How shall we deal with this change in practical? Simply change the wiki page? Do we need a vote for this? Maybe ask on the local lists? Are there any objections to simply

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-08 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/6/7 Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com: On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:44 AM, Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com wrote: I think it'd make sense to broaden the definition: Sleeping and living quarters provided by an institution for (large numbers of) people associated with that

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/6/5 Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com: On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 3:10 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I have at least 2 problems with this definition: 1. It doesn't seem to be a British English term (at least not with this definition) 2. It seems to exclude the use

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread Brad Neuhauser
I think it'd make sense to broaden the definition: Sleeping and living quarters provided by an institution for (large numbers of) people associated with that institution. For example, housing for university students. Not sure if the large numbers of helps or hurts, thus the parentheses. This

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/6/6 Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com: I think it'd make sense to broaden the definition: Sleeping and living quarters provided by an institution for (large numbers of) people associated with that institution.  For example, housing for university students. in the case of a

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread Brad Neuhauser
why not just stick with building=residential then? On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.comwrote: 2011/6/6 Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com: I think it'd make sense to broaden the definition: Sleeping and living quarters provided by an institution

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/6/6 Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com: why not just stick with building=residential then? actually in the case of a monastery I would prefer dormitory because it is a dedicated place for sleeping, not for living. There are other buildings for other aspects of residential in a

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread Brad Neuhauser
If you want to split that hair, sleeping_quarters would be a lot more clear in English than dormitorium. From your earlier comment on quarters, it sounds like you might be confused by this term, but quarters can apply to a single structure or part of a structure. (for example, crew's quarters on

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/6/6 Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com: If you want to split that hair, sleeping_quarters would be a lot more clear in English than dormitorium.  From your earlier comment on quarters, it sounds like you might be confused by this term, but quarters can apply to a single structure or

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread John F. Eldredge
M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/6/6 Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com: If you want to split that hair, sleeping_quarters would be a lot more clear in English than dormitorium.  From your earlier comment on quarters, it sounds like you might be confused by

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-06 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:44 AM, Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com wrote: I think it'd make sense to broaden the definition: Sleeping and living quarters provided by an institution for (large numbers of) people associated with that institution.  For example, housing for university

Re: [Tagging] building=dormitory for monasteries?

2011-06-04 Thread Steve Bennett
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 3:10 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I have at least 2 problems with this definition: 1. It doesn't seem to be a British English term (at least not with this definition) 2. It seems to exclude the use for monasteries (3. It was introduced without