Re: [OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-22 Thread Sam Vekemans
... and *we* can also edit wiktionary.org ... but lets not go their eithor ... I already agreed to the 1st responce, and i'm creating a separate wiki website for 'international map feature standards' .. which is a combination of the many different maps that are around the world. I'll only be

[OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-21 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi, I'm just wondering if it's ok to incert the wiktionary.org definition(s) of the word(s) used for each map feature wiki page. Or would it be better if i create my own independent wiki website for it. since my plans are above and beyond the scope of osm. As i detail the map features

Re: [OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-21 Thread Tom Hughes
On 21/11/10 17:04, Sam Vekemans wrote: I'm just wondering if it's ok to incert the wiktionary.org definition(s) of the word(s) used for each map feature wiki page. Why would you want to? Surely it will just reinforce the idea that tag keys and values should be interpreted as their literal

Re: [OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-21 Thread Matthias Meißer
Hi Sam, sounds nice but I'm not sure if the definitions will fit or if there will be just another impression of what might be right. But if others agree we can add this using a wiki template. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-21 Thread Sam Vekemans
o-kay, Then i'll just include a pocket sized english to osm-ish dictionary :) ... so it'll be in a separate wiki website. Fair enough. cheers, sam On 11/21/10, Tom Hughes t...@compton.nu wrote: On 21/11/10 17:04, Sam Vekemans wrote: I'm just wondering if it's ok to incert the

Re: [OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-21 Thread Steve Bennett
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Tom Hughes t...@compton.nu wrote: Surely it will just reinforce the idea that tag keys and values should be interpreted as their literal dictionary meanings, which for many of our tags is completely wrong. Seconding this. The definition of power=pylon is