> While it is certainly possible to provide such a file and certainly > possible for editors to support it, I am 99% sure that no sane editor > will limit itself to tags that have gone through one approval process or > the other.
I think having a properly managed repository of tags, integrated with editor tools is a great idea. I don't think any editor would prevent a user using a specific, "unapproved" tag if they wanted to, but the idea is to guide them towards the standard tags first. The vast proliferation of different tags is primarily caused by ignorance, not volition: it's simply not that easy to know what tags you *should* be using. > >> Obviously, the file would need to be kept centralized and only be >> writable by a limited number of people. > > No, that is not at all obivous. If you intend to create a file that has > a certain "authority" and writability only for a select elite then I can > assure you that it will be sidelined. I second the idea that the centralised list doesn't need to be locked down. Maybe if there are problems, but probably better to get as many hands as possible first. Steve _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
