>
> +1 for flush being water carrying it away, but I thought pit would refer
> to a hole in the "ground" (or floor, i.e. a place where you stand to do
> your business) as opposed to a seat, but now I understand you see this as
> opposed to being attached to the sewers?
>

Not necessarily sewers, but that water carries the waste away. Blackwater
and septic are flush w/o sewer connection.


>  IMHO the most important "front-end" experience is the distinction between
> standing and being seated (when it comes to toilet typology).
>

Good point.
What if it looked something like:

toilets=[yes/seated/standing/no]
toilets:type=[flush/pit/chemical/bucket]
toilets:method=[sewer/septic/blackwater/(various-types-of-composting)/(proper-word-for-dig-a-new-hole-when-full)/(emptied-by-truck)/user
defined,...]

Thoughts?
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