Thanks. I'm beginning to get a better sense of how things operate. Appreciate the patience. That said -- how does one move a proposed tag to a vote? Like can I call one right now?
Best, Alyssa. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote: > Hi, > > > On 09.07.2013 19:13, alyssa wright wrote: > >> Yes, people keep saying that. But as a new editor, my inclination is to >> use approved tags and not ones that are in the proposal stage. >> > > Most new editors (in the "human being" sense) tend to use the tags offered > by their editors (in the "software" sense). > > Which tags are offered by the editors is entirely up to the editor coding > teams, and different editors will differ in their presets. There is no > automatism that promotes approved tags to editor presets, and there are > many non-approved tags in editor presets. > > > This is >> consistent in what I've seen anecdotally with new members. This tag has >> yet to go up for a vote. How can it go up for a vote? But then why even >> have a voting process if you're saying extensibly saying it doesn't >> matter? >> > > Personally, I'd say that a tag going through a successful vote process at > least means that it's not just something that a lone madperson has come up > with without talking to others; it's a somewhat-discussed idea, and > therefore more likely to grab the attention of mappers and editor writers, > and therefore more likely to become used. > > I wouldn't say the process is useless, It is suitable for shining a light > on a perceived need and possible solutions. The process does not, however, > have the weight that some people attribute to it; just because 20 people > voted on a new convoluted rule how to code opening times, doesn't mean > every editor writer will now eagerly implement a new preset for that - and > just because a proposal was shot down, doesn't mean that the tag won't be > rendered. > > Bye > Frederik > > -- > Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/tagging<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging> >
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