It would probably be good to re-open discussion (and add your voice to it, particularly as you have an interest in using such a tag); after that, I think this one could be ready to vote on.
__John On 7/9/13, alyssa wright <alyssapwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> >> > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
