On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 at 11:01, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry for writing again, but I believe this discussion shows that the term > shop=discount is not self-explaining at all. It evokes different thoughts in > different people / national contexts. In Germany, the term "discounter" is > clearly defined, but it doesn't seem this is a statement that can be shared > globally. As it isn't much used either, we should probably discourage the use > all together. > > I have put a list of common names on these objects in the wiki, as it will > help people familiar with the brands to understand what kind of shop was > tagged: > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Ddiscount > most used values are Poundland and Poundworld.
Concluding from their names and websites, Poundland and Poundworld are variety stores, not discount stores. This list seem to confirm your observation that shop=discount may not be self-explanatory globally. Any objections if I retag Poundland and Poundworld stores as shop=variety_store? _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
