On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 5:52 AM Allan Mustard <al...@mustard.net> wrote:
[Good stuff, almost all of which I agree with] If we want to split hairs, we can point out that "embassy" is technically > an incorrect term for any building since an "embassy" consists solely of > people assigned to conduct diplomatic relations with a foreign government, > both resident and non-resident. The "chancery" > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancery_(diplomacy) is the office building, > complex, or office flat where the embassy operates. I don't think we want > to be quite that doctrinaire (office=chancery, anyone?) since " > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancery_(diplomacy)istheofficebuilding,complex,orofficeflatwheretheembassyoperates.%C2%A0Idon'tthinkwewanttobequitethatdoctrinaire(office=chancery,anyone?)since>embassy" > is the term in common if somewhat imprecise use for a building or campus > where a diplomatic mission operates. > We have to walk a fine line between what is technically correct and the expectations of mappers and users. So I'd go with "embassy" and clarify the situation in the wiki for the benefit of pedants. There could be another ambassador out there mapping for OSM who might take exception to that decision without an explanation of the thinking behind it, and it's certain this mailing list has many, many pedants. c) embassies and consulates are government offices, but there is a trend > toward thinking office=diplomatic is a better choice than > office=government; and > d) the office=diplomatic tag in tandem with diplomatic=* would meet OSM > guidelines and support more accurate mapping. I 100% agree that office=diplomatic is better than office=government. I'm split on dropping office entirely and using diplomatic as the main key. The ambassador also sleeps in his/her residence and I think micromapping the building to distinguish between office and non-office functions is overkill. If my sense of growing consensus is correct, I suggest that diplomatic=* > would include only [embassy, consulate, non-diplomatic]. Perhaps, but I'd write the proposal to not insist absolutely that only those three terms are permissible because otherwise mappers end up with square peg/round hole should the unforeseen arise. OTOH, you have a very thorough understanding of what might arise, and I can only guess, so maybe those three will always be adequate. Except that, as others have noted, diplomatic=non-diplomatic is oxymoronic, and diplomatic=other would be better. P.S. Regarding the question posed overnight as to whether one may simply > drop in on an ambassador's residence, any of you who are contributing > substantively to this discussion are welcome to drop by my residence in > Ashgabat any time you are in town :-) Just please call ahead to make sure > I'll be home. > If I'm ever in Ashgabat, I'll give you a call. I consider the probability of this happening similar to the odds of me winning the jackpot on the lottery then getting hit by lightning as I go to collect the prize. Especially as I have never bought a lottery ticket and never will. But strange things happen, so I'll keep your offer in mind. :) -- Paul
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