Alternative to the sport=soccer is sport=british_football because "football" is context specific, and "American football", "Australian football", "Canadian football", "Gaelic football" exists.
ср, 5 окт. 2022 г., 13:52 martianfreeloader <martianfreeloa...@posteo.net>: > There is a broad consensus that the language for OSM tags is British > English. Using a non-BE word for a tag because it is used in Australia > while a synonymous BE word exists, would be the same using a Xhosa, > Portuguese or Korean word, just because it exists. > > I know there are a few exceptions like sport=soccer, footway=sidewalk > and sidewalk=*, but I think this kind of exceptions shouldn't be made > without a very good reason. > > > > On 05/10/2022 12:04, Warin wrote: > > > > On 5/10/22 08:25, Minh Nguyen wrote: > >> Vào lúc 11:54 2022-10-04, Jass Kurn đã viết: > >>> I've just noticed there is a bubbler tag being promoted? Which > >>> appears to be an American English term for a British English drinking > >>> fountain. Why promote another term, and use an American English term. > >>> What was wrong with calling a drinking fountain a drinking fountain? > >> > >> To clarify, "bubbler" is a distinctively regional term in Boston, > >> Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. Elsewhere, it's either "drinking > >> fountain" or "water fountain". [1] > > > > > > No. 'Bubbler' is also used in Australia. And possibly elsewhere is the > > world. > > > > ------------------------- > > > > In England it looks like a "Drinker Water Fountain" spurts water > > upwards. There are some with elevated outlets described as water bottle > > filler, but are at a height that is convenient to drink from with flow > > rates to suit direct human consumption. > > > > > > Things that direct water downwards? And have flow rates greater than > > convenient for human consumption? To me, these are 'taps'. > > > > > > The problem? > > > > > > 1) identify feature that provided drinkable water - fairly basic. At the > > moment the common amenity=drinking_water does this .. or the secondary > > tag of drinking_water=yes. > > > > > > 2) identify the physical properties and easy usability of the feature > for; > > > > 2a) humans to directly drink from. Consider a small child, the elderly. > > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Drinking_Fountain_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/278px-Drinking_Fountain_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png > > > > > > 2b) refilling glasses/cup/mugs/bottle from. In most instances there > > would be some form of tap? > > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/France_road_sign_ID29.svg/337px-France_road_sign_ID29.svg.png > > > > > > 2c) refiling large vessels from e.g. caravans, boats? A little google > > searching for caravans leads me to believe that they use 'normal' taps, > > probably because they are 'everywhere' and more likely to be 'free'. > > > > > > This leaves out wells, streams.. and other things? > > > > > > Possibly there is a need to avoid the words presently in use - tap, > > bubbler, fountain, drinking_fountain? > > > > So? A sub tag for amenity=drinking_water? > > > > water_direction=upwards/downwards ? Humm should consider stationary > > sources, and streams and pools - a bowel etc? Humm any ideas > > > > > > It would be nice to indicate the flow rate too .. but that will cause > > too many arguments .. so lets just work on the above? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tagging mailing list > > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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