On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/11/4 Richard Bullock <[email protected]> >> >> We don't *have* to stick to dictionary definitions here when tagging, as >> long as the meaning is clear; >> > exactly, this is not generally about dictionary definitions but about the > meaning of words. Dictionaries can give you hints if you're unsure. If we > use tunnel for all kind of holes you can creep in, the meaning will no > longer be clear. > Personally I'm fine with a definition of tunnel that doesn't include "underground". But we need a definition. So far no one seems to have provided one.
>> >> A passageway through a building (but, say, without being inside that >> building) is, to all intents and purposes, a tunnel. > > a passageway through a building that is not inside that building will be > hard to find. (how do you define: is not inside?) http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=mosi+tampa&fb=1&gl=us&hq=mosi&hnear=tampa&cid=0,0,4145233176872570172&ei=kpbxSpL3BtTY8Aa95d2MCQ&ved=0CA0QnwIwAA&ll=28.054341,-82.404791&spn=0,359.981289&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=28.054341,-82.404885&panoid=utISmaJ6ph__dBBezFDBpQ&cbp=12,185.93,,0,0.05 _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
