Hello everyone! >From searching through the tagging mailing list archives, the Amenity key has its share of supporters and detractors and the topic seems to frequently rear its head. I can see both sides and like many of the tagging issues, it comes down to semantics. I think a lot of the contention results from the definition in the OSM wiki, which sounds weak:
- This is the primary tag for useful and important facilities for visitors and residents: toilets, telephones, banks, pharmacies (to buy medicines), schools ... I think that the "..." at the end speaks to the vagueness. Where possible, I like to see the OSM definitions reference popular dictionaries like Oxford (http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1221361#m_en_us1221361): - a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place and wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenity): - any tangible or intangible benefits of a property The definition of such a tag/key that is so common the database (3+% according to taginfo: http://taginfo.openstreetmap.de/keys/amenity), needs more than a single line definition. How do people feel about a change to the definition of the amenity key in the wiki? -- Sean
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