On 5 October 2013 10:25, Dan S <danstowell+...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2013/10/5 Matthijs Melissen <i...@matthijsmelissen.nl>: >
> > I notice that many users suggest distinguishing between casinos with > > croupiers, and amusement arcades with just slot machines. > > Do you? I don't see that, but maybe I've missed it in the thread. > Martin Koppenhoefer, Philip Barnes, and Gilbert Hersschens all distinguish 'establishments with (mostly) slot machines (similar to arcade halls)', 'Places with slot machines [which] are called amusement arcades' and 'Gambling arcades a.k.a. amusement arcades with slot machines' from 'real' casinos. > > How would the community suggest establishing this split in tags? From a > > previous discussion, it seems that some users do suggest not to > (re)define > > existing tags that are already in widespread use. Moreover, it seems that > > some users think that mappers should follow existing use, not > definitions as > > voted or definitions from the wiki. However, I don't see how the split of > > meaning of the tag can be established otherwise. Any suggestions? > > It's not difficult to handle. You could propose a chained tag such as > "casino=croupier"/"casino=self_service", or something like > "casino:staffed=yes" or "casino:croupier=yes". That second option > looks ugly to me, but the first option looks kinda useable. I don't > have any strong opinions about what should be done. > The community seems to prefer a separation at tag level. > Note that this has quite a strong analogy with the recent discussion > about supervised vs unsupervised play areas for children... > On the other hand, there is also an analogy with the discussion on amenity=restaurant versus amenity=fast_food. Some fast food chains call themselves restaurant, and some amusement arcades call themselves casino. However, if you promise to take someone to a casino and then bring them to an amusement arcade, they will probably be just as mad as when you promise to take them to a restaurant and bring them to a fast food chain. -- Matthijs
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