I don't think we should change the spelling of an well-established tag (more than 13 000 uses according to taginfo)
See the comments about the abrupt change of power=sub_station to power=substation on github[1]. For example: > [..] why bother changing the tag? Should we next have a vote on whether > it should be spelt railway or spelled railroad? The problem here is not > that the tag is mis-spelled, but instead that people are worrying about tag > spelling when we should be encouraging people to edit. If enough people > spell a tag using a standard incorrect spelling, or a (English standard > correct) spelling, then write it up in the Wiki and people who render will > know what to do. > > That is what seems crucial to me: ensuring that people know how to add > things, and that people know what they mean once they're added. Correct > spelling seems quite secondary to the matter, where correct *rendering* > is the crux of the matter. > [1]: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/230 2014-07-16 14:09 GMT-03:00 Andreas Goss <andi...@t-online.de>: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/BE- > Spelling_shop%3Djewelry > > I kept it short ;) And I the think the Subject says it all. The use of > jewellers could of course also be considered. > __________ > openstreetmap.org/user/AndiG88 > wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:AndiG88 > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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