WOW - this list has the 'reply-to:' correctly set !!!! I'm shocked ! On 1 May 2015 at 14:44, Brad Neuhauser <brad.neuhau...@gmail.com> wrote:
> shop=hifi has almost 6000 uses, so it must fill a need for some people. > http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/shop=hifi > It fills a need for people that couldn't find anything better. I'm not looking for a different tag, I'm querying whether it can be renamed to encompass the wider variety of home AV entertainment systems. > > > If hifi is too specific for you, you could always use shop=electronics. > > "electronics" says Tandy / Radio Shack / Maplin to me - with components, boards and soldering irons and cables/connectors. > Also, there is this note on the hifi wiki page regarding hifi vs. > electronics: > "The suggested distinction is that a shop=electronics shop is "primarily > focused on consumer electronics, and may sell hi-fi components, but is not > focused on them and not a meeting point for audiophiles", However that's > quite a subtle and subjective distinction, and something which may be > better represented as a property tag of a shop=electronics" > That's not subtle; and I totally agree with it. I think that interpretation of electronic is more 'electrical' - with complete units and not self-assembly kits. I suspect really electronicky items will also be specialised - such as mobile phones. > > (side note: looking at a random assortment in the UK, I do see some "hifi" > that might be mistagged--for example, I'd expect HMV to be tagged as > shop=music not shop=hifi?) > The difference between media and systems. Clearly then 'hifi' is not clear enough [too many puns in that] - and supports my claim for the need for a better name. > > Cheers, Brad > > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 7:10 AM, pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Somewhere else in OSM world, 'hifi shops' has been mentioned. I take this >> to mean in connection with 'musical entertainment systems' such as 'radio', >> CD players and other audio reproduction electronics. As such, I feel the >> term 'hifi' is too 'narrow' and inadequate for the range of equipment that >> can perform this function. I think a good example is Richer Sounds >> <http://www.richersounds.com/> - looking at their horizontal top menu: >> >> Hi-Fi >> TV & Home Cinema >> Speakers >> Streaming, Wireless & Multi-room >> Systems >> Portable Audio >> Headphones >> Gaming >> Accessories & Furniture >> Clearance >> Installations >> Tech Blog >> >> >> Hence I wonder if a more appropriate tag for such shops can be found ? >> >> -- >> Mike. >> @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - >> For all your info on Millom and South Copeland >> via *the area's premier website - * >> >> *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, >> property & pets* >> >> T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > -- Mike. @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland via *the area's premier website - * *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & pets* T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail>
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