André, OSM is not a place for condolences in note tags.
I'm sorry if this sounds harsh but sticking to facts is what keeps most conflicts out of OSM - if something is observable on the ground, we map it, and if not, we (mostly) don't. Emotions are one such thing we don't map. Yes, a tragedy has happened, or more precisely a horrific crime; and yes, you and I and many others wish to extend our hearfelt condolences to the victims and their families. But OpenStreetMap is not the right medium to do that. There are many places in the world where tragedy, crime and injustice have happened on a grand scale. But we don't have condolence messages in OSM at Auschwitz, Srebrenica, or Columbine, and for a reason - because we as a community can't "feel" sympathy, only individuals can. How would we decide where to put such messages and how to word them, and what would we do in situations where a tragedy has happened but people disagree about who's the victim and who the perpetrator? Let's stick to facts on the ground and keep our emotions out of OSM, hard as it may seem. > By Monday, you may like to send the URL to the Press. Please don't. By giving the world the idea that OSM is a place to express emotions, you will invite everyone to express theirs, and certainly not all emotions are friendly and peaceful. > But let us hope that vandalism will not be added to terrorism. That's exactly what you are inviting here. You may have the best intentions but you're doing the wrong thing. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
