Hello
It seems that there is some disagreement whether `amenity=fountain` is
the appropriate tag for some type of fountains where the water isn't
jet into the air but runs out of a pipe (example[^1], tagged
`amenity=fountain` like all such fountains in Bern).
Originally, such fountains were built to provide people (and animals)
with water, but now they mainly have a decorative and cultural
purpose, in contrast with water wells or drinking fountains[^2].
Furthermore and unlike water wells, the water isn't directly accessed
from an aquifer[^3].
The discussion[^4] (in German) came up because the definition on the
German OSM wiki page[^5] excludes this type of fountains while the
(approved) English definition of `amenity=fountain`[^6] ('a fountain
for cultural / decorational / recreational purposes') in my opinion
does not.
[^1]: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vennerbrunnen>
[^2]: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_fountain>
[^3]: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifer>
[^4]:
<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User_talk:Reneman#DE:Tag:amenity.3Dfountain>
[^5]: <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE:Tag:amenity%3Dfountain>
[^6]: <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dfountain>
Regards
SelfishSeahorse
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