On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:33 AM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think of table tennis as a sport, so see no reason why the playing area > for table tennis should not be tagged as a pitch in OSM. > In British English, "pitch" has a specific meaning with respect to sport. The equivalent in US and Canadian English is "playing field" or "sports field." It is grass or artificial grass for running around, and being tackled to the ground. Grass or artificial grass to prevent injuries when being tackled to the ground. Grass or artificial grass to prevent the surface being churned to mud on rainy days. It makes no sense whatsoever, in British English, to talk of a table tennis pitch any more than it would be to talk of a table-tennis field. There's a reason it's called "table tennis" not "pitch tennis" or "field tennis." Pitches are large enough for 22 men to run around on (smaller versions for kiddies) kicking or throwing or hitting a ball. Chess? Not certain if that can be classified as a 'sport' ... certainly a > game of skill. Should there be another OSM key for games of skill? > Whatever you classify chess as, it's played on a board, not a pitch or a field. Maybe if you play with human pieces (a novelty game) you might play it on marked grass but it would still be referred to as a board, not a pitch. Looking through th eOSM list of sports ... Yoga? As a sport I tried yoga once. It tasted like sour milk to me. -- Paul
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