> mt_motor_vehicle - partial abbriviation, “mt” stands for multi_tracked > Does this express the category well enough? > Do people understand that?
No, I would not understand this as a native English speaker, because "MT" is not a common abbreviation for "multi-tracked". I would only use an abbreviation if it is very commonly used and widely know, since it will need to be understandable to speakers of other languages as well. - Joseph Eisenberg On 1/27/20, Allroads <allroadswo...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is a question only about how to choose a new keyname. > > Is it possible to use a partial abbriviation? > > For example: > > There is motor_vehicle, with one underscore. > to express a categrory with a more then one track or more then 2 wheels. > We can choose for: > multi_tracked_motor_vehicle, with 3 underscore, quite a long name to type > in, must that be avoided? > > Avoid long names with multiple underscore. > Which weighs heavier when considering a name. > > > Is it allowed to choose for? > mt_motor_vehicle > partial abbriviation, “mt” stands for multi_tracked > Does this express the category well enough? > Do people understand that? > > When there is a mt_motor_vehicle, there is “st” partial abbriviation, > single_tracked_motor_vehicle. > > Is it a “do” or is it a “don’t”. > > Give me your opinion. > > > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
