On Sat, 9 May 2020 at 00:59, François Lacombe <fl.infosrese...@gmail.com> wrote:
We're not having an argument about making a difference or not between > motorcycles or cars > What we're having is an argument about taxonomy. Some people have mental models that distinguish between a taxi, an ojek and a rickshaw, pther people see them as variants of a single concept. They're all transport for hire but they have different capabilities. If I look at a map and see a taxi stand, I expect some sort of four-wheel vehicle capable of carrying at least 3 passengers and offering some degree of weather protection. To me, an ojek is not a "taxi." Even if I were visiting Indonesia where ojeks are common, if the map says "taxi" I think car, not motorbike. This isn't just about optimizing the number of tags used, it's about aligning with how most people's mental models work. And not just the mental models of local mappers but also the mental models of tourists: locals don't refer to maps as often as tourists do. Some people see wheeled vehicles for hire as being different varieties of taxi; some people see taxis, ojeks and rickshaws. Some people see *Ailuropoda melanoleuca *an*d Ursus arctos* as different members of the family Ursidae; others see then as giant pandas and brown bears. I'm a giant panda kind of guy. -- Paul
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