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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/30/2013 11:59 AM, Matthijs
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 30 September 2013 18:22, fly <span
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rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Major problem I find is
that using a abbreviation is not the way we tag<br>
in OSM and it is often misleading.<br>
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<div>We do use abbreviations for keys/values: for example
mtb, bmx, hgv, psv, url, rcn.<br>
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<div>In this particular case, I think more people have
familiarity with the abbreviation than with the full term,
so I see here nothing wrong with sticking to the
abbreviation. Or are you proposing to start using
uniform_resource_locator as well?<br>
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<div>-- Matthijs<br>
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Tagging mailing list
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging</a>
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I think that it would be better to use the spelled-out term
automated_external_defibrillator rather than the acronym AED, to
avoid potential confusion. The OpenStreetMap database is intended
for international use, and the spelled-out term is less ambiguous.
It would be possible for the wiki to link the AED acronym to the
page listing the spelled-out term, and the wiki could explain why
the spelled-out term is preferable for tagging.<br>
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