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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 16/01/2015 7:21 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tagging-request@openstreetmap.org">tagging-request@openstreetmap.org</a> wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:13:11 +0100
From: Kotya Karapetyan <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kotya.lists@gmail.com"><kotya.lists@gmail.com></a>
To: "Tag discussion, strategy and related tools"
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Subject: Re: [Tagging] Basic philosophy of OSM tagging
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Hi Marc,
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>By forced rules: you mean a committee that decides what gets mapped and how
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>?
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>So when I want to map something now, I have to file a request to the
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>committee to start looking for a new tag. And if they like the request they
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>come back within a few months with a proposal. And this committee is
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>all-knowing, so they know all the exceptions in the different countries ? So
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>I don't have to ask for an update when they misunderstood me ?
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<pre wrap="">My vision was more along these lines. There will be a tagging
committee: It will maintain the official OSM tagging scheme. Mapping
will not be changed w.r.t. the current situation. The tagging
functionality as such will remain as it is, however:</pre>
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<tt>'We' already have a 'system' of similar attributes. </tt><br>
<big>The 'official tags' have wiki pages <br>
The mapers can use tag that have no wiki pages<br>
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Having a 'committee' will not change the use of unofficial tags..
so tags that don't get approved by the 'committee' will simply be
used anyway. Poor tags would probably go through a committee too,
and probably reject 'good' tags as well. Consider the 'committee'
to be this loose group of people here, that constantly changes and
needs no selection, election but simply exists on the good
intentions of the members. Much like the rest of OSM. <br>
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Someone said 'pick your battles'. I don't see it that way. I seek
information. Hopefully it will help with future proposed tags. Not
seeking to 'win' nor 'loose'. Nor change things directly with this
subject. <br>
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What I'm after is a 'guide' rather than strict rules. Strict rules
won't encourage people to map things. Consistent tags, tools that
are easy to understand and use will encourage people as they don't
have to understand complex things. </big><br>
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<big>I could pick on a few tags that I think would be better placed
elsewhere. But that is from my perspective and attitude. I'd like
your perspective and attitude on how tags should be organised. In
particular the top level tags ... </big><br>
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