<div dir="ltr">I have to admit I admire the problem but do not have an answer.<div>What I would like to suggest that dropping the "desk" part and just using "reception" could make it more conducive to the various applications being discussed.</div><div>It could then be added as a subcategory to the area/building such as reception=desk...reception=area.......reception=kiosk.. and would accommodate the problem of more than one type of reception within a complex such as an hotel (reception=tourism...reception=hotel). Or at an airport complex where multiple receptions exist such as hotel, car hire,etc.</div><div>Using this would then also not clash with the amenity tag.</div><div>Hope I am not adding more confusion to the problem.</div><div>Ralph (RAytoun)</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 February 2015 at 10:33, Andreas Goss <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andig88@t-online.de" target="_blank">andig88@t-online.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
As<br>
>this tag is always going to be used within another entity I think we should<br>
>rather look towards something like indoor tagging or other subtags. In<br>
>addition using amenity for reception desk would for example prevent you from<br>
>placing it on the node of the amenity and use one node for both.<br>
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Not to defend the amenity key, but I wonder if there is a need to tag<br>
the reception if the whole object (including the reception) deserves<br>
just a single node.<br>
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Well, you could have an amenity inside a very large bulding where you have multiple entrances. Then you could use the amenity node to indicate that it's actually placed at a certain spot, because the reception is there. In addition it makes it clear to which amenity the reception desk belongs, as a different amenity in the same building could have the reception desk at the other side of the bulding.<br>
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