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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>On 4/26/2019 9:49 PM, OSM Volunteer stevea wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Other than that I can't think of any tags that would be applicable to</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> these sorts of situations. We tend to tag the regulations themselves,</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> not the extent to which they're adhered to. Certainly just calling it a</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> park because kids play there doesn't seem consistent with OSM standards.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> We don't raise the speed limit in places where everyone speeds, or tag</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> bicycle=yes on ways where they're prohibited but frequently used.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> No, I think leisure=playground aligns a bit more closely with "kids play </p><p class=MsoNormal>> here," though some people like snap-tight definitions, others consider </p><p class=MsoNormal>> things as much more elastic. It's difficult to please everybody; semantics </p><p class=MsoNormal>> can be messy.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I disagree. Going by that definition, my front yard would be </p><p class=MsoNormal>leisure:playground. I believe the tag should be used for "a place designated </p><p class=MsoNormal>as an area for children to play". Also, just because someone puts a swing set </p><p class=MsoNormal>in their back yard, shouldn't mean their back yard should be tagged as a </p><p class=MsoNormal>playground.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On another note, there are places defined as “city parks” here that are no </p><p class=MsoNormal>more than land that can't really be used for anything. For instance, a lot in </p><p class=MsoNormal>a subdivision that’s used for storm drainage is labeled as a nature park. </p><p class=MsoNormal>It's due to the fact they planted native plants on the lot to attract </p><p class=MsoNormal>wildlife. You would not know it's a "park" if you didn't read the small sign </p><p class=MsoNormal>stating so. It just looks like an overgrown, unleveled lot.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Aaron Forsythe</p></div></body></html>