<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ben Robbins</b> <<a href="mailto:ben_robbins_@hotmail.com">ben_robbins_@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>>None of the online maps that I know give a route description in terms of<br>>"go past the bakers" Not even those that have that information... And<br>>for a very good reason : a baker might not always be as easily
<br>>recognizable (for example because it is dark).<br><br>1) I was refering to people giving you directions, maybe if you pulled over<br>to ask them, or maybe just on an invitation.<br>2) Indeed it might not 'always' be as easily recognizable, but Frequently it
<br>would be. Dark could stop you seeing/recogining anything, so that doesnt<br>really applie only to basic building tags.<br>3) Are we just intending to copy all online map companys? or can we think<br>independently...</blockquote>
<div><br>Well said Ben. <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">>Someone needs to put that location in osm in the first place. Why not place
<br>>it in yellowiki instead?<br><br>Because I use osm, and don't particually want to be working in 2 places at<br>once. That just my opion though, some poeple may see that as little concern<br><br>>No, it would come for example from
<a href="http://fon.com">fon.com</a> which will always be more up<br>>to date than what could be in osm.<br>>You are aware that the pick up area of a wifi hotspot is not static?<br><br>I'm not very knowledgeble on the matter, but there must be some spots that
<br>can be gaanteed to be in the wifi zone, as I am currently on one, and it is<br>perminent. When I walk the other side of the hill I can't get it ever.<br>Therfore the line will fall between. Is <a href="http://Fon.com">
Fon.com</a> a wiki? If not then<br>saying we shouldnt tag wifi areas as there shown on there would be the same<br>as saying we shouldnt make maps cause OS does. If it is a wiki, then the<br>same argument applies to that of the baker/bucher. On osm it may just state
<br>its a wifi, and then to find more infomation that isnt visual you would look<br>on the speicific page.<br><br>Stating that something is pointless wouild just mean people may not want to<br>be using it. Pointless is very different to deconstructive. Therefore I
<br>don't think thats any reason for you to vote against it, so that a tag may<br>not be made standaised for people that may wish to 'pointlessly' use it. As<br>it is you are free not to use a tag, you don't need to stop others
<br>using/making tags, to enable you not to use it.</blockquote><div><br>Agreed, pointless is not a very good reason for voting against a proposal. Abstention would be more appropriate. And you can abstain from using it if it does get approved.
<br><br>80n<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Ben<br><br>_________________________________________________________________
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