[Tagging] Is highway=service, service=drive_thru a good idea?

[Eugene Alvin Villar]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
>> I'm not aware of any hyphens which are converted into underscores, let alone
>> that this is "predominantly" the case.  And even if it is "predominantly"
>
> man_made=pier
> power=sub_station
>
> A key or a value don't have to be correct grammatical English - they
> just have to be relatively clear and easy to remember. I strongly
> suggest always using underscores, never hyphens.
>
>> the case, that's no reason not to do things correctly in the future.  What's
>> the point of converting a hyphen into an underscore?
>
> Not having to remember on each case which one it is.
>
> Steve

It is for this reason that I prefer underscores myself.

So service=drive_through it is?