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

[Sean Horgan]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 15:46, 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.
>

+1.  Most compelling argument I've read.

--
Sean


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