[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Homeless Shelter

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/9/4 Sam Vekemans <acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com>:
> the building tag is used when no other key would be appropriate for it.


no, the building-tag is to describe the building. You can have
building=cathedral, building=barn, building=detached_house,
building=highrise, but building=fast_food or police_station is not
appropriate IMHO.


> so in this case the entire building is used for 1 primary purpose and
> it can easily be grouped in a 'community service' as well as an
> 'amenity'


there is lot's of cases where these shelters are not the only/primary
usage of a building.

cheers,
Martin