[Tagging] Wiki Edit War on using/avoiding semicolon lists

[Martin Vonwald]

Hi!

2015-01-19 12:34 GMT+01:00 jgpacker <john.packer7 at gmail.com>:

> I.e. How is this:
> >  amenity=library
> >  library:stock=books;newspapers;recorded_music
>
> better than this?:
> >  amenity=library
> >  library:stock:books=yes
> >  library:stock:newspapers=yes
> >  library:stock:recorded_music=yes
>
> As a programmer, I find the first alternative to be easier to handle by a
> data consumer. And while it could be slightly easier for a mapper to
> visualize the second alternative (and this is debatable), it would take
> longer to write it down.
>

If I had to guess, I would think that most people find the second
alternative much more complicated than the first one.



> So I definitely disagree with "In general avoid ';' separated values
> whenever possible." (as it's said in the wiki right now).
> I only agree with avoiding semicolons in "main" tags or in tags that
> logically shouldn't have multiple values.
>

Fully agree!


Best regards,
Martin
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