[Tagging] Shop for watches

[Warin]

On 26/01/2015 12:44 PM, johnw wrote:
> Or does this go back to it should be "shop:jewelry=watches" or 
> "shop=jewelry + jewelry=watches " problem?
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> Javbw
>
> If so, then lets try to decide on a flat or categorized system that 
> can handle new additions without a lot of hemming and hawing every 
> time a new shop type is suggested.  There will always be outliers or 
> item specific shops that would make a flat system have a plethora of 
> tags.
>
>
>
If that is so then things like butcher, greengrocer would be
shop=food
food = meat, fruit and vegetables etc

I don't mind either way .. but you and OSM should be consistent.
>
> Javbw.
>
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>> On Jan 26, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Dave Swarthout <daveswarthout at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:daveswarthout at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> FYI: Shops selling watches can still be found in Thailand although 
>> most are probably sold in the watch department of the bigger 
>> department stores.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 7:30 AM, John F. Eldredge 
>> <john at jfeldredge.com <mailto:john at jfeldredge.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On January 25, 2015 9:01:44 AM CST, Friedrich Volkmann
>>     <bsd at volki.at <mailto:bsd at volki.at>> wrote:
>>
>>         On 25.01.2015 11:46, Severin Menard wrote:
>>
>>             I did not find anything on the Map Features regarding
>>             shop selling watches, what is quite common both in Europe
>>             and South America (at least). 
>>
>>
>>         shop=jewelry
>>
>>         Watches came out of use when people got mobile phones. The only remaining
>>         reason to wear watches is to show off. That's why all jewelries sell
>>         watches, and you'll hardly find any shop that sells nothing but watches.
>>
>>
>>     I tried, briefly, using my cell phone instead of a watch, and
>>     found it less convenient to pull out my phone to check the time,
>>     versus glancing at my wrist. It is still common to see people
>>     wearing watches. I now wear a smartwatch, meaning that I can
>>     check who called or texted me without having to pull out and
>>     unlock my phone.
>>
>>     -- 
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