[Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Reception Desk.

[Warin]

On 16/06/2015 8:46 PM, Warin wrote:
> On 16/06/2015 8:02 PM, Ruben Maes wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm a bit late here (just recently started really reading the tagging
>> list), but could this also be used for "reception webcams"? In my
>> city's hospital, the reception desk has been replaced with a tv screen
>> and a camera. The receptionist is at the other campus of hospital, in
>> another town, 15 km from where you are standing.
>
Question.. Is there still a 'desk' there? For filling out forms, even 
jst picking up a map/brochure?

> Wow. Is the doctor 15km away too?  :-)
> The tag applies .. the place a visitor goes to for info etc
>
> So yes... it is not about the 'desk' that is used to separate it from 
> weeding reception, GPS reception, etc.
> I'll have to make that clear in the tag! The name is the best I could 
> come up with. Not too late to change it if someone has a better name?
>
>>
>> All the best
>> Ruben
>
> Note on the distance to the Doctor .. here in Australia 'we' have the 
> Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) ..
>  the Doctor can be 1,000 km away, not far in a fast plane.
>
>>
>> 2015-06-16 2:52 GMT+02:00 Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com>:
>>> I think I'll be closing this shortly. Possibly tomorrow.
>>>
>>> There are some 10 votes, one against, the majority approving.
>>>
>>> There were close to 40 votes last time... where has the passion gone?
>>>
>>> On 2/06/2015 8:47 AM, Warin wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Voting for the mark 2 version of Reception Desk is now open.
>>>
>>> Link
>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_Features/amenity%3Dreception_desk 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A Reception Desk provides a place where people (visitors, patients, or
>>> clients) arrive to be greeted, any information recorded, the 
>>> relevant person
>>> is contacted and the visitor/s, patient/s, or client/s sent on to the
>>> relevant person/place.
>>>
>>>
>>> It is particularly useful to know the location of the reception desk 
>>> when it
>>> is located away from the typical place (near a front entry) or where 
>>> there
>>> is only one amongst a number of large buildings. First seen as a 
>>> suggested
>>> extended tag for camp sites, thought to have a wider application to 
>>> offices,
>>> hotels, hospitals and educational features.
>>>
>>> The amenity key is chosen so it can be used for both tourism and 
>>> business
>>> situations.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your participation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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