[Tagging] Camps

[John Willis]

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> -1
> Too easily confused with campgrounds.

 Yep, +1


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> The core difference between a "summer camp" and a campground is that
> the former has organized communal activities,
> and probably one or more themes (kids, religion, archery, etc.), and
> probably restrictions on arrival and departure (e.g. week long
> sessions all summer).   So consider tagging that talks about those
> themes.

Trying to get into stay times, activity, and camp layout is really a big can of worms, because every country or culture will draw the line differently, and depending on climate, the camp style will vary as well. 

School camps have to be very conservative and offer a lot of amenities, whereas a Boy Scout camp does not.

A religious facility may only have a statute or a name denoting its religion (like my Buddhist school's Mountain camp for their students) and be functionally identical to a secular camp (like the city school'camp facility up the road), so the religion= tag should be sufficient. 

Also summer camp may end up being spring, fall, or winter, in other countries (ours begins hiking in late April, and our city camp is used in 3 seasons by various schools for various reasons) 

I think this will best handled in operator for existing camp sites (plus access=private) or possibly make a separate tag under school= for the school camps - as those are usually very affiliated with the district or region operating them. 

Javbw 

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