[Tagging] a tag for "really-really-freestores"

[Andy Townsend]

On 04/12/2017 17:17, thomas schwaerzler wrote:
> thats a half way acceptable solution for us. thank you for your proposals!
>
> but we would like to clearly distinguish from commercial shops. actually
> its a quite big categorical difference.
>
> some people refer to that kind of movement more as a zone than a shop. a
> zone that is free from the thinking of exchanging things against money
> or other things.
>
> to show that difference and to distinguish we would like to have a way
> to make this clear.
>
> if possible an own category would be very appreciated.

There are relatively few top-level categories that data consumers 
understand (shop, office, leisure etc.).  You're at liberty to create 
something else, but in all likelihood no-one would no what it was.  
Often it helps to look in OSM (e.g. by searching taginfo) to see what 
existing or similar things have already been mapped as.

OSM already has quite a few book exchanges (tagging mostly as "public 
bookcases" I think).  There are probably other better examples - maybe 
have a look at see what they are?

Best Regards,

Andy