[Tagging] Pool decks?

[Warin]

On 20-Jun-17 04:16 PM, John Willis wrote:
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>> On Jun 20, 2017, at 2:10 PM, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> What makes a deck a pool deck?
> The proximity to an artificial pool for leisure, and often their inclusion with the pool inside in the barrier=* around the pool.
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> So The pool deck is the flat area inside the fence around the pool, the walkway around the outside of the fence is not.
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> It is usually not for sunbathing or lounging - but I guess the usage for a poolside area at a hotel and a fenced off pool deck at a school are mapped in very similar ways, so I would put them into the same category:
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> a hard-surfaced pedestrian-only area adjacent to a leisure item featuring water (i.e.:not a dock or platform next to a lake) for the use of people who are using/observing the leisure item. It is often separated by a barrier=* in some manner, but not required. **
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> In a water park, it is the areas adjacent or surrounding attractions, used by people enjoying/observing those attractions, but not the walkways connecting them. These usually are a different surface=* than the walkways.

Are they all water related everywhere?

Wildlife viewing decks do exist.

http://www.liwondesafaricamp.com/activities.html

And there are sunset viewing areas .. possibly with decks.. so for observing. Though some are there for the social activity, or maybe observing those observing? :)

I think that any tagging for 'pool decks' could be used and should be considered for other 'decks'.