[Tagging] Not mapping personal preferences and details

[Tom Pfeifer]

On 06.10.2017 03:22, Dave Swarthout wrote:
> IMO, this sort of information does not belong in the OSM database. If a shop owner is expert in the 
> field, fine; let them say so in a website specific to the business and we can add the "expertise" 
> information in that way. OSM cannot be a database of all things in existence. Besides that, such 
> data is highly subjective at best, and is generally not verifiable. Furthermore, comparing such data 
> to a particular mapper's motivation to add one sort of legitimate OSM object over another, is not a 
> valid justification for including it.

Fully agree. I've seen the 'skills' entries in various business networking sites, and I am surprised 
what my colleagues think I am able to do.

> On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 4:19 AM, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com <mailto:61sundowner at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>         In my understanding, we would not map the personal preferences and hobbies of individuals.
> 
>     ? We all map our personal preference and hobbies!
>     Walkers map public rights of way and bicycle riders map bicycle paths, bicycle parking, bicycle
>     repair stands, drinking water sources and so on.

Yes this is correct. These are all verifiable properties. I map climbing crags, and when I say they 
are bolted you can go and check the bolts.

>     Why should motorcycle riders not do the same?
>     Or pet owners?

They should not map the friendliness of the business owner or what vehicles she ownes.
They should not map their pets since they are not stationary.
They can map the stable or course.

>     The motivation of a business owner to provide specific services is for profit, if they have
>     specific knowledge of a particular market, such as motorcycling, then they may use it to advantage.

We do not map names of inhabitants of a dwelling or of employees of a business. The only exception 
seems to be the operator of a business since that would be a public record anyway. So we should not 
map the skills and preferences of those people, in particular as we cannot verify if the proprietor 
does a service herself or has employees doing that.

tom