[Tagging] Merging tagging scheme on wiki pages of Hiking, route=hiking, route=foot and Walking routes
Warin
61sundowner at gmail.com
Wed Aug 14 23:11:16 UTC 2019
On 14/08/19 22:21, Paul Allen wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 10:56, s8evq <s8evq at runbox.com
> <mailto:s8evq at runbox.com>> wrote:
>
>
> 1) Remove the wording "(optional)" in front of the explanation of
> some keys. What's the function of adding (optional) in front of
> tags that are in the Useful section of the table? Isn't every tag
> that is not in Required optional by default?
>
>
> It helps newbies. Newbies have to start somewhere, and adding a
> walking/hiking route
> might be the first thing somebody tries and doesn't read any other
> documentation first.
> At least consider a sentence under the heading "Useful" explaining
> that those tags
> are optional. Not strictly needed, but I'm remembering my early days
> with OSM and
> trying to make sense of it without getting lost in a twisty maze of
> wiki pages, all
> different.
Yes, to the sentence at the top.
To me there are 3 things in the pecking order; required to make it work,
recommended to add really usefull detail and usefull for adding stuff
that matters little.
>
> To do
> 1) Explanation route=hiking / route=foot is merely a copy paste at
> the moment. Should be cleaned out and clarified
>
>
> One distinction I saw (I have no idea where) is that it influences the
> type of footwear needed.
> Walking shoes (at a pinch, even ordinary shoes) are adequate for a
> walking trail but a
> hiking trail needs walking boots because you will encounter sharp
> rocks and/or heavy
> undergrowth and/or muddy terrain and/or have to wade through shallow
> streams.
One hiking trail I know of the locals usually go bare foot, not only
because of poverty but also terrain.
So the foot ware would be a guide, not a rule.
Are all foot routes paved? I would think so.
Hiking route may have sections that are 'paved', mainly to prevent
damage to the environment.
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