[Tagging] units and notations for maxstay

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 at 22:31, Paul Allen <pla16021 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 at 12:08, marc marc <marc_marc_irc at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Le 20.02.19 à 12:39, Colin Smale a écrit :
>> > "T2H" could be enough. What's the minimum IQ required to understand
>> > "T2H", "T30M" or "5D"?
>>
>> ask other mapper how to tag "2 hours" in the iso form.
>> I doubt that 1% 'll reply "T2H" without first reading the doc.
>> it not only the IQ, it's also the use of user-not-friendly value.
>>
>
> One day we're going to have to decide whether OSM is about masturbation or
> sex.  Either
> we're doing this for ourselves alone or we're trying to produce something
> that will be
> appreciated and used by non-mappers.  If we're masturbating then T2H30M is
> fine.  If
> we're trying to have sex then 2.5 hours is the way to go.
>

This,

Is OSM supposed to be for a tight, dedicated group of expert mappers trying
to create the best, most accurate, technically-perfect map the World has
ever seen; or is it for the use of John Doe & Jane Public using OSMAND &
Maps Me on their mobile phones to find their way from Point A to Point B,
or round a strange town?

Thanks

Graeme
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