[Tagging] units and notations for maxstay

[Warin]

OSM relies on the contributions of many people, most of them are not 
going to spend much time learn stuff - particular complicated stuff that 
they don't see in their day to day life.

The complexity of things like the values of 'opening hours' mean it does 
not get used by many.

OSM should try to make things as simple and easy as possible for the 
contribution of data.
The more data OSM has the more attractive it is to data consumers.
If the consumer wants to filter OSM data into compliance with some 
standard they can.


On 21/02/19 09:33, Colin Smale wrote:
> OSM is the underlying data, not any particular rendering thereof. The 
> general public are therefore not our target audience; that is composed 
> of data consumers, including renderers of course.
>
> AIUI the above represents how we react to complaints about the 
> "standard rendering" on the website. Why should that not be true here?
>
>
> On 20 February 2019 23:22:56 CET, Paul Allen <pla16021 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 at 22:12, Graeme Fitzpatrick
>     <graemefitz1 at gmail.com <mailto:graemefitz1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>         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?
>
>
>     I would argue that if we keep it amongst a tight, dedicated group
>     with no thought about
>     producing something of benefit for ordinary consumers then it will
>     stay that way and it will
>     progress SLOWLY.  If we try to produce something that ordinary
>     people can use then a small
>     fraction of them will see that the map is incomplete and join in. 
>     There are positive feedback
>     effects that can come into play, if we don't actively suppress them.
>
>     Just my opinion.  However, there is anecdotal evidence from one of
>     the people on this list
>     to support the idea that a useful map encourages more people to
>     aid the effort:
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t5DxV7cXgQ
>
>     -- 
>     Paul
>
>
>         Thanks
>
>         Graeme
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