[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - changing table - self referencing description

Warin 61sundowner at gmail.com
Wed May 22 23:03:44 UTC 2019


https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/changing_table

The present definition for the tag 'changing_table' is "A tag for 
tagging changing tables".


This is a 'self referencing description'. One way of 
testing/demonstrating this is to remove any words in the description 
that are present in the source.

This would make the description "A for " ... and that demonstrates the 
failing of a self referencing description, they add no real information 
to aid a person who does not know what is mean by the tag 'changing_table'.

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So what is a better description for OSM use? The tag is to be used to 
indicate the presence of an aid to replacing babies nappies, so start 
with that in a broad sense?

"an aid to replacing clothing"

That could be applied to dolls, animals etc .. so make it for humans, 
usually babies?


"an aid to replacing human, usually babies, clothing"

Clothing might be too general, so reduce it to nappies/diaper?


"an aid to replacing human, usually babies, nappies/diaper"










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