[Tagging] Fuzzy areas again: should we have them or not?

[stevea]

On Dec 23, 2020, at 9:23 AM, Martin Søndergaard <sondergaard246 at gmail.com> wrote:
> While some might not agree with the tone of Anders, I do think his "enthusiasm" has resulted in the most interesting discussion I have seen on this list yet. And I want to give a few of my thoughts as well.

Bullseye.

> On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 09:43, stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> wrote:
> “Names in nature” is an interesting, complex, challenging, yes, even strategic topic.  I think we can get closer to “better,” here on this list, with good, respectful, effective dialog.  I look forward to that.
>  
> In my opinion this problem is in no way limited to "names in nature". Practically all place=* features (except the "Administratively declared places" category), such as City, Town, Village, Hamlet, etc. are "fuzzy" features, but no one seems to talk about them as such.

Excellent:  I am glad somebody took my relatively limited (we have to start dialog somewhere...) point and expanded upon what needs expansion.  I did not mean to "limit" what we discuss when I said what I said, as these are expansive topics and frequently not easy to discuss.

Thank you, Martin, for expounding upon many tangents of this thread and bringing them together in a way that lets us understand that "naming" and "fuzzy" and "nature" are not as precise as we might wish them to be.  We've got a real, live thread here, vibrant with great dialog!

SteveA