[Tagging] How to tag an utilitarian fountain?

[Paul Allen]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 at 14:15, António Madeira via Tagging <
tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

> A fountain should be first and foremost a place where there's water served
> to the public.
>

That may be the meaning of the word in some languages, but OSM uses British
English.  In British English the word "fountain," by itself, usually means
an
ornamental fountain.  In British English, a fountain which supplies
drinking water is
known as a "drinking fountain."

The concept of "sculptural and/or decorational" should be just a component
> of the fountain, depending on the country/culture.
>

Nope.  The concept should be that "fountain" in OSM reflects its meaning in
British
English and not its meaning in another language.

Decorational fountains without the use of drinking water are just a subtype
> of fountain, because the main use/purpose of the vast majority is to serve
> water.
>

This is just plain wrong.  There can be ornamental fountains which do not
supply
drinking water (because there are issues which mean it's not potable).
There
can be utilitarian, ugly drinking fountains such as those in schools.  And
there
can be ornamental fountains that also supply drinking water.  And all come
under
the generic term "fountain" in British English.  That's why there is a
subtag
drinking_water=yes which can be applied to an amenity=fountain (which means
a decorative fountain) that also supplies drinking water.  If it's an ugly
fountain there is amenity=drinking_water.

It might be better  to have tourism=artwork + artwork_type=fountain for
ornamental fountains (with optional drinking_water=yes if they also supply
drinking water) and man_made=fountain + drinking_water=yes for ugly drinking
fountains But that would involve a lot of retagging so probably won't
happen.

-- 
Paul
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