[Tagging] Unremovable bollards

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

What I've been wondering with regard to this whole topic is whether you
would also need to add an entry for who can remove the bollard?

Would that be covered by  access=xxx ?

Thanks

Graeme


On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 08:10, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 17/2/20 8:52 am, Jarek Piórkowski wrote:
>
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2020 at 15:53, ET Commands <etcommands at gmail.com> <etcommands at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> bollard=unremovable for fixed bollards sounds good to me.
>
> My spelling check does not like "unremovable" but instead suggests
> "irremovable."  However, if I want to be nit-picky, all bollards are
> ultimately removable, so maybe more appropriate values would be
> "retractable" and "non-retractable."
>
> Around here, many removable bollards are removed by unlocking a lock
> near the ground and lifting them out manually - I'm not sure if I
> would describe that as "retractable".
>
> Others are unlocked and then can be put flat against the ground,
> that's covered by "hinged" I guess but only 3 uses worldwide...
> perhaps covered by "foldable" with 62 uses.
>
> "Fixed" does sound to me more straightforward than "unremovable" though.
>
>
> I too prefer 'fixed'.
>
> Foldable, is also in some sense irremovable/unremovable (spell check objects) where as I think 'fixed' is a better description as it implies not foldable, removeable nor lowerable.
>
> So I would have 4 things to describe bollard status of permanency;
>
> fixed
>
> foldable
>
> removable
>
> lowerable
>
> I note there are at lest 3 keys used;
>
> bollard:type ... looks like it is used to describe the structure ... and also the permanency
>
> bollard_type similar to bollard:type
>
> bollard_crossing ... I have no idea.
>
> None of these have a wiki!
>
> Suggest that a descriptive key name be used!!! The word 'type' has no information.
>
> bollard_permanency=*???
>
> And make a wiki entry for it please.
>
>
>
>
> If you want, then another key so the above does not get polluted?
>
> bollard_structure=block/post/*
>
>
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