[Tagging] shop=gun shop=guns shop=weapons shop=firearms

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 6/21/23 16:16, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> There is a point where the differences are so big that we decide to introduce a new tag (or subtag), but in a case like the arms shop I believe the most likely answer for OpenStreetMap is actually "a shop that sells whatever the local law means by firearms", just like a highway=motorway is “a highway that the local law means by motorway”.

Weeeellll...

Generally, yes, I'd however not invoke the law at this point - I'd say a 
shop=firearms is whatever locals would call a firearms shop, if that 
term is used locally.

Generally speaking I object to an one-size-fits-all approach to tagging. 
Instead of defining that in order to be a shop=bakery something must 
fulfil the following 5 criteria (which can amount to cultural 
imperialism) I'd rather say that a shop=bakery is whatever the locals 
call a bakery.

And highway classification is maybe not the best example, because it is 
generally agreed that the legal status of a road is not the sole 
deciding factor when it comes to which highway=* we map it as. A road 
that is secondary by law but primary in practice, will often be tagged 
primary.

Bye
Frederik

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