[Talk-GB] Change of pub for tonight's mapping party

[Dave Stubbs]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
<ajrlists at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Gregory wrote:
>>Sent: 21 September 2008 3:58 PM
>>To: Shaun McDonald
>>Cc: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
>>Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Change of pub for tonight's mapping party
>>
>>Because there needs to be a micro mapping party in the area?
>>For Farnham last weekend, there was only one pub mapped, it was like going
>>back to medieval times of OpenStreetMap!
>>
>>I moved into my new Durham house yesterday and you'll be glad to know I've
>>already found the nearest pub and it's bar.
>>
>
> I trust you moved somewhere that was completely blank ;-)
>
>>It makes me wonder when I find a closed down pub wether I can map it in
>>some way. You can find a fair few that are still distinctively pubs,
>>sometimes even with with the name shown.
>>
>
> The only tag that changes is that it is no longer amenity=pub, but you can
> still tag it as a building, former pub even, and its name, which are all
> still valid descriptors.
>

It was in my cake. I changed it to amenity=old_pub and added a note to
say it was closed.
Seemed reasonable as they haven't actually managed to do anything with
the building but turn the lights out and lock the door.