[Talk-GB] max_age=toddler? | Re: Playground age limits

[Warin]

Rather than enter text into a value where a number is expected .. why 
not use the description tag?
Description=For supervised younger children.
Description=For unsupervised older children.

??

On 05/06/19 03:51, SK53 wrote:
> It might be germane to this discussion to consider minheight & 
> maxheight as possible values. Certainly in ski resorts it is not 
> uncommon to see minimum heights for certain chair lifts (typically 
> 1.25m) and I think I've seen similar on amusement park rides. Height 
> is more likely to be a determining factor, even if not explicitly signed.
>
> Jerry
>
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 18:34, Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk 
> <mailto:phil at trigpoint.me.uk>> wrote:
>
>     On Tue, 2019-06-04 at 16:49 +0100, Martin Wynne wrote:
>     > > What about `max_age=toddler`? (i.e. the oldest you can be is "a
>     > > toddler"), likewise `min_age=young_child` for the "older" one? (Is
>     > > that
>     > > the best term?) Yes it's not a numeric age, but it's better than
>     > > nothing?
>     >
>     > Thanks Rory.
>     >
>     > I wondered about that. If a tag expects a numeric value, is it
>     ok to
>     > enter text?
>     >
>     > Or should I invent a new tag, such as maybe age_range=toddler?
>     >
>     > Is "toddler" too UK-specific? Does everyone understand it to mean
>     > the
>     > same thing? Is "infant" younger or older than "toddler"?
>     >
>     > For the older children, I wondered about "school-age", although of
>     > course there are also infant schools for toddlers.
>     >
>     The playgrounds around here have a specific age on the signs, can't
>     remember off the top of my head what it is, but it is a lot older than
>     toddlers. If it stops raining I will go and have a look at the local
>     one. It will be something between 8 and 12.
>
>     The other area has no age limits and it would be wrong for us to
>     assume
>     one, each child is different and they will work out for themselves (or
>     with parental guidance) when they are ready. There will certainly be a
>     huge crossover.
>
>     Phil (trigpoint)
>
>

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