[Talk-us] Super Wal-Mart Tag

[Richard Shank]

So it the general consensus to use name = first name, name_1 = 
second_name, name_2 = third name instead of name=first name;second name; 
third name?  I've be adding names to motorway_junctions and I've see the 
semicolon format, so I started do the same myself.

Richard

Shaun McDonald wrote:
> The semi colon approach has been a method in use for many years now, 
> but it's generally avoided. Unfortunately we don't have database 
> normalisation with our tagging system. The Keys must be unique. 
> Previous version of the API allowed keys that were not unique, however 
> nothing used it as the editors generally didn't support it, and it 
> would give unpredictable results when coming to things like rendering, 
> as either one would be used.
>
> Shaun
>
> On 13 Nov 2009, at 04:09, Chris Hunter wrote:
>
>> That's what database normalization addresses.  BTW, this is the first 
>> time I've heard of the semicolon approach.
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Russ Nelson <nelson at crynwr.com 
>> <mailto:nelson at crynwr.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     Unfortunately, that doesn't work.  The tags must be unique on the
>>     name
>>     side.  That's why you see name, name_1, name_2.
>>
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