[OSM-talk] Several approved features moved to Map_features page

[Ben Robbins]

Tom/

I can see your point.  A green might be searched for because it is a green, 
rather than becuase it is grass.  The same could be said for listed 
buildings, listed gardens, woods with bluebells in, woods with a certain 
sort of mushroom etc.

This data has its place, but I don't think it should be intermingled with 
the tags used to state the main elements of a feature, and use keys wich 
could be used better.  (i.e. landuse=livestock may be used on the vilalge 
green for example).  This, and the first 2 other examples are not phisical 
things either, they are just information on how something wich 'is' 
phisically there is used, or the status it holds.  (' Non Physical ' as its 
put on the wiki)

I think this addtional information needs a key of its own.  "place" could 
hold this data, but currrently is used for political bourders mostly it 
would seem (although is muddled up with "boundary=" a little way up on the 
same page).  "local_place" 'area', 'place', 'use', 'note', 'misselanious' or 
'info' could all cover these bits of extra information wich are more than 
just descirption= (proposed).

e.g place=listed, place=village_green info=bluebells

I think the debate here is how to make a Key that holds this sort of data, 
rather than how these tags should be squeezed into spots they don't belong.  
Even if Village_green is used as a predefined tag it can't use up a key wich 
may be used to correct/tweak how the area is labelled.

On the basis that there seems to be some agreement for the use of 
natural=grass, and the others (wich all exsist already), should I add this 
to the suggested tags page?.

What would this Key be? or would the examples above be under different keys 
to each other..?  A village green may be listed after all. so status=listed 
place=village_green natural=grass access=yes landuse=lifestock 
leisure=playground may work.

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