[OSM-talk] temporary=yes tag

[Matias D'Ambrosio]

On Sunday 12 October 2008 22:32:17 Ryszard Mikke wrote:
> 2008/10/3 Matias D'Ambrosio <angasule at gmail.com>:
> >  While discussing leisure=bullring in the talk-es (spanish speaking
> > list), the issue came up of bullrings that are only set up on certain
> > occasions (holidays and other special events). This is also common for
> > fairs, circuses, etc. So we thought something like a tag temporary=yes/no
> > would be nice for them, I searched in the wiki and found nothing of the
> > sort, is something of the sort available? opening_hours is not fit for
> > this, obviously. I'm not sure "temporary" is the right word (specially
> > since it might give the idea that the OSM tag is temporary, which is not
> > intended).
>
> Wouldn't it be better to have "expires=date" instead?
> So trhat it would disappear automatically after the date.
>
 It's not temporary "until it's done", it's sometimes there, sometimes not. 
Like christmas decorations, only with those you know they are around in 
December.