[OSM-talk] temporary=yes tag

[Matias D'Ambrosio]

On Sunday 12 October 2008 22:55:24 you wrote:
> 2008/10/13 Matias D'Ambrosio <angasule at gmail.com>:
> > 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.
>
> So maybe "periodical" is your word?
>
 I guess that's closer, but periodical indicates regularity. It's still better 
than temporary (which is just too confusing).