[OSM-talk] Flickr Now Supports OSM Tags

[Liz]

On Thu, 1 Oct 2009, Roy Wallace wrote:
> No one is arguing that information would be lost in this particular,
> specific case.
>
> But there is a difference between 1) encouraging consistency through
> the usual channels (e.g. discussion, the wiki, tagwatch) but
> ultimately giving the mapper the final choice and 2) making a paradigm
> shift to a project that "allows" and "disallows" things.
>
> It's the principle of the matter.
For starters if the maintainers of JOSM Potlatch and Merkaartor encouraged the 
use of yes/no it would be a way forward.
I have once noted that "Presets" may contradict the wiki but no one felt that 
this "should" be changed rather than just muddle along in a manner which 
resembles the English language - sops up every word that comes along.
We need the authoritative stance of that French institution that tried to keep 
"hamburger" out of their language .