[OSM-talk] Tag name vs operator

[Pieren]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:40 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 13 July 2010 06:25, Pieren <pieren3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Shall know the door to ask ?
>

rectify : knock


>
> name v operator is simple for restaurants in western countries since
> the official business name=* will be on the health certificate issued
> by what ever government department is in charge of public health and
> safety. Where as the operator=* tag is usually on the sign board out
> the front the restaurant... Obviously other places of business will
> have official name=* but the business certificate probably wouldn't
> need to be on display like health certifications...
>

I would say the exact opposite. The tag 'name' is what you see on the
facade. The (optional) tag 'operator' is the name of the chain but we should
not suggest to not use 'name' otherwise we will have different tagging when
restaurants/hotels are part or not of a chain.

Pieren
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