[OSM-talk] Tag name vs operator

[Liz]

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010, Alan Mintz wrote:
> At 2010-07-12 14:35, John Smith wrote:
> >On 13 July 2010 07:18, Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > I think operator has been mis-used. It appears in a lot of JOSM presets
> > > where I believe it is incorrect.
> >
> >This is an argument over the use of english as a language and tags
> >that look like english words and how people interrupt them.
> 
> While OSM certainly has some of these, I don't believe that is the case
> here. I believe the meaning of the word operator is clearly the same in
> both en-us and en-uk, and that using it as currently defined is completely
> incorrect.
> 

I agree with Alan. I had a lot of difficulty understanding what was meant by 
"operator", now I just fill it in as if it were "name of franchise" or 
"brand".
It was not the best choice of English word to start with, but we are probably 
stuck with it.