[OSM-talk] generic websites for brands and website tags

[Cj Malone]

On Fri, 2022-01-21 at 11:40 +0100, Jeroen Hoek wrote:
> Yeah this is my strategy too.
> 
> In the case of large chains, I would expect website=* to point to a
> page
> with contact info and opening hours for that specific location. If no
> such page exists, no website=* is really needed, and it seems fine to
> have just brand:website=* point to the general chain website's front
> page.
> 
> I do make an exception for smaller chains that have a single page
> listing all details for all of their locations and no separate pages.
> That seems like a valid target for website=* as well.
> 
> In the Netherlands we've noticed that some commercial mappers (well,
> just one really) representing brands really insist on using website=*
> just for their main brand's website instead of pointing to individual
> location pages, but that seems like just another way to advertise. It
> doesn't really help users, especially if apps start supporting
> brand:website (and operator:website etc.) better as well.

+1
website/contact:website should be specific to the location, with some
exceptions for small businesses that may not have a webpage per
location.

However I'm not sure brand:website is a good idea. That data should
already be available via brand:wiikidata, and that comes with out the
controversies of bulk updating OSM when a url changes.

Cj