Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-12 Thread Dave F.
On 10/05/2013 12:54, Andrew wrote: sk53.osm sk53.osm@... writes: Some retailers seem to cause particular problems in choosing an appropriate tag. Wilkinsons are variously tagged as supermarkets, hardware, variety and department_store. In addition the name is often entered without the 's'. Is

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-10 Thread Andrew
sk53.osm sk53.osm@... writes: Some retailers seem to cause particular problems in choosing an appropriate tag. Wilkinsons are variously tagged as supermarkets, hardware, variety and department_store. In addition the name is often entered without the 's'. Is it acceptable from a copyright

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Chance
On 10 May 2013 12:54, Andrew andrewhain...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: Some retailers seem to cause particular problems in choosing an appropriate tag. Wilkinsons are variously tagged as supermarkets, hardware, variety and department_store. In addition the name is often entered without the 's'.

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-06 Thread Bob Kerr
Subject: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags I propose to tidy up some shop=* tag values. I am not certain of the full scope, but here are ones I do know about: * to shop=bookmaker from bookmakers, bookies, Bookmaker, Bookmakers, bookmarkers,turf_accountant [shop=betting has nearly

[Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-05 Thread sk53.osm
I propose to tidy up some shop=* tag values. I am not certain of the full scope, but here are ones I do know about: - to shop=bookmaker from bookmakers, bookies, Bookmaker, Bookmakers, bookmarkers,turf_accountant [shop=betting has nearly as many uses as shop=bookmaker, and shop=gambling

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-05 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 05/05/2013 14:25, sk53.osm wrote: I propose to tidy up some shop=* tag values. Synonyms fine but not specific products/services to generic ones as this deletes useful information. e.g: Shops that do key cutting are rarely locksmiths. sandwich shops are a subset of fast food shops, as are

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-05 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 5 May 2013, at 14:51, Malcolm Herring malcolm.herr...@btinternet.com wrote: On 05/05/2013 14:25, sk53.osm wrote: I propose to tidy up some shop=* tag values. Synonyms fine but not specific products/services to generic ones as this deletes useful information. e.g: Shops that do key

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-05 Thread Will Phillips
These generally seem fine to me. The only one I think is questionable is shop=locksmith from shop=keycutting. There is a risk of losing some meaning here: some shops tagged shop=keycutting might offer only keycutting, while shop=locksmith implies a broader range of services. Perhaps