On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Johan Jönsson <joha...@goteborg.cc> > wrote: > [..] > > example 1 > > Tripadvisor have some awards called Travelers' Choice > > If someone of some reason would like to tag that, they can use > > travelers_choice=top25 / best_service > > I think it's better to just link to the TripAdvisor page. It's their > data and they are probably protecting it. Re-releasing it under ODbL > (yes I am ahead of the times) may not even be legally acceptable. > Same goes for all these ratings. Exception is if you can survey it (is > there a plaque / sign?). And have surveyed it, for that matter. > > Advantage of just linking to the source is that it's in the best > tradition of linked data, and we don't have to keep it current if a > three star chef leaves a paper towel in the soup that he serves to the > Michelin people when they come to re-assess. > > Even linking is of questionable use. OSM should be turned into a replication of the whole info available in the internet. soon we will have a single POI with a link to Wikipedia, Michelin, Zagat, Facebook, their own native homepage, Tripadvisor, Google+, Linkedin, Twitter ... where will it end? And what is the advantage of having this in OSM. If I am interested I will definitely not rely on osm data but go directly to these 3rd party services > >
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