I see how calling those firepits contradicts the *literal* meaning of the word, but just the same, there seems to be pretty widespread usage of the word in that way, at least in the US. If someone in the UK could comment about usage there, that might be helpful.
Maybe it could still work, e.g. the picture above was found searching for > "Feuergrube" (literally translation for fire pit) and somehow could be > called a "pit" even if the whole structure is raised above ground, as the > inside (where you make the fire) is lower than the external wall. > Yes, it seems like the name "firepit" is as much an indication of the function the structure serves as the specific makeup of the structure itself. On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer < dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2014-06-23 17:08 GMT+02:00 Brad Neuhauser <brad.neuhau...@gmail.com>: > > I get what you're saying, but I think fire_site would be too generic. What >> about using fire_ring instead? >> > > > I would not suggest to do so, because not all places like this are > circular, there are also square ones, and the problem would remain the same > (a specific word describing a specific thing where indeed a broader use > case is intended). > > e.g. > http://www.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcooledeko.de%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F04%2Fdesign-im-hinterhof-originell-stilvoll-extravagant-feuergrube.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcooledeko.de%2Fgartengestaltung%2Fcooles-design-im-hinterhof-gartengestaltung.html&h=450&w=600&tbnid=HOOBNd0LKW9osM%3A&zoom=1&docid=JQFfg5yLz8cozM&ei=y0yoU8eSBsbMygPKgoGoBw&tbm=isch&client=firefox-a&ved=0CCAQMygBMAE&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=2127&page=1&start=0&ndsp=24 > > >> >> >> On the other hand, leisure=firepit has over 800 uses, while fire_site and >> fire_ring have zero. Rather than introducing other tags, would it be better >> to just better define and document what firepit should be used for? >> > > > the problem with this is, that even with very good definitions, as long as > they contradict the literal meaning of the word, it will not work well and > will come back sooner or later to this list here ;-) > Calling something that is actually raised above ground a "pit" will > probably not be liked by anybody understanding the word "pit" > > Maybe it could still work, e.g. the picture above was found searching for > "Feuergrube" (literally translation for fire pit) and somehow could be > called a "pit" even if the whole structure is raised above ground, as the > inside (where you make the fire) is lower than the external wall. > > cheers, > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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