Essentially though, they mean the same thing: man_made=bridge is for areas bridge=yes is for ways
Both refer to to say there is a bridge and each assumes each others meaning - I wouldn't think we would use natural=bridge. Perhaps there could be a proposal to change man_made=bridge to bridge=yes On Tue, 20 Oct 2020, 3:41 pm Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging, < tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > > > 20 paź 2020, 00:52 od rob...@rtbk.com.au: > > Perhaps the use of man_made could be dropped all together as it is > somewhat superfluous. > > Ie. man_made=bridge is the same as bridge=yes > > Are you aware that we have bridge=yes > and man_made=bridge used with a > different meaning? > > > Perhaps all of the existing man_made=[value] tags should be changed to > [value]=yes > > > Rob > > On Tue, 20 Oct 2020, 9:46 am Robert Delmenico, <rob...@rtbk.com.au> wrote: > > Please read this article: > > > https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/pep/index-fra.html?lang=fra&page=usage_7_gender_neutral_writing_questions_usage > > > > > 'Not really, and "man_made" does not mean that it was made by males.' > > Yes it does. Why would society also use women-made? > > > > > > 'It seems to me that a lot of males like to speak for women on these > issues. > Why? Can't they speak for themselves?' > > Hence why I said who am I to decide! > > > > > 'Marriam-webster: > == > Definition of man-made > : manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings' > > > > https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/not-everything-is-man-made-13-amazing-inventions-you-can-thank-women-for/ > > Should we use the term man-made if it is made entirely by women? > > Also, check out the translations in the Collins dictionary - what do you > notice? > https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/man-made > > > > > > 'As I mentioned in another email, we do use terms such as midwife.' > > Midwife actually translates as 'with woman'. The wife part relates to the > person giving birth. > > > > > > On Tue, 20 Oct 2020, 8:44 am Niels Elgaard Larsen, <elga...@agol.dk> > wrote: > > Robert Delmenico: > > > > I originally put the call out really to gauge if there was much interest > in changing > > the term man_made because of its use of 'man', and was interested in > hearing the > > thoughts from other mappers as really this proposal isn't just mine. If > there was no > > interest I would just abandon it and move on - that's how the system > works yeah? > > > > Here's my thoughts based on the feedback received so far > > > > Regardless of the origin of the term, the current use of 'man' is to > identify adult > > males. > > Not really, and "man_made" does not mean that it was made by males. > > > I don't think the use of 'man_made' offends women, but who am I to > decide that as I > > am a adult male. > > It seems to me that a lot of males like to speak for women on these issues. > Why? Can't they speak for themselves? > > > I feel that by using any masculine or feminine terms where a suitable > alternative > > exists instills the stereotypes based on these terms. > > Marriam-webster: > == > Definition of man-made > : manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings > == > > > > We don't refer to firefigters as firemen anymore, not do we refer to > airline > > attendants as airline hostesses. The world is changing and OSM should > adapt to these > > changes if there is enough interest from the OSM community. > > As I mentioned in another email, we do use terms such as midwife. > > > -- > Niels Elgaard Larsen > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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