2008/6/28 Frederik Ramm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Oh, and BTW and another question: Why can't a police-station cover an
>> entire area, but is restricted to a single node?

this is probably just the presets in potlatch - they don't reflect all
the possible combinations at the moment

> If you want to map the outline of a police station, tag it
> "amenity=police" and "building=yes".

generally police stations have an area around them which is not
building. so, IMO:

amenity=police
name=George Street Police Station

for the area of the entire thing

and then tag the building outlines as building=yes (without any
reference to the fact it's a police station)

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