The 'logic' of OSM

[henke54]

Hilarious ;

Definition of amenity : something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment

Tag:amenity=prison

[henke54]

maybe ‘ignore it, and move on’ ? →

You need to deal with it and move on - get on with mapping stuff instead of complaining that a tag in OSM isn’t a 100% match for the English word from which it is derived

[GerdP]

Maybe you can see a prison as something that gives comfort to those outside who are afraid of the people inside.

[henke54]

@GerdP

Maybe you can see a prison as something that gives comfort to those outside who are afraid of the people inside.

yea … that is also applicable for a grave yard … … instead of using (as it should be) ‘landuse’=grave_yard like a cemetery.

[escada]

OSM definition of amenity: “For describing useful and important facilities for visitors and residents. Facilities include for example toilets, telephones, banks, pharmacies, prisons and schools.” (cfr https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:amenity))

So yes" ignore it, move on".

[alester]

@henke54

maybe ‘ignore it, and move on’ ?

Yes.

Also, burn any dictionaries in your house and delete any bookmarks to online dictionaries. Those are only confusing you.

[henke54]

@alester

Also, burn any dictionaries in your house and delete any bookmarks to online dictionaries. Those are only confusing you.

nope, on the contrary … it is the illogical attitude of a few ‘pushers’ , in the name of “it is already used so many times” , that ‘things’ are not named correctly, and so confusing.
For example ; natural is changed in ‘something UNnatural’(artificial/man made), simple for the fact that it “used already so many times” … and there are several other ‘issues’ like that …

[escada]

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Any other post complaining about the logic of the tags posted by henke54 will be removed</administrator hat off>