Id: [Request] New feature type: Game/toy library

[ChameleonScales]

Game and toy libraries don't really fit in any category. They're usually a mix between a social & cultural organization, a child care facility and a leisure facility, so I think it would be best to just give them their own feature type.
Would that be possible ?

[boothym]

What's the tag you would use in OSM for this?

[ChameleonScales]

the key would surely be amenity but should the value be a new one or an existing one?

[quincylvania]

@ChameleonScales I'm not aware of a common tag for game libraries. I'd recommend posting to the tagging mailing list so the community can discuss what tag to use for this feature. If the tag gets support, then we can consider adding an iD preset for it.

[ChameleonScales]

Thanks @quincylvania. After some discussing in the mailing list, I added this proposal in the wiki:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/toy_library

[bhousel]

I didn't see any serious opposition to the idea, so I just added it.

[ChameleonScales]

Thanks !
Any idea when the release will be out?

[bhousel]

Any idea when the release will be out?

Soon!

[ChameleonScales]

Yay! Thank you!
So, about the tags I proposed in the wiki page: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/toy_library

any chance some could also be added?
Do we have to discuss it further in the mailing list?

[quincylvania]

@ChameleonScales Possibly. We try not to promote new, low-usage tags without a very good reason. I'd suggest mapping as many toy libraries as you can to see how those tags work in practice, and/or going through a formal vote. It's easier to support a tag with even a few dozen uses than zero uses.

[ChameleonScales]

Thanks. I'll try again to reach some organization to discuss the details.
Right now there are 128 entities with this tag worldwide, but none of them are displayed on the map (you can find them with a search but you won't see the icon and/or name directly on the map like you would for a toy store). Is it normal ?

[quincylvania]

Right now there are 128 entities with this tag worldwide, but none of them are displayed on the map (you can find them with a search but you won't see the icon and/or name directly on the map like you would for a toy store). Is it normal ?

@ChameleonScales Each map based on OSM data has its own rules for what tags to display, so new tags won't necessarily appear by default. You can request rendering for tags on the default openstreetmap.org map tiles over at https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto.

[ChameleonScales]

Thanks, I requested it there:
https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/3803