Talk:Tag:playground=swing

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Does playground=swing only apply to swings for children?

Currently it's stated here that The tag playground=swing describes a swing for children to ride on. The same is said on the corresponding Data Item This is in contrast to

  1. Key:playground states "A swing or swing-set" without mention children. Note that the linked Wikipedia page as well as the associated Wikidata item "swing" clearly does not restrict its meaning to children, e.g., Wikidata:village swing is a subclass of this item.
  2. The Data Item of playground=swing links to the same Wikidata concept as the Wikipedia page above.

I suggest removing the restriction to childre on the Wiki page and for the Data item.

Alternatively someone should probably create a more specific item on Wikidata if such distinction makes sense on OSM, then it also makes sense on Wikidata.

Potential drawback: People could wrongly assume that all playground=swing are suitable for children. In particular I would like to correct node/13251555342 from leisure=village_swing (because it is not) to playground=swing. From its picture it does not seem to be suitable for small children. I assume, as there is no `children=no` tagging (in contrast to baby=no). One would need to approximate a min_age=* as a workaround.

[Update: I have changed it now to the broader meaning. Discussion can be reviewed here: community.openstreetmap.org: deprecate-leisure-swing-used-6-times-worldwide]