Talk:Tag:surface=dirt

Does "not gravel" mean no gravel particles, or gravel not dominant?

The definition says the surface is "not sand, gravel or rock," but native soils frequently contain gravel-sized particles alongside silt and clay. A gravelly clay or sandy loam can look and behave like a dirt road while technically containing a gravel fraction. If the intent is that gravel is not the dominant character of the surface, the definition should say so explicitly — consistent with the dominant-character principle discussed on Talk:Tag:surface=gravel and Talk:Tag:surface=compacted. julcnx (talk) 06:56, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Graded but not rolled: where does this fit?

A common practice in rural Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia is to grade local or imported soil/gravel mix with a motor grader — producing a cambered, drained surface — but without a follow-up roller pass. The result looks stable in dry conditions but behaves like surface=dirt after rain. By the current definitions this surface is neither surface=dirt (it has been shaped and may use imported material) nor surface=compacted (it was not mechanically rolled): should one of the two definitions explicitly address this case, or should surface=compacted be relaxed to cover grading without rolling? Related thread: Talk:Tag:surface=compacted#Should the definition require imported aggregate? julcnx (talk) 06:56, 9 May 2026 (UTC)