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JoolsTwo
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 Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject: Halls POI |
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I was thinking of starting a POI for village/church halls, community centres etc, what does everyone think?
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Darren
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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We already have Civic Amenity Site. Would they fall under that banner?
We welcome all POI data, so if you can collate locations and submit, we will host.
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Darren wrote: | | We already have Civic Amenity Site. Would they fall under that banner? |
Currently the Civic Amenity Sites only cover HWRC.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_amenity_site
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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HaHa! Very different things!
(Although our local community centre IS a bit of a dump...) |
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JoolsTwo
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| Andy_P wrote: | HaHa! Very different things!
(Although our local community centre IS a bit of a dump...) |
I think I must have been to that one 
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M8TJT
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Why the hell do they call a 'tip' a Civic Amenity Centre? 'Rubbish and Recycling Centre' would be better, and more descriptive. The confusion above would then no longer made.  |
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JoolsTwo
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| M8TJT wrote: | | Why the hell do they call a 'tip' a Civic Amenity Centre? 'Rubbish and Recycling Centre' would be better, and more descriptive. The confusion above would then no longer made. |
Perhaps that's why you see so much rubish dumped at the side of the road, they can't find the local tip! 
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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So... what should we call the new section that JoolsTwo wants to start?
"Halls" is a bit short
"Community Centres" doesn't really cover church halls |
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Darren
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We should consider renaming them to HWRC's, Civic Amenity Site smacks of Americanism to me?
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JoolsTwo
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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well yell.com just refers to them as Halls. How about community centres & halls? Shall I submit a csv file of my local ones?
HWRCs would probably be best as its full title.
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Darren wrote: | | We should consider renaming them to HWRC's |
Then we'll all have to Google for HWRC to find out what the hell it means  First Google hit is High Wycombe Riding Club  And if 'Halls' is a bit short, I suppose 'Tips' is out of the question  |
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Andy_P
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My suggestions:
"Community Halls"
"Council Waste Sites" |
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Darren
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| M8TJT wrote: | | Then we'll all have to Google for HWRC to find out what the hell it means First Google hit is High Wycombe Riding Club And if 'Halls' is a bit short, I suppose 'Tips' is out of the question |
I was being lazy, I meant 'Household Waste Recycling Centre'. That's what they use on the maps and signs around here.
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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I just checked to see how many characters you are allowed in a POI name on a TomTom.
'Household Waste Recycling Centre' is fine, and it even all fits on the screen when you do a search.
You can actually have 'Household Waste Recycling Centre1234567890123456789012345678901' (although not all of that gets shown on screen) so there's plenty of scope for inventive names!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Darren wrote: | | I was being lazy, I meant 'Household Waste Recycling Centre'. That's what they use on the maps and signs around here. |
But that's not accurate, as I'm sure they just burn some of the waste or bury it in the ground, rather than recycling it.
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