The wiki section could be something like the draft below, and could also include common POIs unrelated to branches which also require consistency:
Tag templates for common Israeli POI’s:
Bank Hapoalim: name: etc, operator: etc
New Pharm: name: etc, operator: etc
גן אירועים: etc etc. (If that’s deemed sufficiently vague)
Falafel shop: (Perhaps we should establish consistency in the cuisine tags as well for fast_food shops)
…etc…
Adding something to the Israel wiki, with reference to the general wikii rather than duplicating it is welcome.
We can also do a bulk update to fix the consistency.
The name should follow the language principle. In this case, use the spelling which the entity uses for its name. In the case of Bank Hapoalim, name=“בנק הפועלים” “name:en”=“Bank Hapoalim”.
Seems to me the brand is “שופרסל” where there are different branch types. This is like the “Pizza Hat” brand having “Pizza Hat Express” branches with limited/no seating area (if I recall correctly).
I have updated the wiki draft. Is that an acceptable tagging scheme for bulk updates / consistency? (Still not final, perhaps contact:website and name:ru, name:ar should be part of the bulk update)
For the record, @zstadler mass-edited the name tags for banks and now those are consistent. The operator/brand tags weren’t edited, and perhaps they’re redundant anyways since they always replicate the name exactly for banks.
My apologies for being unclear. Let me try to rephrase as specifically as possible:
Currently there’s no consistency in tagging branches, and I’m interested in changing that.
I am aware of the OSM guidelines, but in reality it appears these tags are often used (or not used) inconsistently, which confused me a bit. Sorry.
I deleted the Wiki draft. That was probably overkill.
I would like to edit the POIs for branches and make them all completely consistent, but before doing so, I want to be completely sure my interpretation of the guidelines is correct for Israel.
My current interpretation for Israel:
Banks: the name, brand, and operator are always the same.
Fast-food and gas: The name and brand are almost always the same, but the operator may vary (local companies / people in charge of the place)
Supermarkets: Name is typically identical to brand. Sometimes name may be a bit different e.g. “Shufersal Deal”. Operator may vary. (local companies / people in charge of the place)
Is my interpretation correct? If so, would such an edit be acceptable?:
Banks: Make sure all have name and brand, remove operator. (Or name and operator and remove brand)
Fast-food and gas: Make sure all have name and brand. Remove operator if it’s a duplicate of brand, keep if unique.
Supermarkets: Make sure all have name and brand. Remove operator if it’s a duplicate of brand, keep if unique.
All: Make sure there are name:he, name:ar, name:en, name:ru, and website. Don’t use the “branch” tag.
I see no point in duplicating information here. operator and brand are not required. Branch name, if known, should be in the branch tag and branch number in the ref tag.
Again I see no point in duplicating information here. brand is not required. Branch name, if known, should be in the branch tag. Operator (local branch owner) is usually unknown.
Again operator (local branch owner) is usually unknown. I think the sub-brand is more appropriate to be part of the branch tag. e.g., “Sufersal Deal Ben Yehuda”
I’d prefer to avoid the branch tag. Having nother tag would add more inconsistency trouble.
If we are going to avoid the “branch” tag, then the “name” tag may vary among branches. e.g. “Shufersal Deal”, “Shufersal Express”. The point I see for the brand tag is that it provides a non varying common field for all branches. It links them. Without it, there’d be no easy way to find all the branches of a certain company. This can be useful for Overpass queries, statistics, mass edits, and perhaps some future client-side features (highlight all branches of a brand).
I agree the operator tag shouldn’t be used. (Unless someone happens to know the name of the local branch owner and wants to put it). But I think the brand tag should serve as the common value for the different branches of a company.