Perhaps this is a language translation issue, but when I hear “advertising”, I think of commercial services, not noncommercial stuff like “have you seen this cat”
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Sure, commercials are the most prevalent form of advertising. But other purposes can still be said as a part of it. As I said, They end up in a newspaper classified ads section. What are they being, if not ads?
- “Tips for Advertising a Lost Pet” "It is a good idea NOT to put your pet’s
name in the ad " https://forsyth.cc/sheriff/documents/Lost%20and%20found%20brochure.pdf and others https://www.pawmaw.com/blog/lost-pet-advertising (USA) Lost & Found Pet Advertisements South Australia (Australia) - “using newspaper advertisements to advertise found items and claim funds.” The definitive guide to lost property laws in the UK | Blog
- Legal notices (if those posters are considered notices) Legal Notice Advertising | Media Managers https://www.myclassifiedads.net/placing-a-legal-notice-ad-in-the-newspaper/
Aside from political propaganda, NGO or charity fundraising and blood donation pleads are still ads. despite not being “commercial” activities.
Maybe I should put emphasis on advertising= referring to advertising devices, not advertisements.
- “which conveys information or directions of any kind” https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/planning-building/do-i-need-approval/planning-for-a-business/12761-advertising-device
- "function, operation, event or undertaking or any product or thing " https://www.ravensthorpe.wa.gov.au/profiles/ravensthorpe/assets/clientdata/documents/content/planning_forms_and_related_documents/adopted_planning_policy_manual_2015.pdf
- “or services or facilities or events” https://pub-greatersudbury.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?documentid=25430#page=16
Ultimately, advertising= is something that’s widely used. It won’t get lost in the masses of amenity= or man_made= , and doesn’t have to be weighted for importance there.
Allow me give one more example. Apart from the attribute baseball:scoreboard=, there are 12 amenity=scoreboard and leisure=scoreboard respectively in limited use for the feature. Do we need to argue about how it’s not about “leisure” again, when it is a workable method to group sports features?
Putting notice boards in amenity= or man_made= makes no improvement to the organization, and arguably worse than being grouped in tourism=.
Another important aspect is there doesn’t need to be a =*_board for every content. Looking at board_type= , other than =notice, =welcome_sign can be identified as different. advertising=sign is a viable alternative, despite the vaguely described differences. Do we need to discuss how school, park, or other facility signs are not “advertising” too? For another possible candidate for moving, =rules is mixed on its prominence.