Re: [Talk-GB] Naming of places

2017-08-17 Thread Brian Prangle
Chris Surprised you've been this patient! I've only ever associated Kingston and Hull with a now-defunct telephone company and a rugby team. Change it and I think either official_name or ceremonial_name for the long form regards Brian On 17 August 2017 at 18:49, Dan S

Re: [Talk-GB] Naming of places

2017-08-17 Thread Dan S
2017-08-17 17:07 GMT+01:00 Malcolm Herring : > On 17/08/2017 16:25, Chris Hill wrote: >> >> I'd like to replace the name=tag with Hull. > > +1 Sounds plausible to me. I hadn't realised they were the same place! You might use official_name for the long form.

Re: [Talk-GB] Naming of places

2017-08-17 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 17/08/2017 16:25, Chris Hill wrote: I'd like to replace the name=tag with Hull. +1 ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Naming of places

2017-08-17 Thread Chris Hill
The thread recently about how places in Wales should be named has made me wonder about the City of Hull. It is officially known as Kingston upon Hull, but absolutely no one calls the place that. It is always Hull. The signs that greet you say Hull, the city council call it Hull, the council is