Yes this helps.. thanks Andy and David. That was one thing I couldn't find a definitive source on the wiki.
Full name it is! Blake David Ebling wrote: > Hi Blake, > > This needs to be explained a bit more prominently in > the wiki (though it is mentioned in one or two places) > but the you should always enter the name > unabbreviated, and it is then left to client software > (such as renderers) to abbreviate them in output or > when searching. Abbreviations can be ambiguous so it's > best this way round. > > So in your example, go for "Crescent." > > Hope this helps, > > David > --- Blake Crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is there a standard for naming streets? >> >> Specifically what about suffixes? >> >> Ie, for "Crescent" do we use "Cres." or spell it >> fully "Crescent". >> >> Is there a list of "official" suffixes we should >> use? >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> newbies mailing list >> [email protected] >> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > A Smarter Inbox. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
