1ec5 created an issue (openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#6244)
### Problem
The locale selector added in #5201 #6024 lists the languages for which we have
user interface localizations. As of #4042, it also affects the MapTiler OMT
layer by default, so that [users have no
way](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/vector-tiles-are-deployed-on-openstreetmap-org/133008/20)
to see what the style originally looked like before applying label
localization. The map on the homepage is partly a QA tool, so we should always
have an option to see labels based on the most important name key, `name=*`.
Moreover, some members of the community [prefer an unlocalized
map](https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/multiple-delimited-names-in-the-name-tag/6803/163)
for ideological reasons, valuing multilingualism over reading comprehension.
### Description
The locale selector could have an additional “Multilingual” option that maps to
`mul`, the ISO 639 code for multilingual content. For non-map content that
doesn’t have a generic analogue to `name=*`, it would be equivalent to leaving
the setting blank and using the usual fallback mechanism. This is a common
approach taken by other maps such as Mapbox, OSM Americana, and
OpenHistoricalMap. It would also be consistent with the Wikidata integration
added in #6127.
Better yet, we could add a separate option about whether to localize map
labels. This would allow users to see unlocalized labels even if they want to
use a custom locale for the interface. This option is available in other maps
such as Apple Maps. The option could live at the bottom of either the locale
selector modal or the the Map Layers panel, near the overlay options.
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