On 3 February 2011 11:44, Lester Caine <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter Miller wrote: > >> I use the following method. >> >> If the OS name is different from the streetsign and general usage I put >> it in not:name >> If it is apparently a valid alternative I put it on alt_name >> I am not clear why anything else is required. >> > > Probably half of the 'errors' in this area are due to full stops and > apostrophes differences. I though OS has generally dropped them, but a few > names that are not currently matching because of an apostrophe in one or > other and their use or not is probably a religious war area ;) > > I'm not sure that an alt_name entry is necessary in this case and I wonder > how many of the remaining matches would be made if these were simply > stripped before comparing? > > Fyi, apostrophe differences are classed as 'minor errors' on the mapping and the summary. On the mapping they are shown in grey rather than a colour. In the list they are in a fainter colour with a not attached. Other punctuation differences are treated as 'major errors' which may not be ideal but will do for now.
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