On Sat, 2013-03-09 at 14:30 +0000, Derick Rethans wrote: > What's wrong with names in different languages? > Nothing as long as it is from a verifiable source and names should really not break the rule of 'map what we see'. Nowhere will you see Фаррингдон, what is its source?
In terms of making a map useful, the place-names need to be what you can see. A map satnav telling me to follow the motorway towards The Hague, Munich or Cologne is as much use as a chocolate fireguard, it needs to direct me to use what appears on the signs. At the moment OSM works, I hope nobody ever thinks it is a good idea to actually use name.en for these cities. Some mappers have been very prolific in spreading name.ru all over the UK, the mapper who added a Russian name to Shrewsbury, also added one to Stretford, Greater Manchester. Despite driving through it, I had never heard of it. Again why does it need a Russian name? Major cities having names in other languages is one thing, but tube stations and suburbs? Phil _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
