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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 19.09.2022 um 12:36 schrieb Janko
Mihelić:<br>
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<div>A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street names
into English, and I don't know what to do about it. An example
of translation is Butcher Street for Mesnička ulica, or Stone
Street for Kamenita ulica. I found a few of these in Berlin,
for example,<span class="gmail-is-family-monospace"> Straße
der Erinnerung translated</span><span
class="gmail-is-family-monospace"> Road of Remembrance</span>.
These are valid translations, but it isn't helpful for a map.
If an english user of our map saw "Road of Remembrance", she
won't be able to find that street sign, or explain to a taxi
driver where she wants to go.<br>
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<div>I think I've seen someone talk against such translations,
but I can't find a wiki page that talks about it. I can create
one if there is consensus that this is wrong tagging. Or maybe
just add a few sentences about it on the name=* wiki page.<br>
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<div>The problem is, he is doing valid work, so it feels wrong
to just delete it. Another way to deal with this is to create
a new tag, name:literal_translation:en=* or just
literal_translation:en=*.</div>
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<div>Another question, what is the right name:en=* in these
cases, or is there none? Erinnerung Road?</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
<div>Janko Mihelić<br>
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