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<FONT FACE="MS Shell Dlg" DEFAULT="FACE"><FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE">On Sun, 9 May 2010 18:59:25 +1000, Ross Scanlon wrote:<BR>
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>- Abbreviations in street names are a no no. Read the wiki page at <FONT COLOR=0000ff><U>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name<FONT COLOR=000000 DEFAULT="COLOR"></U>, DON"T do it. At the moment in the Bunbury area alone there are 380+ abreviated street names (according to josm validator).<BR>
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I actually would like to discuss this a bit further. Street signs in Brisbane regularly have the street type abbreviated (ST, RD, MWY, ART) and I think it is better to record the "in the field" name as such. Even with accurate capitalisation.<BR>
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Think tourists who aren't familiar with the way we do things around here.<BR>
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Brendan<BR>
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