[OSM-dev] [OSM-talk] Handling of towns with different or alternative names

[Stefan de Konink]

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> Stefan de Konink wrote:
>> Except for editors like Potlatch that use intermediate layers to 
>> access the API and screw up the uniqueness.
> 
> In what way does Potlatch "screw up the uniqueness", please?

http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.5/way/24644162/history


Stefan