[Tagging] Strange tags

[Mateusz Konieczny]

30 Sep 2019, 09:33 by dieterdreist at gmail.com:

> Am Mo., 30. Sept. 2019 um 03:41 Uhr schrieb Kevin Kenny <> kevin.b.kenny at gmail.com <mailto:kevin.b.kenny at gmail.com>> >:
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>>  know that on the 'tagging' list there are hard-liners who would even
>>  challenge adding the peaks' names to the list, on the grounds that the
>>  names for the most part cannot be observed in the field. (Look at a
>>  topo map, or ask virtually any local 'what mountain is that big one?'
>>  while pointing, and you'll get an answer, but for many of these peaks
>>  I don't think I've ever seen a sign with the name, so I've been told
>>  that in such a case the name is not verifiable!)
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> IMHO this would represent just a small minority of people thinking so. Generally verifiability would be satisfied if you could go in the area and ask the people, there is no requirement for a sign.
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Allowing solely signed names is ridiculously extreme, it sounds like a misunderstanding.

Maybe it was intended as "locally signed name is more important than desires of
an individual/organization/government".

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