[Tagging] Documenting my solution to a messy situation

[Steve Doerr]

Have you considered using name:left and name:right?

Steve 


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> On 23 Jan 2021, at 15:23, Peter Neale via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
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> 
> Hi Marc,
> 
> Thanks for your guidance.  Now documented at:  https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:PeterPan99
> 
> ...just in case you are interested. 
> 
> Regards,
> Peter
> 
> 
> On Saturday, 23 January 2021, 10:40:29 GMT, Peter Neale via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
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> 
> Hi Marc, 
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> Yes, it is my intention to put my explanation somewhere in the Wiki and then link to it from the "note=*" for each affected street.
> 
> I will look at creating "https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:<my wiki username>".   
> 
> Regards,
> Peter
> 
> 
> On Saturday, 23 January 2021, 10:25:49 GMT, Marc_marc <marc_marc at mailo.com> wrote:
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> 
> Le 23.01.21 à 10:49, Peter Neale via Tagging a écrit :
> > I have had a challenge recently with naming some local streets, where
> > “official” sources conflict with one another and a ground survey
> > revealed a mess.
> 
> it would be interesting to explain your way of doing things here,
> wouldn't it?
> 
> you can put them on the wiki
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:<your wiki username> or in your
> diary https://www.openstreetmap.org/diary
> and why not puttint the url in the note=* tag
> 
> in switzerland name=* get for what comes from the ground and
> official_name for the official version when there is a conflict
> with the field.
> if there is a 3rd source, alt_name loc_name reg_name allow to
> easily add the other names.
> 
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