[Tagging] Literal translation of street names

[Simon Poole]

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Names#Language-specific_names

Am 19.09.2022 um 12:36 schrieb Janko Mihelić:
> 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,Straße 
> der Erinnerung translatedRoad of Remembrance. 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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=*.
>
> Another question, what is the right name:en=* in these cases, or is 
> there none? Erinnerung Road?
>
> Thanks!
> Janko Mihelić
>
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