[talk-au] Precedence of alt naming

[Andrew Harvey]

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Good_practice#Map_what.27s_on_the_ground
on the ground should come first unless it's a typo (yes street signs
sometimes have typos) and other names in use as the alt_name.

On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 at 07:11, Bob Cameron <bob3bob3 at skymesh.com.au> wrote:

> This might have been covered before..
>
> What is the consensus on precedence of alt_names, more for roads and
> waterways.
>
> Example, I sometimes come across (NSW) creek name formal signs that are
> quite different from what is shown on the DCS overlays. Is the primary
> name the "on the ground" one and the DCS one alt? or the reverse.
>
> It is also quite common to see suffixed "s" on names. Probably not that
> important, but worth asking.
>
> Tnx
>
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