[Talk-GB] OSM UK address project: tags

[Tom Hughes]

On 22/12/2021 23:18, Philip Barnes wrote:

> I can remember them being in the news at the time they were first put
> up. They are to inform people of where they are, local pride, and to
> inform people that they are not in Derbyshire. Leicestershire does get
> a raw deal with Royal Mail's addressing of some of its major
> attractions in other counties.

Except we know Royal Mail doesn't include counties in addresses
and hasn't done for many years.

So Royal Mail doesn't claim the "attraction" that is East Midlands
Airport is in Derbyshire. Rather it (presumably) claims that mail
to East Midlands Airport is delivered from a delivery office in a
town that is in Derbyshire.

Can we please not drag OSM into the ridiculous series of wars that
people insist on waging against Royal Mail by failing to understand
the purpose of a postal address...

Tom

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