[Talk-GB] Made-up motorway junction names

[Mark Goodge]

On 04/01/2023 18:45, yasslay wrote:

> It would, however, be greatly appreciated if the SABRE wiki used more 
> citations and showed their sources more. OSM just can't take the word of 
> some site without any evidence to back up their points, no matter if 
> there's insiders giving out the names of junctions or whatnot. There 
> needs to be actual proof of that, such as legal documentation (which was 
> provided by others earlier in the thread in relation to the A40 'Golden 
> Valley Bypass'), but I doubt that online articles or even press releases 
> are entirely reliable. I think this is a case of obtaining the primary 
> source rather than a secondary or tertiary one.

Part of the issue is that a lot of names are entirely unofficial, but 
are nonetheless in common parlance. People, particularly locals who use 
them regularly, seem to dislike using junction numbers or even road 
numbers, and will give them names instead. Sometimes those names catch 
on, and sometimes they don't.

That's why I think that the best check, most of the time, is to see if 
the local media are using the names. If they are, then that's good 
evidence that their readers are using the names.

Mark