[Talk-us] OSM Inspector and streets with E/N/S/W in their name

[Paul Norman]

> From: Frederik Ramm [mailto:frederik at remote.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:06 PM
> To: talk-us at openstreetmap.org Openstreetmap
> Subject: [Talk-us] OSM Inspector and streets with E/N/S/W in their name
> 
> I wonder: Is OSMI correct in flagging this for correction, or is this
> something that nobody really cares about and that should not be
> highlighted? I.e. should we, in OSMI, drop the E/N/S/W prefix of street
> names before trying to find a match?

I would consider OSMI correct here. The directional affixes are a 
Significant part of the address and should be included, so either the 
addr:street or street's name tag are wrong, or there's some other error.

I'm in Vancouver, BC, but this holds true most places I've been for at
least *some* of the roads in the area.