[OSM-talk] Species names

[Someoneelse]

Jack Stringer wrote:
> My rule of thumb would of be label it in english rather that local name. 
> But that's because I am english. Using latin would put some people off 
> from tagging Zoos.

We'd better think of another name for "zoo" then (and presumably 
catching the "bus" to get there is right out)?  The Finns* are about the 
only people in Europe to have escaped the dash for Latin/Greek loanwords 
over the last couple of hundred years - the rest of us need to get 
inventing.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Seriously, though - I'd have thought that using the local name makes 
sense as it's local people who are more likely to be using the map. 
Outside of (former) conflict zones there shouldn't be too much argument 
about what the local name is.  I'd certainly agree (joke above aside) 
that using the latin name as the primary or only name is going to 
confuse people.

* OK, after thinking about it, and the Irish and the Welsh, and probably 
quite a few others with a similar liguistic heritage.