[OSM-talk] Name rendering on osm.org (was Naming dispute over Jerusalem - OSM failure)

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2011/10/5 Ed Loach <ed at loach.me.uk>:
> Lambert wrote:
>
>> Personally I would say:  '.. OFFICIALLY used locally.'
>
> Which is where it becomes political... Do you mean officially
> according to Israel? Or official according to international
> resolutions such as
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolut
> ion_194
> (see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem#Political_status )
>
> (Note: I'm not taking sides in all this, but didn't realise there
> was such a political aspect to Jerusalem until doing a bit of
> research and thought the above made interesting reading for those
> not aware of the history involved. Disclaimer: I'm not saying
> Wikipedia is a reliable source).
>

Actually I have a question - why osm.org doesn't default to English
language of rendering entity names and if it's not available, to
closest one (in country official language, etc.) as it is now? This
would solve lot of such headaches. Jerusalem is Jerusalem in English
for both of nations.

Peteris.