[OSM-talk] Naming disputes in Ukraine

[Peteris Krisjanis]

T , 2012-07-25 10:08 +0200, Michael Eric Menk rakstīja:
> On 07/25/2012 09:42 AM, Peteris Krisjanis wrote:
> 
> > Oficial language in Ukraine is Ukrainian. Even Russia doesn't dispute
> > that. So, *in my opinion*, no.
> In my opinion, if there are multiple languages and there is a dispute,
> the language on the sign should be the guiding principle.
> 
> If we look where I live (Norway), we have multiple official languages.

But in Ukraine there is one :)

> Some municipalities have 4 official languages, in that  case, the fist
> name on the sign should be in the name tag.

I don't dispute that, but this is different case. There is one official
language, then there is artificially created huge minority of Russians
(and in some regions majority) during Soviet times, which is reason why
we have this dispute here.

However, I don't want to dictate what Ukrainian community should do.
It's their own decision.

I have other question though - maybe we should nuke name=* generic usage
(or leave it for English) and stick with name:lang=*? It is very hard to
detect what language is used in name=* as you should use outside
prererences, etc. 

Cheers,
Peter.