[OSM-talk] Naming disputes in Ukraine

[Peter Wendorff]

Am 27.07.2012 17:46, schrieb john whelan:
> Locally we have English and French.  Unfortunately on one local street 
> has the following physical signs on it "Prestone", "Prestone Drive", 
> "Prom Prestone Dr" depending which sign you look at.
>
> Personally I prefer the name:en etc it makes it easier to 
> electronically search for the name.  Having to know that to find the 
> road you have to enter "Prom Prestone Dr" or "Promenade Prestone 
> Drive" makes it much more difficult for people to use the map.
But as long as the name:en etc are given additionally to name that 
shouldn't matter, as that should be found, too. Else I would consider 
that a bug in the search routine/software.

regards
Peter
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