[OSM-talk] WMF: "Interactive maps, now in your language"

[Johnparis]

Ha! I was going to cite that as an example. I recently removed precisely
that absurd tag in Paris.

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 14:06 Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 29.06.2018 13:44, Simon Poole wrote (quoting Wikimedia):
> > Add the missing names to OSM in your language.
>
> I think that this simply means we need much better name QA in the
> future, and must not be afraid to remove names that don't belong there.
> Until now we've practically let every language enthusiast add their
> names to places far and wide without asking for sources; in the future
> we should ask for verifiable sources.
>
> We're ready to accept a local person's authority about local features;
> but that doesn't mean that I as a speaker of German should necessarily
> have the (un-questioned) authority to assign German names to places on
> the other side of the planet.
>
> I expect that a close look at international place names from this point
> of view will probably enable us to get rid of quiet a few "Pont Neuf=New
> Bridge" type names.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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