I agree with Patrick, Niels, Sebastian and Anne.
Tag names in other languages only if at least one of these is true:
- it's an *official* translation by the competent authority (e. g. the
municipality)
- or the name is in *common use*
- or it's a *documented historical* name in another language
On 19/09/22 12:36, Janko Mihelić wrote:
A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street names
into English, and I don't know what to do about it. An example
of translation is Butcher Street for Mesnička ulica, or Stone
S
Hello Janko!
Am 19.09.22 um 12:36 schrieb Janko Mihelić:
A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street names into
English, and I don't know what to do about it. An example of translation
is Butcher Street for Mesnička ulica, or Stone Street for Kamenita
ulica. I found a few of these in
Janko Mihelić:
A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street names into English, and I don't
know what to do about it.
Start by writing a comment on the changeset.
An example of translation is Butcher Street for Mesnička
ulica, or Stone Street for Kamenita ulica. I found a few of thes
There is a tagging scheme for Wikidata items, name:etymology:wikidata,
which allow to refer to a multi-language description of it meaning. It
should be sufficient.
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Am 19.09.2022 um 12:36 schrieb Janko Mihelić:
A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street names into
English, and I don't know what to do about it. An example of
translation is Butcher Street for Mesnička ulica, or Ston
I agree that it is interesting to know what the street name means, but there is no ground truth for it.Anne--Sent from my Android phone with WEB.DE Mail. Please excuse my brevity.On 19/09/2022, 11:42 "Janko Mihelić" wrote:
A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street name
A user in my city (Zagreb) started translating street names into English,
and I don't know what to do about it. An example of translation is Butcher
Street for Mesnička ulica, or Stone Street for Kamenita ulica. I found a
few of these in Berlin, for example, Straße der Erinnerung translated Road
of
