Re: [OSM-talk] Jerusalem name tag - Mediation

I'm not arguing there shouldn't be a standard, but I am pointing out OSM is hardly consistent. Question is, can we remove some of the inconsistency by introducing new tags? If no, then Serge's suggestion (without the additional tags) seems to be in line with current OSM practice. Dmitry

Re: [OSM-talk] Jerusalem name tag - Mediation

Arabic *and* Hebrew are the official languages of Israel. You can see that also the Jerusalem Municipality website is in Arabic and Hebrew ( English) [1]. Hebrew is locally considered to be the primary language. While Arabic is also an official one, Hebrew clearly takes precedence. The

Re: [OSM-talk] Jerusalem name tag - Mediation

I'd suggest we remove the capital: tags (too controversial, and I've removed them from the quotes) , and then I think this is perfect. In that case, what is the meaning of capital=yes in OSM? ___ talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Jerusalem name tag - Mediation

On 01/-10/-28163 09:59 PM, Andy Robinson wrote: Some feedback from local mappers regarding way's vs node's for the E/W parts of the city would be helpful here. Andy, first of all I think you could have been a little bit more responsive during all this time. You didn't even try to get a

Re: [OSM-talk] Naming dispute over Jerusalem - OSM failure‏

Hi to all, The reality in Jerusalem is not simple, but some basic relevant facts are these: A. All branches of Israeli government reside in Jerusalem. B. No official branch of the Palestinian National Authority has a representation in Jerusalem. C. Most Arab residents of east Jerusalem

[OSM-talk] Naming dispute over Jerusalem - OSM failure

Hello to all, I would like to inform the OSM community about an ongoing dispute regarding the node Jerusalem http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/29090735. In my opinion, the handling of this dispute by OSM officials has up until now been entirely inappropriate, damaging for