If we want to unify a kind of chain store, I think we should leave the name tag, and focus on other tags. Some examples are ref:vatin=* for the vat id of the store, brand:wikidata=* for the wikidata id of the brand owner, website=* for the central website, or we can find a new better tag that should be the same with all certain chain stores. Names should be left to the local mapper.
Janko pet, 1. svi 2015. 17:39 pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com> je napisao: > On 1 May 2015 at 16:07, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote: > >> Andrew, >> >> On 05/01/2015 12:04 AM, Andrew MacKinnon wrote: >> > I am trying to figure out a way of cleaning up incorrect chain store >> > data in OSM. For example there are 1422 instances of "McDonalds" in >> > OSM (should be McDonald's) and 203 instances of "Tim Horton's" (should >> > be Tim Hortons). >> >> That's a very "computer person" approach to take. In fact, the >> "McDonald's" issue has already been tried by someone in the past with an >> undiscussed mechanical edit, promptly falsifying a few non-chain >> non-fastfood places that *really* were called McDonalds just as you >> mention. >> >> I don't think that is something that really advances the quality in OSM, >> and I would encourage you to grab a notepad and venture outside to do >> some mapping. That way you wouldn't be scripting world-wide cleanup >> operations but who knows, you might actually add real value to OSM. >> >> Leave the mis-spelled "McDonalds" to those who map in the area. Maybe it >> encourages them. >> >> > I'd go for the mechanical edit. Actually, I'd go for a central single > point of maintenance for store names - so we change them all with one > change. > > Doing manual edits, how long does it take OSM to reflect the name change > globally ? It's my guess that this would be less accurate than changing > them all in one move. The change should of course be name --> old_name and > then a new name applied. I'm also in favour of being ahead of the game - > gives a better impression that the map's well up to date. > > -- > Mike. > @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - > For all your info on Millom and South Copeland > via *the area's premier website - * > > *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, > property & pets* > > T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail> > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >
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