On 28 May 2015 at 11:09, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2015-05-28 11:41 GMT+02:00 Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org>: >> >> But let's not get sidetracked, that's a different discussion from the >> Wikidata question. I just hope that Wikidata doesn't list "New Brige" as >> the "English name" of "Pont Neuf" or else they have a problem ;)
> actually they do for Spanish and Catalan: www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335277 > I guess they do have a problem now? Or perhaps that's what people speaking those languages actually call the bridge? > Another issue that can be seen here: nobody will want this "Puente Nuevo > (París)" as a label for a bridge on a map (París) Seen where? > Every single entity in wikidata I have looked at had some issues > in one or the other way, Either your sampling is flawed or you're exaggerating. > if you open up this can of worms for names, there will soon be the desire to > extend the concept This is not a can of worms; but Wikidata does offer far more than names. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
