14 Dec 2019, 13:57 by pla16...@gmail.com:
>> On the wider topic of writing names as they are on the sign, I would
>> agree with this up to a certain point. It is entirely possible for a
>> business to name itself "Fred's Bagels the BEST Bagels in Northern
>> California Inc", at which point I would say they are starting to game
>> our rules,
>>
>
> I like to think we make a difference, but such a big difference that people
> alter their
> signage in order to game our rules? Probably not. :)
>
They are unlikely to be targeting OSM,
but similar rule were used by other
maps, telephone books and so on.
> Like everything we do, judgement is necessary. If the name "PACIFIC" is
> derived from
> some connection (however tenuous) with the ocean of that name, then tag it as
> "Pacific."
> But if it's an acronym then "PACIFIC."
>
+1
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