Changeset: 36438300
Airmen's was misspelled as Airmens'. I changed Londonderry/Derry to its OFFICIAL NAME Londonderry, and moved its marker. When I first started studying Northern Ireland, this dual name usage confused me. This edit is not sectarian.
Closed by Mumbambu
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Comment from MCDA
I dont see the confusion, the name is either Derry or Londonderry, people can choose which they want to use. Please revert the name change to Londonderry.
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Comment from amapanda ᚛ᚐᚋᚐᚅᚇᚐ᚜ 🏳️🌈
Hi Mumbambu. Welcome to OpenStreetMap! Thanks for your interest in the Ireland, however please be cautious of taking a side on such a complex issue. The dual name solves a lot of problems. Like many things in OSM there are many correct answers to the question of "What is the official name?". The OSM name tag is not *just for the official name. So there are many correct answers to "What is the NAME of the city?". The dual name format solves a lot of problems.
Also, please try not to mix two very different edits into one changeset.
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Comment from MCDA
Maybe it is worth studying that the local council serving the area refer to themselves as Derry City Council, see their website here - http://www.derrystrabane.com/Services/Contact-Us
You can also read lots of very interesting history regarding the naming dispute here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry/Londonderry_name_dispute
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Comment from Mumbambu
Also sorry for mixing edits of two different two different edits. At the time I did not sure how to edit properly.
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Comment from amapanda ᚛ᚐᚋᚐᚅᚇᚐ᚜ 🏳️🌈
The name tag in OSM is not the "official"/"legal" name.
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Comment from MCDA
I don't understand why you felt the need to edit this node in the first place. The name includes the names it is known as locally. You also moved the node into the river which is totally wrong as well.
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