Changeset: 52906163
POI Kings Lynn
Closed by SK53
Tags
created_by | Vespucci 0.9.9.1.1300 |
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imagery_used | DigitalGlobe Standard Imagery |
locale | en_GB |
source | survey |
Discussion
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Comment from Pink Duck
Why use "St " abbreviation in churches when "St " has for years been unaccepted for road name abbreviations?
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Comment from Richard
'St' is standard British orthography to denote a saint, rather than simply an abbreviation. Please see https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/19609/saint-or-st-is-there-an-official-osm-policy
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Comment from SK53
Because it hasn't, please read: https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/19609/saint-or-st-is-there-an-official-osm-policy and https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Invalid_Abbreviation_Expansion.
I would also suggest being a little lighter in the tone of your comments: it might be offputting to newcomers.
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Comment from Pink Duck
I have reviewed 1,034 churches in Norfolk and the Church of England website and I would say around 60% of them use the written word Saint when self-describing. The signage is shortened I believe through brevity, a contraction, not an abbreviation, and for search systems it is far easier to reduce than to expand to assist in search matches. A user could search for "St Something", "St. Something" or "Saint Something" and all should resolve.
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Comment from Pink Duck
In this particular case, I accept the contracted form is acceptable as I can find no official alternate form. The short_name tag will help search agents still match with a full form query.
Ways (4)
- St John's Walk (182784440), v13
- St Johns the Evangelist (218273134), v6
- Red Mount Walk (37301097), v7
- 218273738, v2
Nodes (8)
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