Hi anti-caveman/antimuscovy,

Thank you for your reply and clarification.

First, I would kindly like to note that using multiple accounts (e.g., antimuscovy and anti-caveman) to support a point in a discussion is not considered appropriate. It may create a misleading impression of wider agreement. This is generally discouraged across many open communities, including OpenStreetMap. Let’s keep our conversation transparent and fair.

Second, regarding transliteration: while I understand that Ukrainian authorities recommend a specific system for transliteration (e.g., the 2010 Cabinet of Ministers Decree), OpenStreetMap has its own established tagging practices. The name:en tag is meant for established names in English, not transliterations. If a name is simply the Ukrainian name written in Latin letters, the proper tag for that is name:uk-Latn.

This is a global convention in OSM, not just a local preference. Using name:uk-Latn maintains clarity and allows for proper multilingual support. If a consensus emerges in the Ukrainian community to expand this to other object types like rivers or stations, that would be great — but until then, manually adding transliterations to name:en may create confusion.