Hi there! Really appreciate your effort to update this particular intersection here, which has changed a bit owing to its expansion.

However, I would really appreciate it if you can mention the imagery source(s) used to make these changes. :)

1) While yes, Hindi is native to India, but it's not the sole language. Moreover, it is only the official language of the Central Government, alongside English, and not a constitutionally designated "national" language. The Constitution allows states autonomy in language policy, protects minority languages under Articles 29 and 30, and uses the Eighth Schedule to promote the linguistic diversity.

And while it's also true that English was brought to the subcontinent because of colonialisation, it's only practical for us to keep using it given it acts as a bridge between the two scripts, Devnagari and Dravidian (and languages on extreme ends of the same script on either).

2) As you're a non-native to the region, I'd highly advise you to stay away from deciding what's right for others. The Indian community has always prioritised English & Romanised form of regional languages for naming things. We have the capability to decide what works the best for us.

P.S: If the Government were to change its official name, they would announce the same and we would have done it a long time ago anyway.

Hi,

Please refrain from making such uninformed changes. The "name=*" tag is used for the common name of the place/thing, or in this case, the country. Hindi is not the sole language, and so should be in "name:hi=*" instead (i.e, the tag for the name explicitly in Hindi characters), which already exists.

I guess the latter works best. Eitherway, I'm noting this for future changesets.

Hi Nilesh, I noticed that you've removed the oneway tag, despite the fact that we literally organised a mapping party this sunday, noticing the signages imposing the same. Do you have any justification for your edit?

Hi. I've noticed that every road created here (except for 2, way/1052013400 and way/1052013404) does not exist, i.e, they're false positives given by AI, which is easily verifiable with any satellite imagery.

The lack of QA for the edits here, that too while using AI which is prone to false positives every often, is concerning. So would you mind elaborating what made you go ahead with these?

Hi Om! Just curious, what was your source of information for figuring out if the stretch of road was done being constructed?

Hi Nilesh! Please note that there is no diversion to the bridge under construction like you added here. I drove there myself and saw multiple signs warning of the closed bridge ahead and verified it. Kindly refrain from making such uninformed edits, and consult with the regional community before going ahead. I'll revert this edit immediately.

Hi Tanmay, I noticed that you added this comically large building covering a part of Gangtok. I'm reverting this, but please map with caution the next time.

You may contact anyone within the Indian OSM community for help on Telegram (https://t.me/OSMIndia)

Hi there, thanks for the appropriate tagging corrections! However, do consider explaining these changes in brief in the changeset comment(s).

Do NOT add Personal Identifiable Information like names of residents. Only add the signposted name of the house and the plot/building number. I'm removing this node.

BRO WTF KYS

Oh, thanks for the info! I was checking it out on OsmCha and was a bit suspicious of the "crude"-looking ways, that's why I thought of asking about it.

Hi, could you be please a bit more descriptive with the changes you have made?

Hi there! I'd like to thank you for taking your time and adding these hamlets. However, I see that there's loads of macrons in a lot of these names. Do you mind replacing these with standard Latin letters?

Hi, please ensure that the buildings you're adding are "squared". You can do it by selecting the building and pressing "Q" on your keyboard. Thanks!

Hi, please ensure that the buildings you're adding are "squared". You can do it by selecting the building and pressing "Q" on your keyboard. Thanks!

Hi, please ensure that the buildings you're adding are "squared". You can do it by selecting the building and pressing "Q" on your keyboard. Thanks!

Hi, please ensure that the buildings you're adding are "squared". You can do it by selecting the building and pressing "Q" on your keyboard. Thanks!

Hi, please ensure that the buildings you're adding are "squared". You can do it by selecting the building and pressing "Q" on your keyboard. Thanks!