On Jan 4, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Philip Newton wrote:
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 22:57, Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
But capitals change too (for example, Kazakhstan). No naming principle will work everywhere, and it's probably better to stick with the principles that we have. The question here is when one principle (use the most-populous city) should override another one (avoid name changes). It's not a slam-dunk case either way, which is why I asked for further comments.
FWIW, I'd favour the "avoid name changes" principle.
There are a number of zones which have "the wrong" name (typically this means "not the current capital"). As long as the city stays in the zone, I'd tend to keep it.
Agreed. And yes, capitals can change, good point. I was thinking about the case of a new zone that needs a name. For that, I would start with the capital if it's in the zone, otherwise the biggest or best known town. Then, once the name has been assigned, leave it alone. Exception: if the town that was picked changes its own name (e.g., Calcutta). paul