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Hi guys,

I found some corrections:

Alternate names for Lleida in Catalan language:

alternate_name_id | geo_name_id | iso_language | alternate_name | is_preferred_name | is_short_name
-------------------+-------------+--------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------
2431383 | 3108287 | ca | Província de Tarragona | t |
2431135 | 3108287 | ca | Tarragona | |
2426476 | 3128759 | ca | Província de Barcelona | t |
1325972 | 3128759 | ca | Barcelona | |
2080229 | 6355230 | ca | Província de Girona | t |
2080231 | 6355230 | ca | Girona | |
2186820 | 6355231 | ca | Lleida | |
2080220 | 6355231 | ca | Província de Lleida | |

Corrections:
- alternate_name_id 2186820: Must be marked as is_short_name
- alternate_name_id 2080220: Must be marked as is_preferred_name

Alternate names for Lleida in Spanish language:

alternate_name_id | geo_name_id | iso_language | alternate_name | is_preferred_name | is_short_name
-------------------+-------------+--------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------
2080205 | 3108287 | es | Provincia de Tarragona | t |
2186762 | 3108287 | es | Tarragona | | t
2080217 | 3128759 | es | Provincia de Barcelona | t |
2186893 | 3128759 | es | Barcelona | | t
2080230 | 6355230 | es | Provincia de Gerona | t |
2080232 | 6355230 | es | Gerona | | t
6990473 | 6355231 | es | Lérida | t |

Corrections:
- alternate_name_id 6990473: Must be unmarked as is_preferred_name and must be marked as is_short_name
- add record for the long form name: ???????? | 6355231 | es | Provincia de Lérida | t | |

Bests

Hi Daniel

You don't have to post corrections in the forum. You can make the modifications yourself:
http://www.geonames.org/manual.html

Best

Marc

Ok Marc,

I'll do but before I need to clarify that it is wrong and that a rule.
Are there any rules to guide "geonaming" ?