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Duplicate cities
Often when I type in my next trip I find duplicate entries for cities. Why's that?
e.g. http://www.dopplr.com/place/de/berlin, http://www.dopplr.com/place/de/berlin...
e.g. http://www.dopplr.com/place/de/berlin, http://www.dopplr.com/place/de/berlin...
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Inappropriate?The issue is caused by the data we get from the geonames.org database – it contains entries for things like ‘seat of government’ as well as city, and so sometimes they get included into our lists. We’re aware of the problem and actively working on it to solve it.
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Inappropriate?I do still have the problem, especially with the German cities here, which might be (double)checked less. Two things:
First: I do miss both a "ranking & statistics system" for this different optional cities, which is more visible for the user. I mean by that, that there should be information included in the city assortment, that make it easier to choose the right one, which is e.g. used most often or formatted in the right way.
Secondly: I'd like to be able to report cities as duplicates or flag them at least for general review!
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?Yes, I support the need for a "flagging" mechanism. And yes, it seems that mainly German cities are affected, here is another one:
Wiesbaden actually exists three (!) times:
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Wiesbaden, Landeshauptstadt, Germany
- Kreisfreie Stadt Wiesbaden, Germany
I’m hopeful
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