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STANDARDISED LOCATIONS: WAIRARAPA & NORTHLAND

Terry Stock_1
Terry Stock_1 ✭
October 19, 2021 edited August 20, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

I have been making some contributions to the standardised locations locations project, for New Zealand.

Locations in the Wairarapa district have a standardised district/region of Wellington.

Locations in Northland have a standardised district/region of Auckland.

These are quite distinctive regions of New Zealand and deserve to recognised as such.

Wairarapa being described as Wellington reflects it part of a province abolished in 1874.

Northland (or formerly North Auckland) is remote from the great city of Auckland and merits For example Kaitaia is more than 4 hours drive from Auckland. Can administrators refer these comments to the good people leading the project. Thanks.

TS

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 19, 2021 edited October 19, 2021

    @Terry Stock_1

    Terry

    I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    Just is passing ...

    'G'Day', from across the "Tasman", to a fellow "Cousin", from "Downunder", ...

    Please be advised that the 'Place Names' for both, Australia; and, New Zealand, in 'FamilySearch' NEEDS a lot or work.

    The 'Place Names', for both, Australia; and, New Zealand, in 'FamilySearch', originally seem to have been put together by those not from "Downunder'; hence, they need a lot of work.

    At present, all we can do, is work with what we have.

    Unless ...

    IF, you have the 'Time' (and, a good knowledge of "Downunder"); THEN, there is always the opportunity to offer your services, to the "Authorities Team", of the "Standards Team", in 'FamilySearch', to HELP address/fix (ie. work on) the 'Place Names' for (here), "Downunder" (Australia; and, New Zealand), in the "Research/Places" Database in 'FamilySearch'.

    Furthermore ...

    As an aside ...

    For future reference ...

    Even if you are unable to help/assist at that level, there are some other options that are are available to help/assist the "Place Names" in 'FamilySearch':

    [ 1 ]

    Submit "Requests" for both,

    (1) the Addition of, NEW "Place Names"; and/or,

    (2) Amendment of/Correct to, EXISTING.

    'Places', in the "Place Names" Database, in 'FamilySearch', though the

    "Place Names" Database, in 'FamilySearch':

    https://www.familysearch.org/research/places

    (1) NEW

    By selecting: SUGGEST A NEW PLACE

    https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?pagenum=1&pagesize=20

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    (2) EXISTING

    When you have a "Place" ...

    https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?searchTypeaheadInputText=Wairarapa&text=Wairarapa&focusedId=8180035

    By selecting: Improve This Place

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    OR ...

    [ 2 ]

    There is a specific 'Group', in the "Groups" Section of this Forum; where, "Requests" for both, (1) the addition of, NEW "Place Names"; and/or, (2) the amendment of/correct to, EXISTING "Place Names". in the "Place Names" Database in 'FamilySearch', can be submitted.

    That 'Group' is monitored by the "Authorities Team", of the "Standards Team", of "Research Places", of the "Place Names" Database, in 'FamilySearch".

    Please be aware that you will need to "Join" a 'Group', to post in a 'Group'.

    That specific 'Group' being:

    "Groups" Section

    Home > Groups > FamilySearch Places

    FamilySearch Places

    Description:

    Help us improve our database of places. Unable to find a place in the Family Tree? Find a place that is misspelled or has other data errors? Come here to share those issues so they can be fixed.

    https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/68-familysearch-places

    https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/68-familysearch-places

    .

    The choice is yours.

    Good Luck.

    Just my thoughts.

    Brett

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  • Terry Stock_1
    Terry Stock_1 ✭
    October 19, 2021

    Thanks Brett.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 19, 2021

    😀

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