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Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by xolox »

mcv wrote: post #7

Google has been far too eager to please Trump and implement his silly ideas. I don't even think it's the president's job to name geographical features, and certainly not for the rest of the world. Someone recently pointed out that this sort of thing is a test to divide the people into two groups: those who comply, and can be counted on to comply with whatever comes next, and those who protest, and are clearly a probl…

> it's ridiculous that Google is also forcing this onto the rest of the world.

Yeah I was surprised (and frankly annoyed) by this as well, I don't see the value of showing this to everyone in the world when all of this relates to a "drama" played out in one country over the course of one presidential term with close to zero chance of extending that to another term (the guy is already 78 years old and it's showing in his ever more erratic behavior). I sure hope we can forget about this nonsense 4+ years from now...

Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by marcusverus »

nticompass wrote: post #16
jisnsm wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sticking it to Trump by switching to a bad maps app.

Oh, so you just blindly agree with whatever he says and just blindly use Google services whilst ignoring the reasons people might have issues with them?

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Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by diegof79 »

TriangleEdge wrote: post #10

Are there other instances of differing names by country? I don't mean language differences. I found it strange that for the rest of the world, they'll see both.

It's pretty standard when there is a territory in dispute.

For example, Islas Malvinas (for Argentina) / Falkland Islands (for the UK).

Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by euroderf »

fakedang wrote: post #34
nticompass wrote: post #3

Since myself and everyone I know refuses to acknowledge this "name change"... what map apps do you guys recommend?

Apple Maps still refers to it as Gulf of Mexico.

If Apple decided to call it the Gulf of Steve, they might just be big enough to get it to stick.

Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by exabrial »

I found the whole "renaming things war" the first time stupid; as it peaked with renaming "master" to "main", highlighting both an ignorance and literacy problem.

This time around, it's just as stupid, it's just coming from the other side.

I'm hoping this exposes both sides to how ridiculous this crap is.

Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by iAMkenough »

commandlinefan wrote: post #28
nticompass wrote: post #3

Since myself and everyone I know refuses to acknowledge this "name change"... what map apps do you guys recommend?

Per the link, they're just following the US Geographic Names Information System updates. What _should_ be the standard here, if not to follow the official naming policies?

How about a non-US standard?

Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by marcusverus »

Schiendelman wrote: post #30
rufus_foreman wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was political theater when the Obama administration renamed Mount McKinley to Denali, but obviously they felt that it served a purpose.

I'm not so sure. The McKinley name for the mountain was by a prospector, ginning up support for a presidential candidate. A bunch of people showed up, started digging for gold, and just ignored the local names for things. Denali is historically relevant, and locally relevant. It seems like a reduction in politics, not a continuation.

Denali is just the word for 'tall' in some local dialect. It is not exactly pregnant with meaning.

> It seems like a reduction in politics, not a continuation.

That's an odd take given that there was far less political discussion around the mountain's name prior to its renaming under Obama.

Re: Gulf of America name change in the U.S.

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Post by Schiendelman »

marcusverus wrote: post #39
Schiendelman wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not so sure. The McKinley name for the mountain was by a prospector, ginning up support for a presidential candidate. A bunch of people showed up, started digging for gold, and just ignored the local names for things. Denali is historically relevant, and locally relevant. It seems like a reduction in politics, not a continuation.

Denali is just the word for 'tall' in some local dialect. It is not exactly pregnant with meaning. > It seems like a reduction in politics, not a continuation. That's an odd take given that there was far less political discussion around the mountain's name prior to its renaming under Obama.

I think you lack empathy for others, and it's leading you to discount things that matter to people.
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