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In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico (community.openstreetmap.org)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As of revision version #85, OpenStreetMap has the following tags for Golfo de México:

  • name:en Gulf of Mexico
  • official_name:en-US Gulf of America
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[–] 247 points 2 years ago (14 children)

As an american. I want the option to display it as Gulf of Mexico. Like it's always been before that fat sack of shit was trying to win points wit hracists to distract them from the hand reaching up their ass to fuck them.

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  • [–] 118 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    As an American and long time OSM contributor, I also vote extremely no on Gulf of America.

    Also no on renaming New Mexico.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

    Wait there's talk of renaming New Mexico‽

    after some digging

    Oh thank god it was just a joke

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Next month:

    • Texas -> Roof Tiles
    • El Paso -> The Pass
    • The Alamo -> The Poplar
    • Santa Fe -> Holy Faith
    • Nevada -> Snowed
    • Colorado -> Red
    • Palo Alto -> High Stick
    • Nogales -> Walnuts
    • Los Angeles -> The Angels
    • …

    Paper companies would make a killing profit this period.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago*

    So now that is in the hands of the folks who use the OSM data. It's in a somewhat exotic tag, so by default any map that uses OSM will still show Gulf of Mexico, unless they actively intervene to show Gulf of America. So if you see an OSM based map showing the latter, you know they made that choice consciously.

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