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In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico (community.openstreetmap.org)
submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 247 points 4 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They could add a snowflake option that when activated makes it display as Gulf of America.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

A checkbox labelled "Triggered" on the phone.

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