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John Ternus Era at Apple Kicks Off With the Changing of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' (gizmodo.com)
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[-] epyon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 13 hours ago

I’ve been using OsmAnd (uses OpenStreetMaps) on my iPhone and it’s been pretty great. Uninstalled Apple Maps so I don’t have to deal with this bullshit.

[-] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 13 hours ago

I’m always for more OSM usage especially as a (casual) OSM mapper but you’re a rube.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1206310

[-] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 9 points 12 hours ago

Why are they a rube?

Per the link in your screenshot OSM is following the standard of using the GNIS official name, while also keeping the displayed name as the common name until and if common usage on both sides of the border begins to reflect the official name in GNIS.

Precedent from the Gulf of Mexico/“Gulf of America” discussion as well as accepted OSM convention would suggest that once GNIS is updated (which it appears it is already), official_name:en-US=* should be added/changed to Lake America, but name=*left as is unless and until common usage on the ground on both sides of the border shifts to prefer the “Lake America” name (which seems very unlikely).

Note: emphasis is mine

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

I think you should look up the definition of "rube".

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