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The OSM Community discusses the Trump Administration's renaming of "The Gulf of Mexico" to "The Gulf of America"
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Do note that there are commonly used methods in OSM to add local names ^[1.1]^, alternate names ^[1.2]^, language specific names ^[1.2]^, etc ^[1]^.
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A quick read finds me the local name should not be recognized under those either. That is, until it's actually commonly referred to like that. Then still, it would only be a local nickname to some region.
And the other two don't appear to apply at all. Perhaps as language evolves a bit in the coming decades this might change.
Oh, yeah — I wasn't inferring that any one of those is the appropriate tag for this purpose; I was just mentioning that there are methods for tagging alternate names depending on the context, and that, perhaps, something similar could be done for this purpose (which, imo, it seems is main topic of discussion in the linked forum post).
I think it's a needless discussion. Let's wait until anything actually changes officially before we start going with some wild claim
Hm, I would argue that there is no such thing as "officially" in regards to OpenStreetMap. Or are you referring to the name "Gulf of America" changing officially in the USA?
Yes, I am. I don't expect it to change internationally anytime soon
I wasn't claiming anything — or, perhaps I misunderstand what you mean? Would you mind clarifying?
It's a general suggestion in the light of the recent political developments. I think OSM shouldn't just go out and follow every random suggestion any politician makes.
This isn't the only region recently contested by one leader either
I think there's some use in including a countries official names for specific features, in some way. I'm not saying that the primary name should be that, but it's at least a name that is known and conceivably could be searched.
Official, yes. But this isn't official (yet). For search it makes sense tho
Fair point! ^[1]^
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