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lwansbrough 28 minutes ago [-]
While they show Lake Ontario (Lake America) in the rest of the world, I would like to suggest that they apply a more patronizing treatment to the alias:
Lake Ontario ("Lake America")
The quotes add a certain.. je ne sais quoi.
I think overall it's not Google's job to decide the names of things. Half of America voted for the circus, enjoy!
toplinesoftsys 1 hours ago [-]
I think this is a great startup idea and unique opportunity - create Google Maps competitor on promise to have Lake Ontario and Gulf of Mexico named correctly, along with a promise to ignore other possible renamings in future. :)
whh 34 minutes ago [-]
Inside the US. In the rest of the world, it shows the correct name.
DarmokTanagra 44 minutes ago [-]
Google is a perfect example of the banality of evil.
matt_heimer 15 minutes ago [-]
This isn't really on Google. Countries disagree on how things should be named. Google sources the US centric view from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
Blame the person causing the GNIS updates.
isleyaardvark 4 minutes ago [-]
Blame the person at Google who chose to source from GNIS, without edits.
> The OpenStreetMap community operates under the “on the ground” principle, recording
what is actually currently used in a particular area, giving preeminence to data collected
in situ.
Private entities get to use whatever name they want. In this case, there is the option to use the longstanding name that matches the one used by the other neighboring territory. Or to have a wait period after the name is changed unilaterally by executive order, because it'd be silly to change it back and forth. Or to put "a.k.a..." after it. Or to wait for the relevant government to update its own map and geographic names database first (https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/searc... is not yet updated as of now). Or to wait until local signage can be updated so it mostly matches the map (though I don't think Rochester will be in a rush to do this).
cbeach 37 minutes ago [-]
The pearl clutchers in the comments talking about “evil”, wow! Are you so ignorant of history and world affairs that you’d de-base the word “evil” for something so trivial like the patriotic renaming of a lake?
Trump Derangement Syndrome is such a thing these days, and Trump himself is all too aware of it. He loves to troll the indignant left and raise their blood pressure over trivial things.
Grombobulous 14 minutes ago [-]
Maybe we all have Trump Derangement Syndrome as you say. As a member of the deranged left, I accept your assessment. I have Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Now that this issue is settled, the question becomes, what national benefit is there to trolling the indignant left and raising their blood pressure?
You can’t blame the left anymore. Trump is in charge, Republicans control the house and senate, the Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative tilt. Please let me know when America is Great.
lwansbrough 25 minutes ago [-]
"Patriotic" and it's the renaming of a place with historic meaning and cultural significance to the region on both sides of the border. It's vandalism. Like when ISIS went around destroying historic sites.
Does every Trump supporter have to be just woefully ignorant about every single topic?
Lake Ontario ("Lake America")
The quotes add a certain.. je ne sais quoi.
I think overall it's not Google's job to decide the names of things. Half of America voted for the circus, enjoy!
Blame the person causing the GNIS updates.
Google Maps users, please report this aberration.
You need to be logged in to report it.
https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/d/d8/DisputedTerritoriesI...
Trump Derangement Syndrome is such a thing these days, and Trump himself is all too aware of it. He loves to troll the indignant left and raise their blood pressure over trivial things.
Now that this issue is settled, the question becomes, what national benefit is there to trolling the indignant left and raising their blood pressure?
Has this lowered the price of gas or groceries yet? https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/gasoline
How is the national debt doing? https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN
What about American manufacturing jobs? https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEMP (down by 100,000 jobs since January 2025)
No new wars? https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/141604554855825408
You can’t blame the left anymore. Trump is in charge, Republicans control the house and senate, the Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative tilt. Please let me know when America is Great.
Does every Trump supporter have to be just woefully ignorant about every single topic?