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MapQuest's 'Name Your Own Gulf'

by dangle1 on 2/18/25, 9:03 PM with 25 comments

  • by ChrisArchitect on 2/18/25, 9:06 PM

    Anyone else surprised to hear that MapQuest still even exists? It's like a culture-period reference point when in movies/shows a character looks something up on mapquest or prints a map. I mean it hasn't been a thing for about 15+ years. Assumed it got sold off/absorbed or something
  • by _fat_santa on 2/19/25, 1:13 PM

    Someone at MapQuest saw all the drama around the "Gulf of America" and said "Oh hell no we are not stepping into that shit"
  • by fuzzfactor on 2/19/25, 4:28 PM

    I don't think it's ideal for a moron who's a geography failure to come along and just call it whatever they want, myself.

    You need to give average people a chance too, as well as those above average :)

  • by harvey9 on 2/19/25, 4:15 PM

    North Sea <- Gulf of Yorkshire
  • by smoothbenny on 2/20/25, 11:14 AM

    I respect them for not immediately renaming the Gulf of Mexico in their product to cater to the whims of the current administration, enough to download the app as a situational replacement for Google Maps. But I’m confused by this. It seems even more insulting in some ways, especially since they don’t even include the most basic moderation / blocked word list.
  • by pimlottc on 2/19/25, 4:01 PM

    Fun, but the icons (on mobile) are kind of confusing. The first icon looks more like some kind of reset button than submit
  • by g-technology on 2/20/25, 1:07 AM

    Interesting that emoji break it :)

    Still fun

  • by exabrial on 2/19/25, 4:45 PM

    Yes, but can I also name my own pancake syrup.