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Its probably decided by algorithm. It seems to that several states are very small in that area and maybe too many names will obscure state borders.
by stretchwithme 17y ago
Its probably decided by algorithm. It seems to that several states are very small in that area and maybe too many names will obscure state borders.
- akgerber 17y agoThe point of this post being that these aren't very good algorithms. And the part of the algorithm that allows suburb-names to outpower city-names is clearly nonsensical.
- rbranson 17y agoI wish people also appreciated how incredibly complex and nuanced (semi)automated map labeling can be. It is ridiculous.
- ryan_p8 17y agoWe do. It's just that stuff like this is pretty glaring. Google Maps was released over five years ago now. If it were still in beta, I'd understand, but…
- rbranson 17y agoThe problem with maps is that they are half art. Who's to say showing New York and Washington DC before showing Philadelphia is best? Maybe their reasoning is that most people already know where New York and Washington are? It is subjective, not a "glaring" bug.
- ryan_p8 17y agoIf you really believe that mapmaking decisions are "subjective", then you have no business criticizing other people's "subjective" opinions about how maps should be made.
- chloe 17y agoSo what you're saying is this: Maps are hard to make, so don't criticize them. Just because something was hard to make doesn't mean it should be immune to criticism. Cars, movies, skyscrapers, Windows Vista, etc. are all hard to make, but they are also criticized, and legitimately so. (examples: Ebert, Walt Mossberg, etc.) How dare a user criticize a product!