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Any chance we can get the title modified to read "Schiphol airport ..." as many won't know if this is a company, a town, or what until paragraph 4 of the press

Any chance we can get the title modified to read "Schiphol airport ..." as many won't know if this is a company, a town, or what until paragraph 4 of the press release?

k8sToGo 3y ago
Schipol is quite a famous airport, though.
- ghaff 3y ago
  I'd be quite confident that the vast majority of people who don't live in or travel to Europe a lot have never heard of it.
- wantsanagent 3y ago
  I only learned about it last week because I was considering a trip to Amsterdam. But I'm also happy to have "airport" added to "JFK" "ORD" or "SFO" which strike me as obviously airports.
- Sirizarry 3y ago
  Never heard of schipol. I’m sure there are many things I think are very famous that you’ve never heard of as well. World is big yadda yadda I think two words to explain what a schipol was would be nice is all
isodev 3y ago
It's literally Amsterdam Airport? I don't think it needs clarification. It's like saying "JFK/Heathrow/LAX conducts trial with self-driving buses on airside"
- afavour 3y ago
  I think OP is saying people don't know that. Like, similarly, someone might say "What is JFK?" in your example.
- marcosdumay 3y ago
  Hum... I don't automatically read any of those names as airports. The title is a bit clear because of the "airside", but people that don't have lots of experiency in airports won't recognize that word either.
- ChrisClark 3y ago
  I have no idea where JFK or Heathrow airports are. Next time please include a location in your message too. ;)
- jajko 3y ago
  Half of people I know wouldnt recognize LAX just casually mentioned, you may realize 95% of human population doesnt live in US and folks from many backgrounds come here. I for example know the name only due to flying to/from it during work & travel stint during university times, otherwise nope. Simply not that famous in Europe, even JFK as an airport name aint guaranteed to be recognized here (but more than LAX).
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LAC-Tech 3y ago
It's a pretty big global airport, isn't it? Maybe for freight more than passangers, but I definitely know the name and I've never been to the Netherlands. A quick look on wikipedia says it has about the same passenger and freight numbers as JFK, though I guess that's more well known because of all the sitcoms set in New York.
traceroute66 3y ago
> many won't know if this is a company, a town, or what until paragraph 4 of the press release? The word "airside" in the title already gives a pretty enormous clue !
- jprete 3y ago
  I think there's enough uncertainty in the post where assuming it's an airport would have a significant chance of being wrong. Nobody enjoys being corrected on a mistaken "obvious" assumption.
starmftronajoll 3y ago
I'm with you! I thought it was a town for most of the release. I didn't know what "airside" meant either, pardon my ignorance. I've never encountered that word in American English.
Schiphol 3y ago
Seconded
RadiozRadioz 3y ago
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- lttlrck 3y ago
  Ah come on this attitude doesn't belong here.
  - P_I_Staker 3y ago
    It does. This is a pervasive problem on this site. Also the SV centric mindset, elitism, etc. It's absolutely nauseating, and I'm constantly disgusted that the admins, as well as users like you, stifle criticism of these sentiments.

Any chance we can get the title modified to read "Schiphol airport ..." as many won't know if this is a company, a town, or what until paragraph 4 of the press release?

k8sToGo 3y ago

Schipol is quite a famous airport, though.

ghaff 3y ago
I'd be quite confident that the vast majority of people who don't live in or travel to Europe a lot have never heard of it.
wantsanagent 3y ago
I only learned about it last week because I was considering a trip to Amsterdam. But I'm also happy to have "airport" added to "JFK" "ORD" or "SFO" which strike me as obviously airports.
Sirizarry 3y ago
Never heard of schipol. I’m sure there are many things I think are very famous that you’ve never heard of as well. World is big yadda yadda I think two words to explain what a schipol was would be nice is all

isodev 3y ago

It's literally Amsterdam Airport? I don't think it needs clarification. It's like saying "JFK/Heathrow/LAX conducts trial with self-driving buses on airside"

afavour 3y ago
I think OP is saying people don't know that. Like, similarly, someone might say "What is JFK?" in your example.
marcosdumay 3y ago
Hum... I don't automatically read any of those names as airports. The title is a bit clear because of the "airside", but people that don't have lots of experiency in airports won't recognize that word either.
ChrisClark 3y ago
I have no idea where JFK or Heathrow airports are. Next time please include a location in your message too. ;)
jajko 3y ago
Half of people I know wouldnt recognize LAX just casually mentioned, you may realize 95% of human population doesnt live in US and folks from many backgrounds come here. I for example know the name only due to flying to/from it during work & travel stint during university times, otherwise nope. Simply not that famous in Europe, even JFK as an airport name aint guaranteed to be recognized here (but more than LAX).

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LAC-Tech 3y ago

It's a pretty big global airport, isn't it? Maybe for freight more than passangers, but I definitely know the name and I've never been to the Netherlands. A quick look on wikipedia says it has about the same passenger and freight numbers as JFK, though I guess that's more well known because of all the sitcoms set in New York.

traceroute66 3y ago

> many won't know if this is a company, a town, or what until paragraph 4 of the press release? The word "airside" in the title already gives a pretty enormous clue !

jprete 3y ago
I think there's enough uncertainty in the post where assuming it's an airport would have a significant chance of being wrong. Nobody enjoys being corrected on a mistaken "obvious" assumption.

starmftronajoll 3y ago

I'm with you! I thought it was a town for most of the release. I didn't know what "airside" meant either, pardon my ignorance. I've never encountered that word in American English.

Schiphol 3y ago

Seconded

RadiozRadioz 3y ago

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lttlrck 3y ago
Ah come on this attitude doesn't belong here.
- P_I_Staker 3y ago
  It does. This is a pervasive problem on this site. Also the SV centric mindset, elitism, etc. It's absolutely nauseating, and I'm constantly disgusted that the admins, as well as users like you, stifle criticism of these sentiments.