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I think "avoid naming things after people without a deep personal connection to the thing being named" and "prefer established names used by locals" are pretty
by andriamanitra 1mo ago
I think "avoid naming things after people without a deep personal connection to the thing being named" and "prefer established names used by locals" are pretty good principles to follow.
> The Koyukon people who inhabit the area around the mountain have referred to the peak as "Denali" for centuries. In 1896, a gold prospector named it "Mount McKinley" in support of then presidential candidate William McKinley, who later became the 25th president.