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Re:As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume by bkor on Thursday August 02, 2018 @11:47AM (#17672349)
City council determines the areas within a city; it is NOT made up. Some areas are much more popular than others. Leaving this to random people is absurd. The areas don't suddenly change.

Anyway, this is how it is like in The Netherlands.

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Re:As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume by daveFNbuck on Thursday August 02, 2018 @12:02PM (#17672517)
So the maps made by the city council are superior because they're a better reflection of how popular an area is?
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Re:As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume by extralego on Thursday August 02, 2018 @12:09PM (#17672576)
No. Because they are a result of democracy.
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Re:As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume by fjsolwmv on Thursday August 02, 2018 @09:37PM (#17676750)
The free market has democratic power the government lacks.
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