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Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by dazzawazza on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:03AM (#33693294)
The inclusion of Ireland in the British Isles is now contentious. We're not blowing each other up over it but it is, at least unofficially, not the position of either side any more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_naming_dispute

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Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by chungy on Monday November 21, 2022 @12:23PM (#33695177)
I never thought a geographical term would be that contentious. To me, it sounds similar to objecting to the continent(s) known as "the Americas" simply because the USA is often known world-wide as just "America".
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Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by umanwizard on Monday November 21, 2022 @01:49PM (#33696306)
Plenty of people in other parts of the Americas do object to “America” being used as shorthand for the USA.
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