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MCSP | 1 year ago

Thanks for pointing this out! Switched to "British Isles" -- update should be percolating now

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messe|1 year ago

The British Isles is also a somewhat controversial term with colonial implications, and it's not used by the government of Ireland[1]. "Britain and Ireland" would be a safer bet, as the map doesn't include any other islands.

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

MCSP|1 year ago

Switched to "Britain + Ireland"!

gowld|1 year ago

Safest to just remove Ireland from the map. It's not needed for the demo.

russellbeattie|1 year ago

Diving into Wikipedia, apparently variations of the name "Britain" have been in use since 30BC, and referred to the big island, with the smaller islands grouped with it, e.g. British Isles.

The Irish may not like it, but they're fighting against two millenia of history.