Show HN: I built a map where anyone can rename anything
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2 hours ago
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| rename.world
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The idea is simple: click any place on the map, propose a name, others vote, or it will be auto-accepted in ~5min. No account needed for fresh locations or name duel - only to challenge already-renamed places or vote to prevent abuse. 40k renames so far, and surprisingly people mostly behave. Some names are genuinely creative and I keep learning random geography facts just by watching the map (did you know someone mapped every single animal in a Taiwan Kaohsiung zoo on OpenStreetMap?)

Non-commercial, just a side project. Stack is SvelteKit, MapLibre, 40GB vector map self-hosted on Cloudflare R2.

Please don't use this for navigation.

PopGreene
19 seconds ago
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It would be nice if we could leave a note explaining why we chose the name we're proposing.
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