<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">Dear Ebrahim,</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> <br> <br></span>I appreciate your interest, unfortunately they are not mutual. And here is some points I hope you will understand, <br> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> Recently OSM carto tiles has been blocked in Iran by certain ISPs
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> because of the Gulf naming issue.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">This is not OSM's problem, contact the ISPs in your country and discuss this matter with them. We should not change any name tag around the map just because this name is not the one that particular government likes or wants, see Taiwan, </span>Crimean Peninsula, Israel and many other examples. The solution is following the on ground rule.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br>></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span>Just to be clear, I'm (personally) NOT against A/B solution.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br>Then accept it.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span>
I defended the `no name` solution just to avoid editwars.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br>Then someone will add it again and "edit war" will start all over again. If you want to avoid an "edit war" then you must see what other solutions that worked successfully in a similar situation, which is the Caspian sea (<a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3987743#:~:text=%2D2149697-,name">https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3987743#:~:text=%2D2149697-,name</a>), it has 5 languages and we don't see any Iranian make any edit war after that solution was applied.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> If possible, can you set up a poll in your telegram group to vote on
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> different options
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><br>This is ridiculous. Since when did naming seas and gulfs around the map become a telegram group voting thing based on opinions? This is nonsense. Naming such features should be done according to the OSM guidelines which goes totally against your point of view, If you disagree with the OSM guidelines and you think that you have a valid point, discuss it here.
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> <br></span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> <br></span>I hope you understand what the fellow mappers have said to you previously and appreciate their time. <br><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"> <br></span>Regards.
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