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[Warning: This posting (by a Brit, from Oz) forwarded here is not for those of a morally-delicate disposition] -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee Sent: 03 February 2012 14:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: You've got to be Effin kidding! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: You've got to be Effin kidding! Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:34:30 +0000 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> To: mapsL <[log in to unmask]> And in late-breaking news, Facebook deems Effin (Ireland) an obscene placename and prevents users using it as their location. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/02/effin-online-fight-face book-recognition I wonder how Facebook users from Fucking (Austria) get on? Dr Brendan Whyte Assistant Map Curator Map Section National Library of Australia Parkes ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA