Windy Community
    • Unread
    • Categories
    • Groups
    • Go to windy.com
    • Register
    • Login

    "The West Coast"

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Your Feedback and Suggestions
    bannerhurricaneus-centrism
    4 Posts 2 Posters 1.6k Views 1 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • R Offline
      RC-1290 | Premium
      last edited by

      When I open up Windy, there's a giant banner warning me about a hurricane about to hit "The West Coast". When I click it, it becomes more clear that it means "of North America" on the other side of the world.

      My sympathies for those living there, I hope y'all will be fine. But when you say "The West Coast", the only way to know it's 9000KM away instead of 70KM, is to assume US Centrism.

      If you want to convey world news, maybe try "barreling towards Baja California". If you want to alert people of dangerous weather, you should probably take a more local approach.

      SutyS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • SutyS Offline
        Suty Windy Staff @RC-1290
        last edited by

        @RC-1290 Please check this thread for an explanation.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • R Offline
          RC-1290 | Premium
          last edited by RC-1290

          @Ondřej-Šutera "this thread"? Was that intended to be a url? [edit] I guess you meant to link this.

          SutyS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • SutyS Offline
            Suty Windy Staff @RC-1290
            last edited by

            @RC-1290 I am sorry for not inserting the link, I meant this one.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • First post
              Last post
            Windy Community  |  Powered by excellent NodeBB
            Terms of Use     Privacy Policy     Windy.com