As I delving into “my future” I am continually finding out new things, which simultaneously invigorate me and frustrate me (because I cannot focus on just one thing).
I have joined a forum called CartoTalk initially because they had mapping samples and partially because I need to hear what other cartographers - professional or otherwise - are saying. There is no one at my current job who is even remotely interested when I start talking about why too many symbols and rainbow colors are a bad thing. I won’t get started on that topic - it’s useless to even contemplate - I just try to do my best and learn better practices from others out there whose work I admire.
In my lurking about the forum I came across a few posts on the topic of “exyonyms vs. endonyms”. I know what “exo” and “endo” imply but I was unaware of this whole discussion about names. It’s kinda cool and ties into my post of awhile ago about toponyms and why I though it was being used somewhat incorrectly.
So I am now learning more new things and someday may even be able to contribute to the discussion.
This PPT presentation is pretty informative: lazarus.elte.hu/hun/tanterv/ferjan/ormelingsgn12.ppt
