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[User] Rename "Nearby" to "Maps"
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As a user, the concept of "nearby" isn't as clear as "maps". I know exactly what a map is but I don't quite know what to expect when I see a feature called "nearby". Similarly, if someone said I should try the new "Wikipedia Maps" feature they read about on Hacker News[0], I would think it would have something to do with mapping. Maybe even kind of like Google Maps or Apple Maps. The "Wikipedia Nearby" feature sounds more like a social network and I'm not sure what the implications are without having to check it out.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10236057

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Once we update Nearby with Search functionality etc (see T142431) so that it is much more useful as a discovery tool, we will likely change to "Places" per the equivalent feature on the iOS app. Until then there is no reason to change the name for the existing feature.