漂流筆記

去Google maps打上「Taiwan」搜尋字樣，它會告訴你：Taiwan, Province of China


MSN則是在它的地圖上，使用非國家的紅色字體標示台灣

今天才後知後覺地參與了酥餅的抗議信串連。

不多說，轉貼酥餅寫的抗議信範本與方法：
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☆寄信抗議Google maps

一、按這裡然後選OTHERS。

二、填上你的電子郵件住址，SUBJECT寫上TAIWAN IS NOT A PROVINCE OF CHINA。

三、拷貝下面內容到MESSAGE然後按SUBMIT。

Dear Google,

In your map listings, I noticed that you list Taiwan as a province of China again. Please remove “Province of China” from the list of Taiwan.

I have written a letter about this matter before and glad to see you correctly listing Taiwan as Taiwan. But today I found that you list Taiwan as province of China again.

Taiwan is an independent nation and is not a province of China. The only country in the world that thinks that Taiwan is a province of China is China. Other countries have kowtowed to China's fantasies, but the reality is that Taiwan is a state with its own government, elections, currency and defined territory. Taiwan negotiates its own treaties and has its own president. By definition, a province of a country, can not and does not do this.

In addition, in the CIA World Fact Book 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html), Taiwan is listed independently of any country and has its own national flag and capital. It is obvious that Taiwan is a country. Hence, listing Taiwan as "province of China" is not correct.

China, regardless of how economically powerful, should not dictate to a venerable hi-tech company such as Google, what to write. As one of the most important portal sites, Google Maps should strive to list the truth. The listing of Taiwan as a province of China, smacks against this principle.

Again, please remove “Province of China” from the list of Taiwan.

Thank you very much for your concern.
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☆寄信抗議MSN

一、按這裡填上姓名與Email Address。

二、Type of Issue: 選 other MSN product and service 並拷貝下列內容。

Dear MSN,

On your virtual earth, you mistakenly use the red font to mark Taiwan instead of the all capital black font which is used to mark a country. Please correct this mistake and use the all capital black font to mark Taiwan.

Taiwan is an independent country with its own government, elections, currency and defined territory. Taiwan negotiates its own treaties and has its own president.

In addition, in the CIA World Fact Book 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html), Taiwan is listed independently of any country and has its own national flag and capital. It is obvious that Taiwan is a country. Hence, using the red font to mark Taiwan is not correct.

As one of the most important internet portal sites, MSN should strive to list the truth. That using the red font to mark Taiwan smacks against this principle.

Again, please use the all capital black font to mark Taiwan instead of the red font.

Thank you very much for your concern.


三、Frequecy of the issue: 選 Always present；Type of Internet Connection 選你使用何種方法上網，然後按 submit 就好了。