Talk:Explorer Map

Rename to "Explorer Map"
I propose "Explorer Map" over "Exploration Map", because "Explorer" is part of the item name, and "Exploration" is not. Perhaps "exploration" was a term used when the feature was teased or something, or maybe it only persisted since the creation of the page, or because it's the name of the 1.11 update, but anyway it's not part of the item name.

I also suggest sentence case, since it's not a literal item name, but

We would rename this page, the File:Exploration maps.gif image, readjust the double redirects, and readjust the term used throughout the wiki. All in favor? – Sealbudsman talk/contr 15:54, 28 March 2017 (UTC)


 * -BDJP (t 16:48, 28 March 2017 (UTC)


 * – Sealbudsman talk/contr 16:22, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Size
On a regular map, you can display any size from 128*128 to 2048*2048. How big is the land shown in an explorer map? The BlobsPaper.png 03:42, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
 * It is the same size as a 1:4 Map, so 512*512 – Nixinova • Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Diamond_Pickaxe.png Grid_Map.png • 03:54, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. The BlobsPaper.png 13:56, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

54.90.67.60 20:39, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Orientation
There is nothing to denote the orientation of the map. Maps used to have east at the top. Do these maps have east or north at the top? 54.90.67.60 20:39, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The idea that maps had East at the top is a misconception dating back to the Beta days (see Maps). It was due to some confusion over how to interpret directions on the Map when the sun at that time rose in the North. In fact, the orientation of maps never changed, and north was always at the top. It was the direction of the sky that changed. – Sealbudsman talk/contr 20:53, 3 July 2017 (UTC)