freebeer
it is the name of a neighbourhood whose outline Jon has not yet taken the time to determine and draw in.
having watched Jon (from afar), this is his revier where he has posted notes and after some time, when he (or she, the name could be) gets around to visiting in person by cycle to personally inspect the situation on the ground, behaviour I find laudable, far more than my remote mapping and guessing - then the map is updated.
You may crave the instant gratification of seeing the map free of red markers (please, take a flamethrower to Nepal), but Jon does work on and close them when time allows at a steady pace.
I have done some remote mapping in the area based on these notes and left them open for confirmation, which in fact came.
As there is no way I can determine this neighbourhood outline, I'm happy to leave this area to Jon and the notes open.  It's not at all like they're abandoned.
If you want to resolve some after taking action, or better, do the work and ask for confirmation, then I'm sure Jon would welcome more hands.
But don't just resolve this due to inactivity.
I've had contact months ago due to a misinterpretation of notes, following which Jon is a known name to be recognised and his working style has become familiar to me.
I have also opened a few notes knowing Jon will survey the area, even if the guidelines say not to, where a query for no-name roads will turn them up just as well as opening notes.
I allow exceptions to the general rules where they fit a mapper's style.  Jon's notes *can* be resolved by other mappers even if they are reminders to personally visit or work on the areas, even if terse.
Don't feel every note is a red flag to be resolved - but then, you've done remarkable work in san fran and elsewhere, while I've spent days without 'net access, so I should not be lecturing.
Give Jon a break, he maps steadily, and well.
But if you can map just as well, accurately adding these neihbourhoods or finding TIGER names, don't hold back.
But do know he verifies things in person, then resolves the notes, so I ask you leave them open with a request for review.
My two Rappen.  I guess I got my morning malice worked out by bullying a nagging PoGo-er (man, that meant something different when I was younger, now Black Flag's lead singer presents occasional BBC radio shows to chill out to) who thinks we're Niantic.
Over.
(if you are lucky this will hang when posting like the others, stupid buggy browser.  if not, guess i'm still seething with muted rage)