Maybe more generally about the problems "No Google" creates when visiting China.
Hmmm. We do talk about that issue fairly often in the VPN and SIM card threads, and maps comes up frequently in both.
But, now that you mention it, I wouldn't expect a casual visitor to this forum to intuit that those discussions take place in their respective baskets, especially given the somewhat unclear thread titles.
In any event, I still think giving maps a proper home of its own might be a nice baby step in the direction of clarity. Assuming that works out okay, we could try to tackle some of the others in a similar manner.