On 09/02/2019 19:47, Sergio Manzi wrote:
The thing is quite obviously fruit of immagination, creativity, and/or
delusion: there surely isn't out there such a concoction of toll
booths (/many of them/), bunkers, town halls, dams, towers,
campgrounds, etc.
As Simon has already mentioned thi
There is something really wrong going on around that bogus micronation: more
than half of Harmony Way (from the crossing with Allens Lane to the one with
Mont Vernon Avenue) has disappeared, leaving many other ways isolated (e.g.
Rose Avenue and Walnut Hills Drive).
Beside, the f..ing thing is
On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 at 05:42, Simon Poole wrote:
> The user in question has already been blocked and at least their initial
> changesets were reverted 2 months ago. Naturally any remaining fictional
> edits should be reverted too and the user reported again to tho DWG.
>
Thanks Simon
The whole
On Sat, Feb 09, 2019 at 09:29:58PM +0100, Sergio Manzi wrote:
> True, but I'm quite sure it is more difficult to fake Google Maps: some time
> ago I had to register an entry in Google Maps and I went through a quite
> secure mechanism that involved Google sending back to the registered address
>
People in search of mapping fictive worlds should consider OpenGeofiction:
https://opengeofiction.net/#map=11/-20.1066/22.4554___
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True, but I'm quite sure it is more difficult to fake Google Maps: some time
ago I had to register an entry in Google Maps and I went through a quite secure
mechanism that involved Google sending back to the registered address a
postcard (yes, a piece of paper) with a confirmation code printed o
On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 at 19:48, Sergio Manzi wrote:
But, yes, "there is *something* out there": Google too report the existence
> of a "Pitchfork Union" POI [1] [2].
>
Google is not immune from vandalism. As this recent report by the BBC
shows:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-47118901
The thing is quite obviously fruit of immagination, creativity, and/or
delusion: there surely isn't out there such a concoction of toll booths (/many
of them/), bunkers, town halls, dams, towers, campgrounds, etc.
The creator's name too, "landhahaha", is also an hint for a probable vandalism.
B
May I point out that this discussion is patently silly?
The user in question has already been blocked and at least their initial
changesets were reverted 2 months ago. Naturally any remaining fictional edits
should be reverted too and the user reported again to tho DWG.
Am 9. Februar 2019 18:2
On Sat, Feb 09, 2019 at 06:20:11PM +1100, Warin wrote:
> On 09/02/19 16:18, Mark Wagner wrote:
> > On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 10:54:16 +1000
> > Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
> >
> > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/653287455#map=15/38.0034/-87.6183
>
> In this case they have been mapped as a 'residentia
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> On 9. Feb 2019, at 06:18, Mark Wagner wrote:
>
> My usual approach to micronations and fictional countries is to delete
> them, warn the user about mapping things that don't exist (yes, it's a
> form of vandalism), and point them at https://opengeofiction.net/
micronation
On 09/02/19 16:18, Mark Wagner wrote:
On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 10:54:16 +1000
Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
Does OSM recognise, & allow the mapping of, micronations as defined
areas? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation
Was looking for something completely different :-) & just found this
https://w
On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 10:54:16 +1000
Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Does OSM recognise, & allow the mapping of, micronations as defined
> areas? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation
>
> Was looking for something completely different :-) & just found this
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/653287
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