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    <p>The thing is quite obviously fruit of immagination, creativity,
      and/or delusion: there surely isn't out there such a concoction of
      toll booths (<i>many of them</i>), bunkers, town halls, dams,
      towers, campgrounds, etc.</p>
    <p>The creator's name too, "landhahaha", is also an hint for a
      probable vandalism.<br>
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    <p>But, yes, "there is <i>something</i> out there": Google too
      report the existence of a "Pitchfork Union" POI [1] [2].  I really
      don't know what that could be. My bet is on some kind of elaborate
      prank, maybe even something funny, but again I'm ready to bet that
      those detailed micronation's features are not to be found on the
      ground.<br>
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    <p>And that concerns me a lot, because it is really hard not
      thinking what implications events like this can have on the
      reliable availability of OSM data/services. </p>
    <p> Sergio</p>
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    <p>[1]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pitchfork+Union/@38.0057611,-87.6230528,17.47z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8871d5133156772d:0xb52e4939112ac99d!2sEvansville,+IN,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d37.9715592!4d-87.5710898!3m4!1s0x8871d3a41e3edbcb:0x36d89880f9e4b0c6!8m2!3d38.0055153!4d-87.6223733?hl=en">https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pitchfork+Union/@38.0057611,-87.6230528,17.47z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8871d5133156772d:0xb52e4939112ac99d!2sEvansville,+IN,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d37.9715592!4d-87.5710898!3m4!1s0x8871d3a41e3edbcb:0x36d89880f9e4b0c6!8m2!3d38.0055153!4d-87.6223733?hl=en</a><br>
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    <p>[2]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.google.com/maps/@38.0053737,-87.6226287,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNc0Cno_lNKO_O8oyna_8ihGVTkuy_RQoo1oceA!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNc0Cno_lNKO_O8oyna_8ihGVTkuy_RQoo1oceA%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi2.3155072-ya316.65625-ro1.7720242-fo100!7i5376!8i2688?hl=en">https://www.google.com/maps/@38.0053737,-87.6226287,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNc0Cno_lNKO_O8oyna_8ihGVTkuy_RQoo1oceA!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNc0Cno_lNKO_O8oyna_8ihGVTkuy_RQoo1oceA%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi2.3155072-ya316.65625-ro1.7720242-fo100!7i5376!8i2688?hl=en</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-02-09 18:28, ael via Tagging
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      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On Sat, Feb 09, 2019 at 06:20:11PM +1100, Warin wrote:
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        <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On 09/02/19 16:18, Mark Wagner wrote:
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          <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 10:54:16 +1000
Graeme Fitzpatrick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:graemefitz1@gmail.com"><graemefitz1@gmail.com></a> wrote:

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            <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/653287455#map=15/38.0034/-87.6183">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/653287455#map=15/38.0034/-87.6183</a>
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In this case they have been mapped as a 'residential area' with that name ...
The basic question is ... is that area residential?
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But note the user name: it does suggest vandalism.

ael


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