[OSM-legal-talk] Warning about not mapping military areas

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Hi

I have recently raised a proposal for mapping military bases
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Military_bases, & I
included a "warning" (*As always, if it is illegal in your country to map
military establishments, please do not do so)*, similar to warnings, &
discussions, that I have noticed on other military pages eg
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:military,
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Key:military#.22please.2C_please_do_not_mark_military_areas.22.3F
&
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:landuse%3Dmilitary.

My inclusion of this warning on my proposal has created some argument that
we shouldn't include such warnings, as while it may be illegal for
residents of any particular country to map military areas, it isn't illegal
for them to be added to OSM eg
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Military_bases#Remove_claim_that_not_respecting_mapping_ban_is_against_OSM_rules
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2020-December/057105.html
& following posts

It was suggested that I approach you to get a definitive ruling of whether
or not a warning should be included in these pages?

If it should, would you please be able to give us a suggested wording, that
could be made into a template for addition to all military-related pages?

Thanks

Graeme
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