[OSM-talk] Was the deletion of Null Island reasonable?

[Brian M. Sperlongano]

No, I do not think that we should map fictional/joke locations in OSM.

Null island was deleted by DWG action a few months ago in:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9028040143/history

Similarly, I deleted "The Bermuda Triangle" earlier today referencing that
DWG precedent to remove fictional locations:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/115688990

However, if the community feels that such fictional objects belong in OSM
of course, I would be happy to concede to that consensus.  In the case of
the Bermuda Triangle, the verifiability problem is particularly troublesome
because the definition of the vertices of the triangle is entirely at the
whims of which author is describing it.

On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 9:20 PM Emil Linus Albrecht <admin at sandschmecktgut.de>
wrote:

> Good evening, everyone,
>
>
> This is a little outdated, yes, but debate has just sparked in the OSM
> World Discord server about a deletion of something, some might consider
> the base of everything: Null Island (Node #9028040143).
>
>
> This has already been discussed a little on changeset #110097966, the
> creation of the Null Island node, though I feel this needs to be
> discussed more, as this can apply to other things as well.
>
>
> I personally think, fictional stuff such as Null Island should be kept:
>
> * It has a Wikipedia page
>
> * German semi-educational TV show Galileo once covered it
>
> * It is in many other datasets
>
> * We also have Node #2327750884
>
>
>
> What do you all think? Should Null Island be kept? Please, let everyone
> know!
>
> -Emil
>
>
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