Verisimilitude and race, sex and sexuality
Fasten your seatbelts, we’re in for what could be a very bumpy conversation (if you have the patience to read my looooong post)!Diogo sent me a mail not so long ago pointing out that human rights...
View ArticleCollaboration
I suppose this is another attempt to move the debate on from Demuth's previous entry (sorry Demuth). Basically, I think that some of us are struggling with fitting our countries into OGF, especially...
View ArticleIMPORTANT EDIT: Coastline in Vinnmark
Tomorrow I will start editing it again. I'm going to edit the coastline in Vinnmark so I will create two big gulfs in the east and west part of the country. It is going to affect Wesmandy and...
View ArticleFeeling Blue about "Blue"
I have posted a rant on my Bliki. I'm not going to work on blue countries for a while.
View ArticleBackup?
Hi, looks like there's not been a successful backup since Friday (210 mb)? Everything since then is around 170 mb mark, which results in lots of nodes, but few ways when loaded into JOSM.Is the size of...
View ArticleWorld Series Basketball
Hello everyone,I've just created an international basketball tournament, called World Series Basketball (WSB). Just check the wiki page for more information. But the thing is, I need four more...
View ArticleJoin me in Altaville! :)
I am loving some of the stuff going on in blue countries this month. I have been working on Altaville, and have been hashing out this concept of a controversial AN safe zone in Commonia, building on...
View ArticleLooking to replace St. Richard's Airport with something nicer
I am having a hard time figuring out what I am going to do with St. Richards Airport. The runways are unrealistically short (some under 4000 feet) and it is cramped in an area that I am not too happy...
View ArticleHow many people live here?
Hey you guys,I just finished a small city, or at least I want to start working on something new. When I am done with a town or city I always find it hard to figure out how many people could actually...
View ArticleQuick rules update
Two minor additions to the OpenGeofiction rules have just been posted:"No real world companies or organizations." So if you have real companies or organizations in your mapping, please change them to...
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Only one account per user
After a few recent confusions caused by people having multiple OpenGeofiction accounts, we're adding one of our unwritten rules to the written rules:"No sockpuppets. Only one account per user."...
View ArticleARCHANTA FLOODED?
I just opened OGF and noticed my whole country Unesia is now shaded blue. I'm a relatively new user, but this matches the description of a continental flooding, which is bad news for anyone in...
View ArticleJuly 15 backup - be careful
While judging by file sizes alone, the July 15 backup is big enough to be considered good, be careful, especially before deleting any untagged nodes/ways willy-nilly. I found at least four (recent)...
View ArticleGlobal Stock Market?
Hello all,I've finally been working on adding to my wiki and one of the things i've been focusing on are businesses in my country. I have begun to set up a stock exchange in Jefferson's capital. I was...
View ArticleDannaford Airport Help
Well since there was a request for help with an airport the other day I thought I would ask for assitance for one as well. The airport as it is mapped now somehow does have a taxiway error that I don't...
View ArticleWhat happened to Bayland?
I found an old map where the area now occupied by Vinnmark, Welsrik and others; is named as Bayland. I've also found some info about Bayland in this page List of countries by economic statisticsI want...
View ArticleCommonia is Flooded
Well Commonia is flooded again. I hope it wasn't me but I did have issues earlier today when I was editing.
View ArticleKalm: Borwald mountain region and the city of Melonn
So, after many weeks or even months of almost no activity in OGF (lack of time, unfortunately) I came back now and continued drawing using my "mapping here and there" strategy. This time I focused on...
View ArticleCoastline Issue in Commonia, Flooding in Commonia
It appears that maybe an old version of the coastline has been updated. Several miles of land are now underwater. The whole City of Belleville is underwater.
View ArticleNovograd and Avewood Criticism
I am planning on redoing both of these cities and using my current experience in Nigeria to make them feel more third world like. For example both of These cities are entirely too connected, while in...
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