Forum:Federal States/De-listing National Park Facilities
Hello, everyone. Since the topic has come up a couple times now and with a request recently, we wanted to open a discussion about how best to proceed with removal of mapping from the national park status listing. Because the mapping involved requires collective approval to be an official facility in the national listing, there is hesitation to allow for removal without any type of review or vote. There are two primary reasons why a mapper may want to de-list national-park mapping. First, the area might be vastly reworked and require changes to the listed area that go beyond what is allowed. Second, the mapping is desired to be removed in some way either by transfer to another territory or outright deleted.
Per policy, mapping that is part of the national-park listing is required to remain in place, in tact, and in the territory that it was placed. Effectively, it is a contribution to the national lore and not solely the property of the state-owner anymore. That said, there are legitimate reasons to allow for de-listing, such as to rework the area or to update the mapping to better fit an area. De-listing to transfer out of the FSA or delete outright is not what is up for discussion here. We do not want users to be hamstrung into something of complete permanence while also respecting the elevated status that was granted. Again, things added to the national-park listing are contributions to the greater FSA and not just viewed as part of the state.
A potential solution might be to allow for de-listing in the event there is a pressing reason for it and the user is remaining in the FSA, but it would require a >50% vote by the FSA user base. Since it is a national contribution and required national approval, it should probably require approval to remove.
Are there other suggestions for how we should proceed with voluntary de-listing? We will open this for a bit and hold a vote in conjunction with the upcoming August omnibus ballot if there is a procedure that seems viable.