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The admin team have a private page at [[Admin:Policy concerns]] where we investigate issues related to users not respecting the [[OpenGeofiction:Site policies|site policies]]. 

By far the most frequent issue is the import of mapping from OpenStreetMap or other maps - either by importing direct, or by tracing. Our policy is pretty unambiguous on this: {{color|red|''"'''No imports from OSM. No copying trademarked maps.''' Doing these things [https://opengeofiction.net/user_blocks will get you blocked]."''}}

'''"Be original"''' has always been core to OpenGeofiction, in addition to copyright, attribution and other legal issues this exposes us to. Investigating these concerns is time consuming and not at all rewarding. It keeps us from mapping. So, please - no imports from OSM. /[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 17:34, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

If you are aware of another mapper breaking this rule, then please let the site admins know: {{OGF user|admin}}. /[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 08:47, 11 September 2025 (UTC)