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Is it OK to remove Sinclair dinosaurs off the map?

I was looking for things to fix in my area and I noticed node 863198825. It is a plastic Sinclair dinosaur. These plastic dinosaurs are at almost all Sinclair gas stations, and I don't find them as real "sculptures." However, some people may disagree with me on this so I am just wondering if it is ok to remove it off of the map.

sculpture gas sinclair remove

asked 16 Feb '23, 23:51

kechan
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2 Answers:

I'll start by saying I don't know what a Sinclair dinosaur is, but if someone else thought it was worth adding and it is still there then I'd leave it.

answered 17 Feb '23, 11:10

EdLoach ♦
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For the benefit of those who may be unfamiliar due to (say) not living in the one country where Sinclair operates:

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=sinclair+dinosaur&iax=images&ia=images

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Oil_Corporation

(17 Feb '23, 11:19) SomeoneElse ♦

Thanks! I will keep it on the OSM servers

(17 Feb '23, 14:29) kechan

Hello,

These plastic dinosaurs are at almost all Sinclair gas stations, and I don't find them as real "sculptures."

You're right they are "mascot sculptures" => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot

There is a tag for that.

It's advertising=sculpture

See :

answered 19 Feb '23, 19:09

Cybereric
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edited 19 Feb '23, 19:14