Celebrating 5th Connect Versary!

Hello! Dear Local Guides,

Happy Connect Versary & Happy 5th Anniversary of Connect.

It was 08-08-2016 that I was joined connect as a brand new forum user. It was my first time joining on a global community. I got so much hope and support from the bargaining of my Connect forum journey. I was very interested to know what a community does, how we have to use it, and what is the advantages. Then I started visiting connect regularly and tried to learn the Local Guides program better as a new learner. Then it is a big story and long time that today I am here to celebrate my joining 5th anniversary. It is also a wonderful timing with connect 5th-anniversary celebration.

It’s me, Md Shafiul Bashar from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

I am a level 8 Local Guide and soon I will pass the level 9 border. In this 5 year-long journey celebration, I want to share my best 5 Local Guides activities and achievements with you all.

My best 5 activities & achievements:

  • Let’s Enrich Our Local Maps, An initiative to spread the Local Guides program in Bangladesh. In this campaign, I promote quality Guiding, spam-free maps, Mapping Accessibility, and the Local Guides program opportunities.

  • Let’s Map Accessibility, An accessibility initiative for mapping accessibility on Google maps and aware everyone about accessibility in Bangladesh.
  • Accessibility Champion, One of my best achievements as a Local Guide. Its a recognition for my accessibility passions and regular activity in Bangladesh.

  • Connect Moderator, the best ever Local Guides reward is being a Connect Moderator for my quality time on connect. I tried my best for this community, tried to support my fellows on connect with my comment, posts, and activities.
  • Great Virtual Series, We organized an amazing virtual Meet-up especially for Bengali Local Guides during the first pandemic Lockdown world. It had a long meet-up series and was listed on the Great virtual series in 2020.

A GIF of our Local Guides activities

I have a lot of activities and achievements in this 5th-year journey as a Local Guide. Here I have featured 5 briefly.

I hope I will write in detail about my every initiative, campaign, and achievement in the coming days to celebrate my 5th years’ journey and Connect 5th anniversary together.

Let’s celebrate it together with your top or best 5 activities you have done after joining this community. Waiting for your comments.

Happy Guiding!


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It is wonderful to read about your long journey on Connect @ShafiulB

You have achieved what others can only dream of.

Your perseverance and dedication for such a long duration is highly appreciated :+1:

My best wishes for your future journeyâ€Ļ

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Well done, and congratulations for being 5 years on Connect @ShafiulB You have done many things, thanks for that.

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@KalyanPal Its my pleasure to have like you fellow. Your tried well and become a Champion Local Guide. I just share my experience to inspire you.

Keep supporting!

Happy Guiding!

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Thanks for @ShafiulB bhai.

I have been learning something from you every day since I started working as a local guide.

  • Quality mapping
  • Photography techniques
  • Strategies for writing map reviews

Even if I have a problem, I get help from you. Thank you so much my dear nice 5th Connect Versary Celebrating post sharing with us.

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Congratulation and Happy 5th Anniversary to connect @ShafiulB vai

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Dear @ShafiulB dada,

I have learned a lot from you and still learning from you about quality contribution on maps and connect. And I can remember that I started working with accessibility on google maps after joining your virtual meetup last year.

Thanks for your wonderful journey as a Local Guides, thanks for guiding the new local guides.

Waiting for many more from you. Stay safe and happy.

#HappyGuiding

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@ShafiulB Good to know more about your local guide’s journey. Well done! Keep doing these amazing stuffs.:heart:

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Go Ahead @ShafiulB Bhai :heart:

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@TusharSuradkar Thanks a lot commenting and wishing me here on this 5th connect versary.

Its my pleasure to be a member of this amazing community. Keep supporting and unsparing!

Happy Guiding!

wow @ShafiulB Congratulations for your 5th year with Connect . We are happy to have you learning the insights of google local guides.

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@Sophia_Cambodia thanks for commenting and wishing. Its my pleasure being a member here and continue different activities.

You also doing great job here.

Happy Guiding!

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@user_not_found Thanks for commenting! Hope we will join in offline activities when the world will be pandemic free.

Keep contributing & connected here.

Happy Guiding!

Hi @ShafiulB ,

Kudos for writing this post. :blush:

Just to let you know, I’m going to move this post to the Achievement board where you are able to share your excitement with fellow Local Guides and your post will be much more visible.

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@ShafiulB Congratulations bro. I am really happy after reading ur post. I feel really happy when I can see That seed we sowed It has become a big tree today,

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@Mohammadalauddin Your are most welcome brother. Its my pleasure to get like you fellow.

Keep supporting like before.

@AbdullahAM thanks for commenting!

Happy Guiding!

Dear @PritishB thanks for your always support and inspiration. It’s my pleasure to guide quality guiding like you great Local Guides. Keep supporting by nice commentâ€Ļ

Happy Guiding!