Meet a Connect Moderator: Morten

Connect Moderators are Local Guides just like you and me. They apply the knowledge they’ve gained as active members of our community to moderate Connect and help improve the experience for everyone. You may see them welcoming newcomers, explaining the program, answering questions, and sharing their knowledge with others.

This month, we’re sharing some personal insights from one of our amazing Connect Moderators. Meet Morten ( @MortenCopenhagen ). Morten lives in Denmark and speaks Danish and English.

Name: Morten

Location: Copenhagen and Hornbæk in Denmark

What I love about being a Local Guide: Being an active Local Guide has turned into a hobby for me. It inspires me to go on photo walks to assist local businesses and Maps users. The contribution statistics fascinate me and keep me going. I’ve now added 17,000 photos and made over 82,000 approved edits. And I recently surpassed 1 billion photo views.

Why I’m a Connect Moderator: I enjoy helping other Local Guides on Connects, especially in the How-tos section. I believe there is a real need for volunteers to respond and assist Local Guides who are experiencing issues or who want to share suggestions on how to improve Maps.

My favorite things to explore: I’ve had a lot of fun figuring out how the automatic edit approval filter and photo selection AI on Maps work. This is accomplished by closely monitoring which of my suggested edits are approved and which of my photos are featured. It’s been fascinating to research the characteristics of cover photos and then apply these same principles when shooting new images. It becomes very addictive when the majority of them are featured.

My favorite type of contribution(s) to make on Google Maps: My favorite by far is taking, editing, and adding storefront photos that get featured on Google Maps. The second is improving the information by suggesting edits.

Languages I read/speak/write fluently: Danish and English.

Places I’d like to visit: I love immersing myself in Asian cultures. I haven’t been to South America — yet.

**Fun fact about me:**I’m a nutritionist and public health advocate who retired early. I’m also a vegetarian and the father of three beautiful daughters.

Interested in becoming a Connect Moderator? Want to learn about other Connect Moderators? Find out more here.

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Hello @InaS

Now it’s official,this nice knowledgeable and helpful chap has joined the main league. Thank you for sharing this news with us on connect.

@MortenCopenhagen that’s a nice photo of you with the laptop. I couldn’t think of you in any other way than that. Your wealth of knowledge and indepth study of the maps,connect etc. Inhave often wondered if you ever leave down for a moment,because you are always there to answer the most very technical questions on connect.

Congratulations for the badge,for the new status on connect. It’s so well deserved and befitting. It’s nothing née really it’s just a confirmation of what you have always done on connect-moderating the forum. Nice to know you better. Still nursing this idea of getting closer to you and having a meet-up of some kind together. Lol.

Happy moderating

Happy guiding

Cheers

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Thanks for sharing @InaS

@MortenCopenhagen is an excellent moderator. He explains nicely.

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Glad to know more about you @MortenCopenhagen . You are really very passionate Local Guide!

Thanks, @InaS for posting this to the community.

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Congratulations @MortenCopenhagen , great introduction :champagne: !

Thank you @InaS for the highlight :sunglasses: .

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Congratulations once again and happy to know more about you @MortenCopenhagen

Thank you for sharing the post with us @InaS

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Congrats @MortenCopenhagen , very well deserved!! :clap: :+1:

Thanks for sharing @InaS .

Cheers!

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Thanks @InaS for sharing this post to know more about Morten

@MortenCopenhagen Congratulations, you are always there answering questions and sharing your knowledge and your numbers on Maps contributions are simply amazing, hats off to you!

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Welcome again, well deserved, and thanks for the help and advise over the years.

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Congratulations @MortenCopenhagen , your numbers speak for themselves.

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Congratulations @MortenCopenhagen and thanks @InaS for sharing with us.

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@MortenCopenhagen is someone who helps everyone as much as he can. You do really good work. It was a great feeling to be a guiding star in the same year as you. I hope to share this joy with you as a moderator one day.:smiling_face: :+1:t2:

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BRAVO @InaS :1st_place_medal:

ZELO LEPA PREDSTAVITEV GOOGLE LOKALNI VODNIK 10 STOPNJA “MOJSTER” MORTEN… :slightly_smiling_face: @MortenCopenhagen

TE POVABIM TUDI V SLOVENIJO IN TI POMAGAM :mountain_snow: NA TRIGLAV 2864M…

SREČNO :watch:

@Perko

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Congrats @MortenCopenhagen for this feature.

You deserve it. :two_hearts:

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@InaS Great introduction of always helpful @MortenCopenhagen . Congratulations Morten, it is good to know more about you.

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Nice to know more about @MortenCopenhagen .

He is quite knowledgeable and helpful. He ensures to provide the right and accurate details in How-to section.

I personally had a great experience interacting with him over LG Connect.

Thank you @InaS for such a featured post.

JAI HO!

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Thank you for the lovely post @InaS

Congratulations @MortenCopenhagen and welcome. Plus, thank you for all the info-rich and quality contributions both here on Connect and on Maps too. 82,000 approved edits and 1 billion views, those are some amazing numbers that shows your focus and dedication, again very happy and thankful to you.

-OA

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Hip hip hurray :partying_face: :tada: very well deserving local guide a very big congratulations to @MortenCopenhagen :partying_face:

Thank you @InaS for the highlights :blush:

Happy Guiding :blush:

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Congratulation @MortenCopenhagen glad to see you as Connect moderator.

Thank you @InaS for this announcement.

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Congratulations @MortenCopenhagen I like to know more about you and what are your passions.

1 billon??? WOW just amazing!

Silvy.

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