Quantity rather than Quality

Google Maps tips & tricks
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I appreciate your point @user_not_found

However, the prominent quality parameters are well documented in these guidelines https://support.google.com/contributionpolicy/answer/7422880?hl=en

As I reckon, Google follows a laissez-faire approach but keeps on enforcing the policies in the background.

Aren’t you aware that Maps discourages group photos and selfies? How many of these have you deleted till date?

Aren’t you aware that more than a hundred of your reviews are now private? Nobody else but only you can see those.

I have noted in the past that many LGs lost their local guide badge because of non-adherence to the contribution policies. The automation or AI keeps on scanning profiles, periodically and purges the non-compliant ones. The higher the number of contributions the more is the anxiety.

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Hello @user_not_found ,

Welcome to Connect!

Since you are new here, you probably are not aware of this, but Connect is a place where Local Guides usually discuss topics related to Travel, Photography, Food & Drink and many more. So before posting on Connect, please get acquainted with the following articles, which will help you make your experience here much more enjoyable: 14 helpful tips for using Connect, Need Help? - Help Us to Help You and Your guide to Connect.

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P.S.: I am going to merge your post to you other identical one here - Quantity rather than Quality.

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Hi @user_not_found ,

Thank you for sharing with us.

I would like to start with the important fact, that the Local guides program is for individuals who contribute to Google Maps, who like to help others to discover and explore their world. Local Guides are not paid nor may they earn money for their contributions.

As @C_T mentioned, the Local Guides community and Google Maps are scanned for people who are trying to spam or take advantage of the program.

If you have any ideas, that you would like to suggest, you are more than welcome to add it to our Idea Exchange board, and it will be reviewed by our team.

P.S.: The two websites were removed from this post. We do not encourage Local Guides to share private information publicly on Connect, because it can be considered as a promotion. Please take a moment to review our Community policy and check these 14 helpful tips for using Connect on using this community before posting.

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You have wrote the truth. Very good. :slightly_smiling_face:

I have the same thoughts as yours.

Google maps officials should be serious about this matter.

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Hi @user_not_found I had a look at your contributions and would suggest that perhaps you might like to read the Maps User Contributed Content Policy and not contribute images of people.

You might also find this post helpful.

Contributing lots of duplicates and shots of people will get discovered and made private in time.

Paul

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