Hey Community, i am from time to time review places, since I really like the idea of helping others, with experience reports etc. I just check my google maps contributions and realised that many of my contributions were not online anymore, due to violations of the review policies ( i added two screenshots) but i am not aware of breaking any of those rules. Does someone in the community have expertise with this issue or can help me out here? Highly appreciate your time and help! Kind regards!
Hi @PatrickJ
Only 30 of your 62 reviews are currently public. That is not good.
And only 80 of your 102 photos are public.
I don’t see any obvious violations in your public contributions, so I would suggest you try using this form:
Hello @PatrickJ dont be panic its often happen with many others
I tag @NareshDarji bhaiya here to help you
Hello @PatrickJ welcome to the Local Guides connect community!
Each of our posts is not only checked for obeying the rules, but also for SPAM and false information. If only a little doubt arises, it will not be published. In many cases, this happens also for completely correct posts. 
Furthermore, the more hidden posts you have, the more likely your future contributions will be rejected. For that reason, a cleanup is essential.
If photos or videos are attached to a review and only one of those media is rejected, the entire review and all other attached media are hidden to the public.
My pragmatic approach is this:
Remove all attached photos from a review. If text-only is published, try to add the photos again, but not to the review but directly to the listing. I would try to cleanup this way and try to get rid of all hidden photos first, before submitting the form mentioned by @MortenCopenhagen.
Hi @PatrickJ ..
I think with this as statistics related to you map..
You should consider the investigation..and then as it will take time while waiting their feedback you could start with Mr @WilfriedB ’ s directives.. anyway don’t forget to share with us the outcome of your eventual try ( how things work )as it could help someone latter in the community.
Thanks for your understanding!
Hello @PatrickJ
I do hope, your query would have been sort out. Meanwhile let me welcome you to the family of Local Guides Connect Community.
I would request you to, please Introduce Yourself — June 2025 on this thread, where you can meet local guides from around the world.
Don’t forget to add your photograph in Landscape Mode (preferably 16:9 Ratio)
1. Name:
2. Location:
3. What I love about being a Local Guide:
4. My favorite thing to explore:
5. Fun Fact about me:
Also, visit the Community guidelines page.
Hi @PatrickJ ..
I think with this as statistics related to you map..
You should consider the investigation..and then as it will take time while waiting their feedback you could start with Mr @WilfriedB ’ s directives.. anyway don’t forget to share with us the outcome of your eventual try ( as it could help someone latter )
Hello @MortenCopenhagen,
First of all thanks for your help here.
I have filled out the account investigation form as suggested.
I’m also sharing screenshots showing the issue:
Some photos I added for the same place are getting views, while most of them have zero views — even after weeks. This keeps happening more often with every new post I upload.
Also, I noticed that my reviews show “0 views”, while some of the attached photos for the same place do have views, which doesn’t make sense.
Please help me understand if there’s a problem with my account or if my contributions are being limited in visibility.
Thank you!
It actually makes sense. Photos uploaded with a review are also shown under the photos tap under the places. Further some photos can get promoted to also represent the city district, the city, or even the country.