Reviews not showing in maps/online

I am a level 6 guide and I frequently leave reviews. I looked up a business that I reviewed and my review isn’t showing. So I checked a few more and none are showing. These are all legitimate reviews without any policy violations. How can I get my reviews to show up again?

The last review I left was for a pool service that I use. They have two reviews other than mine and neither was recent. I left a very basic review and it definitely does not violate any policy. I can review a restaurant that I eat at and it’s blocked. I had a service deliver a TV and said that they were friendly and showed up on time… blocked. I can give more examples, but the point is that I don’t see how all of these reviews are being blocked. Clearly something is going on here beyond the automated checks and policies. I feel like all of my reviews are just automatically blocked. Again, anyone who can check my reviews can see that they don’t violate any policies.

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Hi @carsongell

Maybe I can help you.

You have added a total of 112 reviews and only 49 of them are currently public. And the most recent public reviews is from a year ago.

For the spam filter to hit you this hard I believe you must have missed some guidelines. Here are some tips:

Your profile picture looks like you stole the colors and partly the design from the copyright protected Google Maps logo. That could be part of your problem. Please replace it.

I checked most if your public reviews and they look just fine to me.

Keep in mind that violations unrelated to reviews can also lead to a block of all new reviews.

Please go over the 17 point checklist in this post:
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/hidden-reviews-read-this/390683

If this does not ring any bells, please use this form:

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I moved your post to the Google Maps tips and tricks category and selected the tags Reviews and How-to where your post fits better.

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Thank you for your help! I changed my profile image and will review the other points.

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