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@BruceDM is there a Local Guides Conference or Gatherings in Manhattan Like the ones that @LucioV has referenced? It seems they hold these regularly at certain intervals.
I sure would like to participate if there are any in place
my question concern the points of local guides, i see that my points are decreased (approximately 50 / 100 points) and reading the help i understand that probably few review not in line with the line guide of Google. Where i can see this reviews that not respect the line guide of Google ?
how do you update a restaurant review? I know you can edit but you should be able to update with another visit. You can have a better visit or a worse visit? I think they should be all counted. Thanks!
How to create new point on maps? Tried to create shop with photo but it was rejected all time and photo has geo tag far away from needed place.
Also found a mistake in google maps and get on wrong adress. Cant find how to change it because its bad when u need medical shop and maps show you place with living houses, no shops there. Sorry for my English.
First of all, @Famous absolutely no need to feel bad abou your English… practice makes perfect.
I sometimes experience similar peculiarity where location shows me in Brooklyn instead of Westchester. I calibrate and it still shows me in Brooklyn other times it shows me as if I was traveling some place else.
It also does the same when searching for a POI.
It makes me think my device has bee cloned. I do not know what to think.
@Famous , this is off on a tangent, I would like for you not to feel too bad about your English.
First off, there are millions of natives in my country that are functionally illiterate, and that cannot write as well as you. As another stated, correctly so, in this thread: practice makes perfect. Keep practicing, my friend. You will probably get better at English faster than I get better at Spanish - a language I practice at, and not well at that!
Second, English, I have heard, is hard! The rules are all over the place. You need a map. You are in the right place🤗
Last, I hear many here complain when they hear others speak in a foreign language. “Why can’t they speak English?” they ask. I usually believe “they” speak at least two languages, and that is at least one more than most of those complaining.
Im glad to see you here. Muddle on and get better if that is your desire.
Go to the MY CONTRIBUTIONS page and scroll down to the review you wish to edit and then click on the three vertical dots to the right of the panel and a popup menu should provide you with the following options :
I know I can edit but you shouldn’t have to. You should be able to do a new post about a second visit. That’s just editing your first visit. Sounds like you can’t add another post. We’ll maybe Google should fix that. Thanks anyway
