I emphasize with you @StevenBerlin ,I am one of many who’s contributions are down and what @WilfriedB mentioned is so true.
Maybe AI will do it all in the future and Google won’t need Local guides anymore. they don’t really seem to need us now and I wonder how important we are.
@TerryPG reg “…they don’t really seem to need us now and I wonder how important we are.”
I don’t think this is only a result of automated processing and AI. The question is merely, how many photos and videos are posted by users like us, who watch the numbers of views and points versus those who post something once in while and don’t care at all what happens to it.
Also, how much impact can more or less media have on the revenue generated by advertising?
Some of comments, I did read here, imply that Google needs the Local Guides to get sufficient media. In reality, they might still have more than enough, if all Local Guides would completely stopp posting. Just some thoughts, which might also be wrong …