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Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”?

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Caption: A graphic that shows “NOT APPLIED” has been added to suggested edits on Google Maps.Caption: A graphic that shows “NOT APPLIED” has been added to suggested edits on Google Maps.

Local Guides submit edits on Google Maps to ensure their communities are accurately represented. After you add an edit to Google Maps, it’s reviewed by either local operators, an automated system, or both to ensure the information is accurate and follows our guidelines.

 

If your edit is Pending, that means we’re still reviewing it. We may need additional information to verify that your edit is accurate. It may take some time for us to gather that information and for fellow Local Guides to use the Check the facts feature on Google Maps to confirm the information you shared is correct.

 

If your edit is Not Applied, that means we were unable to confidently verify the information you shared at this time.

 

We hope this doesn’t discourage you from being an active Local Guide. We appreciate all of your efforts to help make the world easier to navigate for millions of people around the world.

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Connect Moderator

@IshantHP_ig the edits are only counted if they are approved, check under Edits on the Contributions page and see if any of them say "Not Applied".

Google Moderator

Hi @IshantHP_ig,

 

Can you check on your computer if you're seeing the same numbers? 

 

Usually, it takes some time for your contributions and badges to synchronise. It's best to keep your Google Maps application up-to-date, to ensure that all information is updated. 🙂

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Level 4

No se por qué algunas veces cuando hago sugerencia de cambio ponen "No se aplica" sin embargo cambios están hechos, algunas veces, otras no...¿?

Former Google Contributor

Hola @geromeih

 

Ten en cuenta que voy a fusionar tu post al hilo Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”? donde puedes encontrar más información sobre porque tu sugerencia de cambio no se ha aplicado. 

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Level 2

thank you very much ArunI ☺☺☺

Level 8

Hello Moderator,

I am trying to add a Location in Maps through Add missing place i.e Toll Both for a Road.

I am Level 8 Google Local guide and i have added new locations before.

in this case when i create, add details and submit, immediately it shows "Not Applied" and i have tried several times and it immediately shows "Not Applied".

I am adding any duplicate place but trying to add a genuine Place, which i feel wrong from Google maps. they should either provide me explanation for not applying the new place or allow the missing location to be added.

 

Thanks!

Former Google Contributor

Hi @manojkris17,

 

Thanks for reaching us.

 

Regarding your inquiry, please make sure to check out Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”?, as for further convenience, I have moved your post there for future reference.

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Level 8

@sonnyNg,

i didnt find answer to my issue.

I am adding a genuine mising location but even before it is going to pending it is directly showing as "Not Applied".

I have tried more than 10times but failed 10times. all the information is right Choosing location in in maps everything is right but it gets directly "Not Applied". i need solution to this.

Former Google Contributor

Thank you for the further explanation, @manojkris17.

 

In case for such shortcomings, please make sure to leave feedback.

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@DeniGu thanks for your thorough explanation but what I will suggest to your team is that you should give some of us who have managed to reach level 8 and above and residing in areas with no or very few local guides to serve as corroborators, the benefit of the doubt and approve our edits. Things are fast changing on the grounds, most of which google team is not much abreast with, so voluntarily updating the map with current situation and only to be prompted " not applied" is very discouraging. Your review criteria should have some exemptions and considerations for higher badged local guides in remote areas. Thanks

 

"If your edit is Not Applied, that means we were unable to confidently verify the information you shared at this time."

Is it possible for a "reference" feature to be added to the information that is requested when attempting to add a place in Google Maps? The URL for a website (or websites, social media, etc.) could be added/pasted so fellow Local Guides, Google, or an automated system can go to that website(s) to verify the accuracy of the information that has been input? It could potentially speed up the approval process. Also, when an addition is "Pending", is it possible to receive feedback as to what additional information is needed in order to convert "pending" to "approved" or "not applied"?

Level 9

Untuk para pelopor, menjadi pemandu lokal ada sesuatu yang membutuhkan kesabaran yang sangat luar biasa. Pada masa-masa awal ketika memetakan suatu tempat, maka perlu waktu yang lama bagi tempat tersebut untuk bisa dikonfirmasi oleh Google. Sering muncul pertanyaan dalam hati, bagaimana Google akan melakukan konfirmasi tentang tempat ini, sementara tempat ini belum ada dalam peta, belum ada pemandu lokal lain selain saya di kabupaten ini. 

 

Tapi dengan makin naiknya jenjang pemandu lokal saya, maka kepercayaan Google kepada saya makin meningkat, baru saja saya memetakan suatu tempat baru, maka sudah langsung di setujui. Tapi ketika saya menambahkan beberapa tempat sekaligus, maka proses persetujuannya bisa tertunda dalam waktu yang tidak tentu. Sayang kriteria pemuatan ini tidak diketahui oleh pemandu lokal.

 

Jadi pada intinya, bila sesuatu tidak bisa dikonfirmasi oleh Google, maka kita sebagai pemandu lokal harus bersabar.

Jum'atil Fajar

Translation of Jumatil's post:

For pioneers, being a local guide is something that requires extraordinary patience. In the early days when mapping a place, it took a long time for the place to be confirmed by Google. Questions often arise in the heart, how will Google confirm about this place, while this place is not yet on the map, there are no other local guides besides me in this district.

But with the increase in the level of my local guide, Google's trust in me has increased, I just mapped out a new place, then it was immediately approved. But when I add several places at once, the approval process can be delayed indefinitely. Unfortunately this loading criteria is not known by local guides.
So in essence, if something cannot be confirmed by Google, then we as local guides must be patient.
Level 7

Buenos días,

 

El viernes pasado intente aportar un sitio nuevo y directamente me apareció que NO SE APLICA

 

 

NO APLICA.jpg

Lo cree con la directora de la oficina (amiga mía) y relleno personalmente todos los datos, después fui a subir una foto y ya vi que estaba como que no se aplica...

 

No entiendo porque no se aplica, ya que en la siguiente foto podréis ver que realmente existe el sitio:

 

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Incluso en la web del banco puedes observar que ya tienen actualizada la nueva oficina:

 

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Y lo mejor de todo es que te dicen que te mandar un correo con el estado de tu aportación y realmente no te han mandado nada ni tienes donde reclamar tu NO APLICACION.

 

No entiendo como quieren que hagamos "puntos" aportando sitios nuevos, si luego no nos dejan... bueno realmente ya me estoy planteando si vale la pena continuar con todo esto del local guide, este tipo de cosas son la que realmente te demuestran la confianza que tienen de ti...

 

saludos.

Former Google Contributor

Hola @jfotero

 

Siento mucho por las dificultades a las que te has enfrentado. Ten en cuenta que voy a fusionar tu post al artículo Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”? donde puedes encontrar más información sobre el tema. 

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Level 7

Buenos días @JavieraAu,

 

Gracias por asignarlo aquí, pero realmente no entiendo muy bien esta forma de reclamar algo....

 

Aunque tampoco entiendo muy bien porque tengo que justificar algo que, en teoría, haces para ayudar a que Google Maps este actualizado... cada vez tengo más claro que me daré de baja de Local Guide, realmente no sientes valorada tu implicación y siempre te van poniendo pegas...

 

Saludos

Connect Moderator

Hi @jfotero, in addition to what @JavieraAu told you, I would like to add a question. According to the screenshot posted by you, looks like you did two different edit on the same place (the small picture in the screenshot is very similar to the one posted by you).

The first edit was to add a new place, the second edit (approved) was to close the existing (old) one. Am I wrong? Is so, is very possible that the new place addition was rejected because another POI was using the same location

Level 7

Good Morning @ErmesT,

 

I added the new site and they denied it.

 

After 2 or 3 days I deleted the old one and that was accepted directly because if you access Google Maps you can see that it is really closed (2017).

 

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But two weeks ago they opened the new place that I'm indicating and Google Maps are denying me ...

Hello @DeniGu

 I have the same situation,  I am located in Costa Rica and to be honest there are few local guides that take seriously this. So every time that I try to add a place seems that the system gives me not applied.  This is not just affecting the way of contributing to the Maps but also the Streetview.

The business below needs to be marked on the map in order to start uploading 360 photography and incorporate them in Google my Business. This is a Hostel that is located in the forest, far away from any big city, so we cannot expect to have local guides visiting or from the town to verify the location.

I know that some businesses close to us have completed the process, the link below shows an example:

 

https://goo.gl/PDyRHZ

 

My question here is if there is a process to provide more facts to add the business to the map because is really important to provide StreetView solution to them.

This is the StreeView that I made of the Hostel.

 

https://goo.gl/Hafq1S

 

maps 1.PNG.

Level 7
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Level 7

Good morning @ErmesT,

 

After removing the old site I have added the new site again and I have been denied again...

 

NoAplica.jpg

 

I think my stage as Local Guide ends here.

 

It is not fair that you try to help and we do not receive any kind of support from the tool.

 

Greetings.

Connect Moderator

@jfotero

I am sorry to read that your edit have been rejected again (I had a lot of Not Applied too) and I want to better understand. Are you trying to add a bank? If soo, I believe that this is something difficult to add, and the tool should be very cautious in approving this kind of business.

In this case I would like to suggest your friend (Is a friend, am I correct?) to use the free program of Google Mybusiness: https://www.google.com/business/.

With Mybusiness, they will own the listing, and have more control about attempts of edits

 

 

Level 9

Hola @jfotero, en el caso de bancos y otras empresas con oficinas o franquicias suelen ser ellas mismas las que facilitan esas direcciones a google y se puede interpretar como redundante tu aportación.Si vuelves a enviar el mismo aporte rechazado lo harás más dudoso para su aprobación.

De todas formas, tienes que entender que hay multiples factores aparte de la la fiabilidad de los local guide aportando direcciones correctas, algunos usuarios pueden responder a la pregunta de google sobre si hay un banco en esa dirección y contestar que no, simplemente porque el banco no estaba allí hace dos semanas. El tiempo y los usurios lo corregirán.

No te enfades, te lo digo desde la experiencia de ver como casi un tercio de mis aportaciones han caído en el "no aplicado" y acreditados tengo más de 4000, no hay prisa, es para disfrutar y aportar porque nos gusta. 😉

Former Google Contributor

Hey @Martin35,

 

I've moved your post to this Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”? thread, where you can read more about this topic.

 

However if you are facing a diffirent situation you can alway tag a Google Moderator to step in. 

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Level 10
Level 10

 Hello,

I realize this topic has been beaten to a quivering pulp, but I have two identical situations with adding two new Historical Landmarks.

I normally get my additions "Approved" immediately but the following two are perpetually "stuck" as "Not Approved."

They are:

Bog Wallow Historical Marker

J.E.B. Stuart At Munson's Hill Historical Marker

I have tried every permutation of the location, as well as including-or-not including ephemeris data (phone, hours, etc.) but I cannot change the name, as it is the assigned government name.

Thus far, I have made nearly 100 attempts between the two locations and still get the same result.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

Level 9

I think the line between attempts and spam is very thin. Wait more time before you try again with this locations, days or weeks.

Level 7

Buenos días,

Solo era para daros las gracias por vuestras aportaciones, como ya os comente mi triste final sería dejar de ser Local Guide y ya he comenzado el proceso de eliminación de mi información.

inicial.jpgfinal.jpg 

Me sabe muy mal esta situación pero creo que el proyecto Local Guide, aunque es una gran idea, parece que todavía le falta madurar un poco, sobre todo en la gestión de las denegaciones de aportaciones. Cuando te aceptan una modificación te mandan enseguida un correo indicando que han aceptado tu modificación y animándote a continuar con las aportaciones, pero cuando te deniegan una aportación se crea el silencio… y esta postura creo que no es la adecuada, por lo menos podrían mandar un correo con los motivos de tu denegación, de esta forma podríamos entender un poco más el rumbo que quiere tomar Local Guide y adaptarnos a el, otra parte muy importante sería crear un equipo donde reclamar una denegación.

 

El problema de todo esto es que, indirectamente, Google Maps bajara la calidad de su producto, ya que poco a poco la gente se cansa de estas situaciones y al final las únicas imágenes que aparecerán en el Google Maps será la de gente haciéndose selfies en diferentes lugares y no creo que este sea el triste final que Google Maps quiere ofrecer.

 

Saludos.

Level 7

Good Morning,

It was only to thank you for your contributions, as I told you my sad end would be to stop being a Local Guide and I have already begun the process of deleting my information.

 

inicial.jpgfinal.jpg

 

This situation is very bad for me, but I think that the Local Guide project, although it is a great idea, seems to still need to mature a bit, especially in the management of denials of contributions. When they accept a modification they send you an email immediately indicating that they have accepted your modification and encouraging you to continue with the contributions, but when they deny a contribution... silence is created ... and this position is not appropriate. At least, they could send an email with the reasons for your denial, this way we could understand a little more the direction that Local Guide wants to take and adapt to it, another very important part would be to create a team where we can claim a denial.

 

The problem is that, indirectly, Google Maps will lower the quality of its product. Slowly people get tired of these situations and in the end the only images that will appear on Google Maps will be people taking selfies in different places and I do not think this is the sad end that Google Maps wants to offer.

 

Greetings.

Level 7

I am also about to give up on my Local guides account due to none of my edits going through, OBVIOUS spam listing attempts to get favored rankings:

Coconino Electric 1000 W Historic Rte 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, this address is for Days Inn Hotel, and there is another live listing for Coconino Electric with the same phone number and CORRECT address.  All my edits went not applied instantly.

CRRS, LLC - Commercial Refrigeration & Restaurant Service 7760 E. State Route 69, Suite C5-160, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 tried to edit the Keyword Stuffing into the company name DENIED, this address is a UPS store, down the same SUITE NUMBER, edit DENIED

Your BBQ Guys - Cleaning and Repair Prescott Valley, AZ  KEYWORD STUFFING company, edit DENIED, website has no information about a Prescott Location, tried to edit to the Phoenix Information, DENIED

I have wasted my time submitting hundreds of updates to spam listings like these, all not applied instantly, even by sending supporting screenshots.

I am no longer even receiving points for my contributions, like my account is blacklisted from ever making changes.  Unless I can get real help other than vague explanation of "trust" and "algorithms" I am going to stop wasting my time suggesting edits to clean up crap listings in Google Maps and just leave the program, Thanks.

Erik Arndt
Level 10
Level 10

@CarlosAnido

Thank you for the suggestion and I will lay off trying to add - this is the most salient suggestion thus far. It does raise the question as to why it would have been instantly "Not Approved" from the outset? But "days or weeks?"

Thank you again.

Level 5

Dear Local Guides Connect from Around the Globe:

 

Hello! You all rock!!

 

This is officially my #firstpost onto this great, giant forum. My question relates to the topic headline. However, if I should place it elsewhere, feel free to re-direct me.

 

I am simply writing to voice my concern on whether my recently approved edits were given any credit at all on my Google Maps profile.

 

I added one new place (worth 15 points), which was Essence at Delano Las Vegas; and then edited a map marker (worth 5 points), which was for The Shoppes at Mandalay Place. 

 

From what I can tell, neither approved addition or map edit were awarded full points. 

 

Upon receiving notification of my edits going "live," I've waited 24 hours just to be sure that both items appeared on the map (they do), and hoped the points would also reflect on My Contributions (they don't). I also resisted from any new activity on Google Maps to wait for any point updates. (But... Nada.) 

 

There have been several other good, credible edits and suggestions that have gone through "Pending" status just to be thrown out as "Not Applied." Therefore, I feel the pain of many others here: Our inner Master Fact Finders want to be rightfully acknowledged already(!!!).

 

Any ideas? Please weigh in.

 

Grazie! Merci! Thank you!

- Barbara in Los Angeles

Level 5

Reading through other recent comments left by @ErikArndt and @jfotero reinforce my stated concerns and I will be curious to see how their issues are resolved. En masse, so many credible contributions seem discarded by Google. Why?

 

Who are the "local operators" checking our contributed suggestions? In smaller communities, who are these people and what is their process? In other words... Who could be more credible than an actual, real Level 10 person (for example) standing before live, real information? And then, how does an "automated system" work either jointly or independently of the "local operator(s)"?

Level 6

Comes to them through a computer, on a queue, they’ll get when they do. I’m sure that how it works 

Level 9

Hola @BarbaraTours.

 

Some days are very frustating, I know it veeeeery well, in my experience more or less thirty percent of the contributions are discarded. Why? It’s reviewed by either local operators, an automated system, or both.

 

There's a lot of local guides, I read 50 million once, a ton of contributions and there's a system, none of the three is perfect but it's improving. We'll see it.

 

The answer for me to the big question it's patience and keep going, because I like it. Hope works for you.

 

Bye

Level 7

Hello, I tried to rename some places like "school of Ricardo Milos" (I want to remove the name of this meme dancer), but the status of the suggestions is "not aproved". 

 

Google Vendor
Level 8

Tout système, pour être crédible a besoin de puissants "FILTRES" pour trier, laisser passer ou mettre en attente. Dans ce cas, inutile de se frustrer mais de prendre patience. Avec Google Maps, il en faut beaucoup et de temps en temps reprendre sa liqte d'attente et ré-introduire vos données. A la longue vous parviendrez à faire passer votre contribution.  

AdaKan8, LG L8
Q3F2+Q3 Thiès
Level 7

Thanks for the info, what if several hundreds of your last edits become "Not Applied" instantly and you stop receiving local guide points for contributions, edits, reviews, and added places? It's like my account is blacklisted or frozen from participating any longer.

Erik Arndt
Level 1

https://www.google.com/search?q=sai+mandir+lucknow&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=26810679,80903294,88...

 

 

Edits suggested are still pending. In case any more information is required, please feel free to ask.

Google Moderator to kindly look into the matter and expedite.

 

Thanks

Level 1

https://goo.gl/maps/9boefbqodQo

 

Here is the exact link to the location.

Request to kindly apply the edits suggested at the earliest.

 

Thanks

Level 3

I sent several to you, but not taken any action to write the name of road, which I am living the name is NAGAYADY ROAD, still on your map there is no name the above road. Pl. take action to write the name of the above road on google map. If you need I can send the UC assessment notice to proof.

Level 3

Not new road, This is old road but still no name mentioned on google map.

Level 6

I add new place than it Not applied

Former Google Contributor

Hi @Pjchaudhary,

 

I'm moving your post to this topic Why is my edit status Pending or Not Applied? Please feel free to check it out for more information.

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Former Google Contributor

Hi @saibhakt,

 

Please note that I've moved your both posts to the Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”? topic. In there you can find the reasons why your edits might be pending.

 

Please keep in mind that it might take a little time for them to be approved.

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Former Google Contributor

Hi @MAJEETH,

Thanks for you contribution.

 

To edit or add a missing road you should send feedback.

  • Go to Google Maps 
  • Tap the Hamburger menu =
  • Go to Send feedback 
  • Choose Missing road,
  • Click the map where the missing road should be
  • Type the name
  • Click submit

By the way as your post is not an idea I've merged it to the Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”? where you can read more about this.

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Level 10

Why all my new places on Alfei  Menase, Israel not approve?

Yitzhak Levy
Level 8

Olá .

Eu viajo por muitos lugares do Brasil. sou representante comercial.

Eu inseri muitos locais no google maps..mas muitos dos locais estavam habilitados e ativos..

mas em algum momento muitos foram deletados.  tinha locais como hotel, restaurantes, lojas.

Por que o google fez isso

Level 7

Taking too much time to change 'place creation pending status'

 

This has been an issue for a while  Like I mentioned before a number of us are doing this to improve our neighborhoods. A lot of places don't have street names or are just getting names, or businesses have closed down due to economic hard times, new business or change of names of a street or business.

Either  not pending/ not applied edits should be within 30 days be rejected and the poster/editor notified and asked to resubmit with pictorial and or video evidence.

Pending edits that have been pending for 3 or 4 months isn't cool.

Mapmaker had that option where another mapper could look at it approve or decline and if my recollection is right make edits to it.

I think that option should be reintroduced to Local Guides. 

It's time that is invested in mapping Local guides should at least try and have the human touch not just algorithm approving edits. 

Thanks.