Map Editor version (August 12, 2012) Official Feedback

[jasonh300]

When I have run into the problem of not being able to edit due to rank restrictions I have gone back to the Live Map and navigated to the problem area clicked on the map and chose to report a problem and entered the details. That way the issue is posted on the map and not hidden in the forums.

Why is this not an option on the editable map so that a person wouldn't have to leave the edit map to enter the details about what needs to be done?

Also with the new rank permissions I don't think the wording underneath the cones in the edit map has been updated to reflect the correct mile radius. For example my rank shows (2) but the wording underneath the cones still says 1 mile and not 4 miles...

The number of cones is not your editing rank. Your editing rank is the number in parentheses next to your name that you'll see when you highlight a segment that you've edited.

The whole problem of two different ranking systems (editing rank, and cones) is about to be consolidated. Look for that in the coming weeks.

As far as your posting a UR in Livemap, that's only effective if another higher ranked editor comes across it. The Waze Champs team has been hitting the Unlock Request forum very hard, and you'll get a much quicker response by posting there. But meanwhile, here's a little script you can put onto your bookmarks toolbar to bring you straight from WME to the same spot in Livemap with the click of a button.

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javascript:(function(){var center_lonlat=new OpenLayers.LonLat(wazeMap.center.lon,wazeMap.center.lat);center_lonlat.transform(new OpenLayers.Projection ('EPSG:900913'),new OpenLayers.Projection('EPSG:4326'));window.open('http://www.waze.com/livemap/?zoom='+(wazeMap.zoom<5 ? wazeMap.zoom+11 : 15)+'&lon='+center_lonlat.lon+'&lat='+center_lonlat.lat,'LiveMap');})();

[jasonh300]

The number of cones is not your editing rank.

I didn't think he was talking about the cones/level mis-match, which is probably a topic of its own. He was pointing out the discrepancy between the stated level "You can edit within 1 mile" and the actual level which was recently changed to 4 miles. It's purely cosmetic but confusing if you happened to miss the post increasing our radius from 1 to 4.

If he's a (0) but has 2 cones, he would only get one mile (I think). Although I see the (2) is in parentheses, so if that's correct, it would make him an area manager. I may have misunderstood what the actual situation is. If he's getting 4 miles, but it only reads 1 mile, then that would make sense.

[jasonh300]

Damn I am a only a two Who is supposed to understand that immediately oh my oh my. Thanks for the explanation.

I might've already posted this in this thread, but the old ranking system is about to go away completely and the new ranking system is in testing right now. So hopefully, things will work out and it will be less confusing shortly.

[jasonh300]

AFAIK, WME has never shown "Today". I don't know if they're all a day off, or if it just shows "Yesterday" for two days.

[jasonh300]

URs posted today show 'yesterday' and tomorrow or several hours from now, they will show 'Today.' This bug has been around for a long time. Go by the colors as per the wiki documentation on update requests.

So updates posted in the future will show as Today in the editor now? How did they code the space-time continuum module?

EDIT: Nevermind. I understand now. I just don't recall ever seeing one that says Today.

[jasonh300]

A good question though how many one way streets lead into each other and don't have an exit street?

That sort of thing would be the fault of the person editing, not WME.

[jeberhard]

Well I'm going to throw my two cents in...

I became an AM so I could update some major sections of highway that didn't even have ramps named properly - actually they were not named at all and it made directions and routing suck. These are roads I drive everyday an am confident in the changes I made. I fixed whole sections of highway and think things are certainly better now. But, due to this change, there are some roads I have previously edited that I may not be able to edit again if needed do to their connecting to a road with a higher lock level. That's terrific.

I have seen some higher level editors (CM and above) go back over some of my edits because it now shows it updated and locked with their name now, but I don't see anything that was changed other than the lock being applied/reapplied at the higher level. So with no feedback I'm left wondering if there was some mistake or was it locked/relocked just because they could? Editing permissions aside what I would find beneficial is if we could have a comment/notes box so we can document a change or fix that was made so others know, especially those not from the area who may not know local details not obvious from a map.

I reluctant to do anything now and just let this whole area fill up with 100's of URs again.

[jeberhard]

This is where I think a notes field would be beneficial for each street. This way if I make a change because I have local knowledge of the road and it might go against convention anyone else looking at that road/intersection will know why it was done the way it was done.

[jeberhard]

Maybe newbies need to be limited to x number of edits per day/week for a certain time period/edit total before they can be let loose. By limiting them it prevents mass vandalism or cluelessness and it gives the more experienced editors a chance to evaluate their work and nip any problems from the start.

[jeberhard]

CM status based on 200k is almost unreachable for new users.
I don't mind, it's just a fact.

It's easily reachable... I've only been here about 8 months and am less than 20,000 edits away from 200,000... I'll get there sometime soon...

Honestly I have no idea how you have done it. I've been doing this for about 4 months now (half as long as you) and I'm barely over 33k and have touched just about every road/segment primary and higher in this county. I've got a couple of little projects like fixing all the exit ramp names for the parkways but I'm running out of major things to take care of in my AM space.