Ive already done all the extras like fixing 50 map problems and driving 500 miles in a week etc. Ive never gotten near the amount of points in a given week that I see many people getting week after week after week. I report stuff I see, gas station prices, etc all day every day and yet I never get as many points.
Am I not doing something? :?:
We edit.
http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Map_Editing_(new_Editor)
http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Best_map_editing_practice
Spending hours per day editing the maps will get you lots of points (and carpel tunnel, and blurry eyes, and angry family 
) Additionally I get my points in batches because I actually do not have a daily commute. You get bonus points for edits, so when I do get in the car, I have bonuses for 1, 2, or even 3 weeks worth of edits waiting out there for me! Every 500 edits gives you a bonus candy. So I tend to either be at the top of the scoreboard for my state or somewhere at the bottom.
Thanks for the reply! I have recently started updating the maps myself. So based on your reply you get more points for continuously updating maps?
You better get out today, I just passed you up buddy.
Ok great! Thanks! Like I said above I started editing myself and I have already caught the wrath from my wife! Hahaha! She said ok youve been looking at stupid maps for over an hour is it really that interesting? :lol:
http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Points#How_are_points_calculated.3F
How are points calculated?
You receive a different number of points for each activity as listed in the tables below. Note that the number of points you get for distance related activities is different when measured in miles and in kilometers. In effect you get the same points, the table just shows you the translation of the two measurements system.
Activity Points Unit
Road reporting1 6 per report
Report comments 3 per comment
Editing the map2 1.5 per edit3
Solving map update requests 3 per request solved
Adding street names 3 per name
Adding house numbers4 3 per house number
Forum posts 2 per 3 forum posts
Cool. Thanks for all the helpful info!
Not a problem. If you run into any issues or have any further questions please post here in the forums and we will help you out.
I noticed that 
Even with the truncated name on the scoreboard I knew it was you!
I get the wrath weekly or then I just sleep way too short nights…
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Yes, yes it is that interesting 
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Think I may have brought it up somewhere before :? We may all may be future members of Wazeaholicsdotcom some day :lol:
Not a chance … I hear that in order to join, you have to admit that you have a problem. :lol:
i drive around 1000 miles a week due to my work being a delivery driver.
that’s where my points come from
I have fallen into the Waze map madness! Im in Huntington, WV and have been noticing all the map “issues” like roads being marked one way or whatever and other little things that I have been taking care of. I got the point load when I turned my waze back on and the little candies were popping up. My wife said why are you driving down this road? I showed her my phone and said I have to go get this candy.
:lol:
“Candies”? What is this “candies popping up” you speak of? Sorry, I’m a noob so I’m still learning the points system but there’s very little info out there about points (or least, that I could find on the wiki). For example, I didn’t know you could get points by commenting on traffic updates.
It s bonus points… http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Your_Rank_and_Points#Bonus_Point_Opportunities
lol. i thought they were physical candies that pop up on the map and you have to drive over them just to get that point (eg. you edited a map and you have to drive over that portion to verify)
They are physical candies that pop up on the map and you have to drive over them… HOWEVER, they don’t show up at the point of the edit, just along your route (and if you don’t drive over them, they will reappear later)