I was adding places to the map, and I noticed that I no longer need to be approved by a higher level.
Why is that? I’m a level one editor by the way.
After a certain amount of places updates that you’ve submitted were approved, your status changes internally to “trusted”. Once this happens you no longer need approval and your edits are taken into account directly.
The time it takes until this change happens can vary if some of your suggestions are still sometimes rejected, and if someone’s suggestions are all rejected (or too many are), that person may also be blocked from places editing.