External Links Copyright Discussion
But why google?? And Waze livemap? At least put livemap back... it was very useful.
Update what? Toolbox? Sure did.AdreNalinGuY wrote:kentsmith9, You did not update it yet.
You are correct that for some of us the tool provides other highly useful functions.AdreNalinGuY wrote:kentsmith9, There is not much difference between ToolBox now and validator, plus it may be still helpfull for you cause country managers have a lot more tools in toolbox than Rank 3 editors like me.
The links to other mapping tools was in a gray copyright area that Waze/Google is not willing to risk given the size of the company. The Live Map link was not. I have not yet spoken to Oyyo on that particular link removal, but my assumption is that can likely be added back in. Note that Oyyo is very busy with real life (like many of us) and may have just removed them all not thinking that Live Map is a Waze tool without copyright restriction considerations.AdreNalinGuY wrote:CBenson, this is clearly not because of copyright. The removal of the live map link doesn't make no sense. There is something else in between but we will never know what. They treat us like minorities, we don't have to know much. Do your job and shut up. At least this is how I feel.
I think his point is, like me, 98% of the clicks in Toolbox was to open stuff in Google Maps to validate something or another. If someone is going to wholesale copy stuff, they'll do it with or without a link, it just makes day to day editing more painful.SuperDave1426 wrote:Um... Really? You don't use Toolbox for any other function than the now-removed links to other maps? Nothing? At all?AdreNalinGuY wrote:
Today ToolBox has been killed.
R.I.P.
It will be missed.
If so, you've been seriously under-using it.
Exactly. This. I'm not going to submit any more updates to Google Maps if this is the thanks we get (making it harder to edit). It's already a frustrating enough experience (GMM is an abortion and updates often go ignored or reverted) so since it's "important" we not be able to even link to Google, I won't submit any more updates to Google Maps.SuperDave1426 wrote:I agree completely with what HavanaDay said in an earlier posting - GMM is a PITA to work with on a good day (no, he didn't say that part - that's all me). Without the link button to take me where I'm at in Waze, when I get a "bad address" UR now, I'm just going to tell them that I'm sorry for their inconvenience and that the address location data is in Google Maps, and suggest to them that they use GMM themselves to try and suggest the change to Google, and then close the UR.
But I still find Toolbox useful, if not quite as handy in some regards.
Why remove all the references to external maps?????OyyoDams wrote:Code: Select all
1.4.5.1 Update: References to external maps removed (asked by Waze staff)
Thanks, did not know thisPizuz wrote: You can click the Livemap link in the top menu bar which brings you to the current location on the livemap.
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