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Earning points when the maps in my area are already good

Post by adebrunner
Hi all,

Forgive me if this question has been answered before, but I couldn't find it anywhere. It also may be a really dumb question, too, so there's that. Anyway, I took a look at the maps in my area and everything seems to be in order. I have no idea how people are getting like 25,000 points weekly when most maps I've seen are pretty much perfect. Am I missing something?

I have spent time updating lots of places and adding information, but I don't even know if that counts as a "map edit" technically, so I don't know if I'll ever get out of the Level 1 editor status because there just isn't anything that needs editing. Basically, I'm looking for some advice with how to contribute, but I don't know where to start.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: And one other annoying thing is that any issues I've noticed require level 3+, so I'm stuck to change it. Kinda frustrating, actually.
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Post by woodvale
Welcome to the editing community! The maps can be quite mature in some areas, as you've found. Not so in others. Some people are professional drivers so earn their points behind the wheel, updating petrol station prices, and reporting issues.

One thing you can and earn points is add new Places and update existing ones. If you're not already approved to add Places directly, you'll soon earn that permission.

If you see a problem and the segments are locked, post an unlock request with a permalink and details of why you need the download. Please review the guidance notes in the Unlock forum.

Hope you soon get into it and find it as addictive as the rest of us!
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