Suggest an edit
Designed to allow editors to suggest edits on WME when map attributes are locked due to lack of permissions, instead of asking for a Map Unlock. This will enable those editors to improve the accuracy and completeness of the map, and contribute to the overall quality of the map.
Two roles:
- Suggestor - editors who want to edit a locked object
- Moderator - editors who review edit suggestions
Suggestor flow
- As a Waze map editor, when you run into a segment you’re not allowed to edit, you can suggest edits.
- Your suggested edits won't be directly added to the map. They will first be listed in the Issue tracker, since they require another experienced editor’s approval.
- To find them there enable the Issues layer, from the right-side panel, click to open the Issue Tracker from the top of the left side panel and go to the Edit Suggestions (ES) tab. Use the filters to find your view your suggestion.
- You will get an email when an experienced editor is done reviewing your suggestion, saying if it was approved or not.
Remark: When you’re done with regular editing, you should first hit Save and only then start suggesting. Don't mix edit work and suggesting.
Moderator flow
In order to review open suggestions, use the following Issue tracker Filters:
- Toggle edit suggestions > on
- Source: editors > pick levels. By default L1 will be checked. This refers to the suggester’s level.
- Status > open. Please note that “closed status” refers to suggestions that have been rejected.
- Segment types > you can choose all types or specific types
- Lock level: this refers to the lock level of the segment. By default, all levels will be selected
- Click Apply
Remark: Please note that you can select one of the sources: either Google (KoiFish suggestions) or Editors (Suggest an edit) and not both at the same time.
Notes:
- Suggestions that contain a suggestion on the segment´s attributes will be displayed with the icon that corresponds to the level of the suggester editor, on the map.
- Suggestions that contain a change in the segment´s geometry, will also be displayed as a pink highlight on the segment, together with the icon of the suggester’s level.
- At any time, you can start a chat conversation with the suggester by clicking the chat button in the suggestion’s card.
- In general, we ask you to mark suggestions as spam when you notice an intention for map damage or abuse. Please use the spam checkbox in these cases.
More
- The limit will be up to 10 suggestions per day for L1 editors. Please note that each suggestion can contain up to 10 changes. There are currently no limits for L2 and above.
- Up to 10 changes can be suggested per suggestion. The 11th change will be automatically reversed and the editor is prompted to save.
- Rejected suggestions will be stored for 40 days, and accepted suggestions are removed as soon as they are accepted.
- The segment’s history include the changes with credit to the user who approved the edit (the moderator). If the edit was rejected, it will not appear in the segment’s history. In the future the username of the suggester will be shown as well.