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Hi Ryan,

Normally I might think this could be the issue, however I was in an office right next to the AP, with no other visible AP's in range...

Arek, I forgot to mention - In regards to finding things more easily, the entire search process is being revamped, and we hope to have it up soon in the next Beta - Thanks again, Nick

Hi Arek,

Sorry for the confusion between Placemarks and Points of Interest - You are right, it is slightly confusing at first to work out what the difference is.

The idea behind Points of Interest (POI) is to be a little like a placemark, but with a bounding area (as opposed to just a single point position), multiple photos, and a detailed description on the area - As an example, here is a POI of Vlissingen in Holland: http://www.bluemapia.com/wikipoiDetai...

Through our rights management system, we are able nominate particular users who may be willing to contribute more information - For example users who visit regularly, are currently on a voyage etc - We've called this 'Editor' status, and only as an Editor can a user create or edit a POI. Our thinking behind this strategy, is to allow a build up of user-generated placemarks of an area, and once a critical mass has developed, a Bluemapia employee or trusted user will then create a detailed collation of photos and information to create a POI - We're hoping this will retain a level quality in the information.

Of course, on the other hand this strategy can lead to turning users off who may have valid information to contribute immediately (or edit in relation to existing POI's) ... Your key point though is absolutely valid, and we need to work out ways to make your life easier if you are willing to contribute - We've opened up the discussion on our end to work out a way we can make this whole process better -

We would however really like for you to post any content you're willing to, and if you're interested, we could also give you Editor status so you can create Points of Interest - As you know, we're in early stages, so contributions are heartily encouraged!

Thanks so much for your input,

Nick

Hi Arek,

The 'feelings' section of this support forum are part of the Getsatisfaction.com platform, and have nothing to do with us... I agree, they're pretty silly, and I'm not sure how users displaying their feeling would make any difference, but unfortunately it's entirely out of our control!

Otherwise I think you'll agree Getsatisfaction is quite good for handling support, and it certainly takes the load of us having to manage a support forum ourselves in these early stages.

Thanks a lot for all your comments - For the ones Marcello hasn't answered yet, I will answer for you today.

Best, Nick