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I'm not interested in cross-posting but feel free to view my new waymark and leave a comment.

That reviewer may be an expert in only one category and that is why she is a reviewer there. She may not know anything about the category where your object could be submitted. It is up to you to research the different categories (and their strange rules).

Reviewers need to be patient. Waymarkers need to be patient. Just remember, reviewers don't make the rules but they have the difficult job of enforcing the rules.

Lately I have noticed categories which blocked me from making more than one visit to a waymark or is that now the situation for all waymarks, one visit only?

i'm too slow.

I am not familiar with that particular category. If the category does not allow you to make more than one visit, you can simply choose to Leave Comment after each experience, describing what took place.

Each and every Waymarking category has its own set of rules. The rules were not invented by the reviewer. As a reviewer, it is my job to enforce the rules of the specific Waymarking category. If the rule for the Waymarking category states that their can only be one waymark created for each entry in the "1000 Places to See Before You Die" book then I can only allow one waymark in that category. If you want to make the cathedral's plaza into a waymark then submit your waymark to a different category which will have its own rules.

If I were the reviewer (and the officers would not vote to assist me), I too would consider this a duplicate. The real issue is how many times can a reviewer decline and not lose patience?

Do the books list the plaza (WM12VVB) separate from the cathedral (WMNZEV)?

I'm so very glad you are not yet aware of such a thing.

Serious patience is required. Do not give in.

I sure hope the missing submissions reappear. I can help with reviewing.

Thank you.

Sadly, over the years, too many players have been bullied into leaving our game. In Waymarking, there is now no more room for bullies.

I partnered with a <snip> and we created a category accepted by the Waymarking community. I was pleased with the number and the quality of the submissions to the category. Out of the blue, I received notice that there would be an officer vote for my removal. I then received the following. "Are you having trouble understanding what is required to post a LFP? Here is the criteria and it requires knowing about the contents. Long Description: Please include a description of the LFP, its location and some of the items which are inside. A minimum of TWO ORIGINAL SENTENCES are required." The vote and that rant imply that reviewer's errors require removal from the category. My sins as a reviewer should be revealed in a look at the category's Past Activity. I was not yet aware of the level of deception by the leader. I left quietly. Now that I am in the know, I will not remain quiet.

Am I riled up? You bet I am. He directly contacted me, convincing me that she was new to Waymarking, that she needed help creating a category, that she needed a spokesperson in the forums and then pushed me out. I would say that is extremely close to the definition of getting under my skin.

Because of the comments above, I'm feeling better. Because of the end result, I'm feeling worse. We were officers in this category from the very beginning because we believed and still believe it was a good category. We have both been pushed out of the category and things go on as if it's all okay? It is not.

I apologize for stealing your conversation. This thread might set a record for most views in the first 48 hours.

Eleven years later, he is allowed to play his game his way and we just ignore. He should be allowed to play any way he likes. He should not be allowed to lead the game any way he likes.

Thank you for the question. The category leader is stacking the list of category reviewers with either family members, family pets and/or faux persons to control all votes taken by the category. I suspect that each of those alleged officers would have the same ISP. Secondly, the category leader is unilaterally demoting officers who do not come from that list, without cause.

There are two unrelated issues here. 1) What can admin do about Waymarking leaders who abuse their position? 2) The forum here is or is not presently the official place to present issues about Waymarking.

"You could post some real truth in the forums. First, Trump2020 is not my account. They are a geocaching friend of mine I invited to try Waymarking. I have several family members, we all have geocaching accounts. Two of my dogs have their own accounts. Groundspeak don't have a problem with us supporting them by being paying members. I approve my own WM because I enjoy doing it. I don't follow your made up rules, I make up my own. Mine work best for me. But please tell all you troll friends that want me gone that you were offered a seat as the fourth person in the LFP group and you declined. I am the founder of the category. You are just choking on sour grapes. We were willing to leave, but your forums trash talk upset me enough that I choose to stay and lead and manage the category I founded.Blame yourself."

Thank you very much for that. Unfortunately, you could not prevent him from being the category leader AND the only Officer 1 for your category.

Groundspeak has officially replied many times now that Waymarking concerns should be resolved in the forums.

"You need to have your fact straight and proof of what you are posting in the forums. It's called slander, and there are legal actions I may take with you for public slander." What part of my slander is not true?