Fix the wrong thing on the map
Wrong opening hours send someone across town for nothing. Anyone can correct them and almost nobody does.
The BeingKind editorsPublished How this is written
Why it lands
Public map data is maintained by a small number of volunteers and is wrong in ways that cost other people real time — a closed business still listed, a footpath that does not exist, hours that changed two years ago. The people most affected are those without local knowledge: visitors, new arrivals, someone making a journey they cannot easily repeat. Corrections take a minute and persist indefinitely.
How
Use the suggest-an-edit function when you notice it, at the moment you notice it. Add the things that are missing as well as fixing what is wrong — step-free entrances, which door is actually open, whether the car park is real.
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