Fix the wrong thing on the map
Wrong opening hours send someone across town for nothing. Anyone can correct them and almost nobody does.
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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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