Remove ads for editors with 3 or more cones
While ads are understandable to offset the costs of the servers and support necessary to make the app a successful one, it would seem that those who volunteer a healthy amount of time to edit the map should be exempt from viewing them, since they are already contributing to the Waze app. I suggest 3 or more cones, as this takes more time than just a week of editing, and would narrow down the pool enough that it wouldn't have much effect on Waze's advertising base.
daref8
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Thank you for your suggestion! We try to make our ads as useful as possible to Wazers. An ad-free version is not planned for the near future.
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Bgd
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That should be a great option. In this way, more appreciation is shown for editors work and passion ... also, more users are motivated to became editors.
Maybe this can be done as optional ... some editors might find the ads useful.
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RandCon
commented
One caveat on that. Sometimes those advertizements include coupons for the locations. As a L5 I would benefit from the "no adverts" and like it, but I've also used at least one of those coupons for the advertized location (I was going there anyway.) Maybe an option that appears in the settings for those <=L3 to make advertizements invis in the general display, but show a highlighted spot at the actual location if you are near it to show there is one and/or a coupon. If I'm going to that place I can select the spot to bring up the displayed information. Otherwise it stays out of the way an un-obtrusive. As an editor I already know where all of the advertized places are so don't need the constant reminders.