Looking at TxAgBQ's location, it appears the user submitted the URs on the successive days which I believe is beyond the scope of this request and what staff have been working on. As long the the report is valid and on successive days, that's probably going to be continued to be allowed.

If the user is dropping them to be abusive even after being responded to, the current mechanism would be to escalate to the regional coordinator for a possible ban (after validation by staff).

Check here. Wazer complains we sent 100 messages but that's because they submitted a ton of duplicates. You need to block users who do this and limit their ability to do this.

https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=29.70382&lon=-95.86737&zoomLevel=15&segments=84529104&mapUpdateRequest=10281366

It might be good to limit the number of UR's per time period (maybe for R1 editors only?), also -- so they can't just drive down the road and drop them every mile or two. (That could bite us as editors, though, if we are doing BOTG. Sometimes BOTG requires multiple legitimate UR's in a small area.)

Recently I handled a situation where a kid playing with his mother's phone dropped over 40 "turn not allowed" URs in about 5 minutes as she drove on I-85. Then I spent over a half hour figuring out if any were legitimate and cleaning up the rest. WME also has difficult when multiple URs are dropped in exactly the same spot. This needs attention too.

Please implement some sort of solution here. We just cleared another instance of UR spamming, in which the user dropped over 145 URs in 65 minutes. All other app Reporting functions are limited in frequency before a cool-off period to prevent point farming. URs should be as well to prevent valuable volunteer editor time from being wasted.

36 URs submitted at one location within a minute .
https://www.waze.com/en-US/editor/?env=usa&lon=-75.78596&lat=38.69625&zoomLevel=17&mapUpdateRequest=10028014

Here is another one one of the SAT SM's found just a few days ago.

https://www.waze.com/en-US/editor/?env=usa&lon=-79.97680&lat=32.85381&zoomLevel=20&mapComments=183501129.1835142357.1186002&mapUpdateRequest=9811501

We are keeping this area with all these UR's open so you can review

https://www.waze.com/en-US/editor/?env=usa&lon=-86.83129&lat=35.90941&zoomLevel=19&mapUpdateRequest=9803747

After further discussion with other editors, it may be better to give the user a pop-up indicating only a single report is needed and give them the opportunity to enter more details. As opposed to just rate limiting them. This would help with education. Hands-free, dictated additional info would be ideal when there is no navigator.

6x URs right on top of each other. Ironically, you allow Wazers to report multiple issues, but not Waze editors. https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=29.78018&lon=-95.33895&zoomLevel=17&segments=48796813&mapUpdateRequest=9812159

2x URs within a minute - same GPS track 0- https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=29.57015&lon=-98.65218&zoomLevel=18&segments=48134136

3x URs within 1 ft of each other - https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=29.71369&lon=-95.21495&zoomLevel=18&segments=517613749&mapUpdateRequest=9808078

2x URs within 25 seconds with no info. https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=29.79216&lon=-95.79139&zoomLevel=18&segments=523745212&mapUpdateRequest=9807904

2x URs 9 feet apart, within 24 seconds of each other. Neither has any details. https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=29.74791&lon=-95.36093&zoomLevel=18&mapUpdateRequest=9806733

I like this idea. Especially when we find an excessive number stacked in a parking lot with no route/GPS trace, comments, etc. If these could be processed automatically it would save a lot of time. We’ve had 3 or 4 of these in as many weeks.

Additional screenshot this is what started my suggestion

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10_Ge9Lc3LKf979TfNW-yJ5rjekvjFNzu/view?usp=sharing

Adding PL of the area for review

https://www.waze.com/en-US/editor/?env=usa&lon=-86.83113&lat=35.90935&zoomLevel=20&mapUpdateRequest=9803745

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DRdtplAaU8FiSprMsFxmqJDgCxVqFyVc/view?usp=sharing

Hi all,

Thanks for making this important suggestion! We've moved it to the WME suggestion box, as we feel this aspect of URs most affects the Editors community.

Moving forward, please put suggestions which have an impact on Editors in the WME Suggestion Box, even if it is a grey-area like URs.

Thanks!
Waze Communities Team

This sounds like a good idea as editors have no way of knowing if all the requests are from the same person. It also is of no benefit to the user to have us replying to each requesting additional info and then they get bombarded with "spam" from the responses. It ultimately would be a win-win for both editors and users.

I agree that it may be best applied to only L1 editors or users with no editor profile. The range or time-threshold between reports is the only real question mark.