Groundspeak Portal

• Ajax added for country/state on waymark entry. This prevents the page from refreshing when selecting the dropdown
• Waymark variables on the details pages are sorted in order of those answered. Unanswered variables are displayed last
• Entering coordinates in the location search field on the main page will not automatically initiate a search, allowing you to also enter a keyword
• Fixed the exclamation point enclosed in triangle icon on group page showing reviews waiting
• Now displaying a link to the waymark you just reviewed on confirmation page
• "Leave Comment" replaces "Write Note" and is linked from the waymark details page as opposed to the "Visit Waymark (Post log)" page
• Added advanced search page at /search.aspx and linked from the home page
• When two reviewers are simultaneously viewing the same new waymark only the first review (accept/decline) will be saved. You may still re-review the waymark after re-visiting the review page if you wish
• Waymark map will no longer lose its location when a visit log is posted
• Forgetting to add state or country to a new waymark will no longer break navigation
• Visit logs may now be posted up to 1 day in the "future" to account for different time zones
• Waymarks are no longer made invisible; rather you may archive and unarchive published waymarks posted by you. Unpublished waymarks can be deleted.
• Fixed issue where a waymark would not appear in a group's past activity tab because a group member had left the group

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Uncategorized Waymarks (formerly known as "Orphan Waymarks" or just "Marks")

These are waymarks submitted without a category. From the home page is a new link to submit a waymark. Once on the creation page for waymarks you'll find a new dropdown category control that can be used to select the category you want or it can be left blank. When a waymark is submitted without a category it will be placed in a new list called "New Uncategorized Waymarks". These waymarks will not be visible in a regular waymark search. Anyone can view this list, and Premium Members will be able to help categorize the waymarks in it.

Adding a category to someone else's uncategorized waymark is identical to creating your own new waymark, with the exception that the coordinates, description and other fields will be populated with the original user's data. All of these fields can be modified by you before submission. In addition, it will be the categorizer's responsibility to fill in the variables, since the original submitter will not have known in which category it may end up (and therefore what variables are required).

Once submitted and approved, the original uncategorized waymark is removed from the "New..." list. The resulting categorized waymark recognizes the user who originally contributed the proto-waymark with a credit on the page.

Although the original uncategorized waymark is removed from the "New..." list it can still be accessed and spawn other waymarks if you know the URL. In this way multiple waymarks can be created from a single uncategorized waymark.

Edit Waymark

The original plan was to make all variables optional while allowing non-owner users to fill in the empty fields. We are no longer going to remove required variables. Instead, we have expanded the concept of editing variables to include the entire waymark.

Any user may edit a waymark, but some will require Group review first. The pending reviews will appear in the regular waymark review queue and each field that was edited can be approved or denied on an individual basis. The person doing the editing must supply a reason for each field they modify.

• Basic user: Edit waymark and variables require Group review for all changes
• Premium user: Edit waymark and previously answered variables require Group review, unanswered variables via a visit log can be edited without review*
• Owner: No review necessary for any edits
• Category Officer: No review necessary for any edits assuming he has the necessary permissions

*Any unanswered waymark variables will be presented to Premium Members when a visit log is posted. These will necessarily be optional variables or the waymark would never have been published.

Once we have vetted the live release and are comfortable with the performance, we will begin work on the next task: Group functionality (aka deadbeat leaders).