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 Unpublished waymarks can be deleted.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

opinionate:

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).

saopaulo1:

A glitch: I'm getting a runtime error when I click the Log It button. From the list of waymarks.

Also I'm not getting any email for visits or approvals.

chapterhouseinc:

a link variable displayed on the waymark page shows the whole URL of the link (in blue) could we change that back to just say 'link'?

chapterhouseinc:

i did not recieve 4 conformation notes.... and in posting an uncategorized waymark: the red text says 'You must continue selecting categories until you reach the deepest subcategory.' is this exactly the opposite of an uncategorized mark? there is no category for it.

chapterhouseinc:

how about a variable for uncategorized waymarks....

ODragon:

chapterhouseinc:

i did not recieve 4 conformation notes.... and in posting an uncategorized waymark: the red text says 'You must continue selecting categories until you reach the deepest subcategory.' is this exactly the opposite of an uncategorized mark? there is no category for it.

I can confirm that I didn't get 2 conformation notes and 1 listed note.

opinionate:

Bruce discovered an issue with waymark edits that we're looking at. Apparently if a required variable is created for a category *after* it has already accepted some waymarks, those waymarks will not let you edit them without including the required information. We're discussing ways around this now.

chapterhouseinc:

re: editing waymarks -i picked a waymark at random (WM7B14). the name slelled out California--the one below it was just 'CA'. i filled out the box and the next screen says "You have successfully sent a request to the Candy Stores category managers to edit the Sweet Factory- Fashion Valley Mall- San Diego, CA waymark." 1)the name used in this statement is what i changed it TO. if #2, then shouldn't it say what i changed it FROM? 2)if i am only requesting an edit, why, up until this message' does the language read like i am changing it? then 3) shouldnt the link on the waymark be 'Propose Waymark Edit' instead of 'edit waymark'?