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Google Employees) are
always on the lookout for potential issues, but this community is first
and foremost a place for users to connect and answer each other's
questions. While you're here, engage with others by answering questions, marking answers as
Best Answer, and chat about all things Google Maps. When you run into a
Top Contributor, be sure to say "Thank you!" The
Top Contributor designation is reserved for our most devoted and helpful community volunteers.
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Check out our
video to learn the basics. If you had a question about the terminology, we've written a
glossary to help out. Also, if you have any questions regarding your listing not appearing, we've built a
troubleshooter to answer your status questions.
Looking to alert us to SPAM?
We hope that all business listings follow our
quality guidelines so that we populate Google Maps with the most useful information. But, if you've found a listing that may be spammy, please visit
this page and let us know.
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