On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:30:28 PM UTC+2, RAllen wrote:
2.1 is the relevant paragraph. 3 years ago this whole process only took about a week. I was just wondering why it takes so much longer now (up to 2 months as stated in the FAQ). Also, 3 years ago, all the approved photos were uploaded to the GE Pano Layer at the same time. Apparently this is not true, presently. Curious as to the reasons for these differences. The FAQs don't deal with reasons.
Three years ago, starting
20th september 2009, Panoramio moved to Google servers. At that moment it took about a month to review the photos and two months or more to get them in GE! in total three months minimum! From there on the reviewing system changed gradually to what it is now. The photos are sent to the reviewers in batches. This means that one photo can be reviewed sooner as the other. I uploaded many photos this week, most of them were reviewed together, but some of them had to wait because they were with an other reviewer. All of them were reviewed within 24 hours, some re - reviewed on request 24 hours later. Panoramio and GE try to get the photos on GE on the temporary layer within 24 hours, but this is not a commitment. Last month it took some time longer. I know there is some work done in the background, so that will be the reason of a slight delay. The FAQ is made by moderators, RoarX has put much time in this, and other moderators approved of the contents. Don´t forget, we are Panoramio users, this is all done voluntarily!
The team will not always tell us if and why there are delays and we even if we would know, we can not alter the FAQ just for a temporary change.