There has been a concerted effort by many to educate and warn people about this very problem. I imagine this last update added as many new placemarks to the Community layer than has been accumulated over the last three years or so. Perhaps now, people will wise up and see the importance of the advice to "look first". They were so intent on becoming an "i" that they simply ignored that advice.

I get a bit of a chuckle thinking about how excited they must have felt when the update was announced.. loading up GE and hunting for their "special" placemark.. and finding it buried under all the others. LOL!

IMHO, one can put flashing lights around a proven fact, highlight it in bold red text (WHOA! Read this first!) on the very page they have to use to post the hundredth placemark for the Statue of Liberty.. and it's like talking to someone in gibberish. They'll just stare at you for a second, say "Isn't that cute", and blast number 101 onto the board.

Here's an idea.. how about a two-step registration process. Completing the first step allows the ability to post questions, read and respond to messages and such. The second step must be completed in order to attach placemarks. Here's the kicker.. The instructions on how to complete that second registration would be "hidden" somewhere that only a "SEARCH" would reveal. I know.. it could be "hidden" in the Answers to Frequently Asked Questions or Collected Keyhole Wisdom areas.. last place anyone would look..

OK.. feeling a bit punchy tonight.. been a long week.