A couple weeks ago, I spent several hours adding information to the portage data base. Some entries were about portages that hadn't yet been described. I also noted a couple  portages that are miskmarked on maps. And I offered updates based on water conditions. Nothing I entered has appeared, and I'm wondering why. At some point in the process, I got the idea that the info I added would be vetted somehow, but I didn't expect that process to take weeks. Is the data base closed, or can only certain people contribute? Any info about how this works would be welcome, because I feel like I wasted a whole lot of time.

Thanks much for the explanation. I appreciate it!

Hi Buffy, thanks for the seven or so portages. I also received your note about the Yum Yum to Armin correction (marked: no reply desired). The database is done by hand and I usually wait until I have about a hundred or so additions and a three to four day block of time to complete updates.

I understand how you feel and I apologize to you and also to those who add stories and recipes because those don't go up quickly either. Rest assured you didn't waste your time as things do go up eventually. The thing to keep in mind is I'm just an enthusiast like the rest of you and QJ is not a website that exists to profit from advertising the BW/Q.  It's purely a paddler helping paddler thing.

Snow_Dog wrote on Jul 9^th, 2009 at 4:09am:

I don't know why I agree with that considering I probably end up spending as much if not more time entering and maintaining things like the pdb than everyone who's ever added to it put together - but I do.