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The Waze forum is a great place to find answers to previously asked questions and also a place to ask new ones. Below are links to the forums specific to Montana.
*[http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=649 Montana section of Waze forum]
*[http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=565 The Northwest region forum]
*[http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=129 The USA section of Waze Forum]
*[http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=622 The USA segment unlock requests]
[[Area_Manager|Area Managers]] for Montana can be found in the '''{table below}'''.
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[[File:House.png|240x240px|left]]New editors should consider checking into the [[Mentoring/Formal|formal mentoring]] program available at no charge.
One of the most common errors when editing the maps is when an editor creates a road and does not 
[[Creating_and_Editing_street_segments#Confirm_the_road_by_updating_details|confirm]] the road by setting the city and road name (or stating it has none).






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{{fake heading|sub=2|Editing segment's City Field}}
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<font color="FF4500">When editing a segment's City field, use the incorporated name, or use the CDP (Census Designated Place) name when the place is locally known and/or more commonly recognized by that name. Segments outside of the official limits of incorporated or CDP areas should have the "None" box checked instead. Unincorporated areas (unless they are part of a [http://www.montanausapride.com/Montana-USA-Communities-CDP-Census-Designated-Places.php Montana CDP]) and greater urban areas outside of city/CDP limits should also be checked as "None".</font>



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<font color="FF4500">Creating your own city overlays: You must have [https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/8129-wme-geometries WME Geometries] installed along with [http://www.qgis.org/en/site/ Qgis] a free geographical information system. Follow [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HvLEhGmGkn4w5zN_l3H-k57jCfPdgEWWFfBTicuhGfs/edit#slide=id.p t0cableguy's guide] that he has put together. Cross reference your maps for accuracy with [http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/ U.S. Census Bureau] maps by selecting <font color="FF4500">Place</font> on the bottom right. In the drop down menu select Montana and the appropriate city or town. Also use [[Montana#MDT_City.2C_County.2C_Urban.2C_and_Unincorporated_Maps|MDOT's City and Urban]] maps.</font>{{Collapsible section bottom}}


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 |text= Read the Wiki standard before editing any of our Tribal Nation roads in Montana. Wiki guidelines on [[Indian_Reservation_Roads#Background|Indian Reservations Roads]] List and maps of [http://tribalnations.mt.gov/tribalnations Tribal Nations in Montana]}}