I would agree that some appeals should be “refunded” when it’s so obvious that the denial is not legitimate, particularly for edits. The evidence is often provided right in the “Location” map or in the provided images on the reviewing page - the reviewer doesn’t even have to put in additional effort to look anything up!
Examples include:
- Location edit where the update is right where Google Maps also indicates it (I know Maps can be wrong, but the odds of both being wrong at the same place is pretty slim, and unless things have changed, Maps is supposed to be a reference for our reviews)
- Title update for art to match the artist’s title visible/included on a plaque in the provided image(s)
- Title update for a location’s name change that has already been updated in Google Maps (again, same use of Maps as indicated above)
Other easy reviews include:
- Photo update where the same image is matchable via Street View
- Grammar corrections where it not only makes sense, but is also to match what is already in another field (match error in description to correct title, or vice versa).
In such a case of obvious error in rejecting, do the related reviewers get notified or otherwise penalized for poor reviewing?