Tencate, you've managed to kick off a growth spurt. It's really good to see it take off at last. I am a bit wary of adding people other than yourself because some people have strong views on privacy so please get approval from the person before doing this.
To answer your question, you do have to have a Google account to add a placemarker. It's a free account & having one doesn't mean Google will track you on the internet anymore than what they already do (which is a lot). [:)] When I started this map I made it open to everyone to edit (if you have the Google account) because otherwise I would need to send invitations & manage access etc. I thought it would work better if everyone had equal access so they didn't feel like it was owned by any one individual. The downside of this is that your placemarker can be moved/changed/deleted by anyone else who is logged on. For now we will have to trust that people will respect other people's placemarkers.
Having said that, I deleted a placemarker that was in the middle of the Alaskan tundra this morning. There is also a marker for Grass Valley, CA which doesn't seem to be TR7/8 related. Anyone want to claim that one?
The map:
http://tinyurl.com/wedgemap . The blog:
http://www.forum.triumphtr7.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8548
