Strava newb here (just got a GPS logger). Seems like a great idea, but the reality is not so good. Not many users (yet) where I live. The segments (climbs) in my area seem to be nearly all automatically generated... which means their start and end points are difficult to identify and their names make no sense. It's a mountainous area, so there are many climbs that are well know to locals. I noticed that I could make my own segments, so I gave that a try... starting and ending at the appropriate landmarks (and identifying them in the title) and naming the climb what the locals call it. The segment shows up on the map only if I zoom in on that small area, and isn't on the list at all. Strava seems to favor its own auto-generated segments. Also, dirt trails and roads are all listed the same, with no way to tell the difference. I also noticed that someone from out of town made a segment on the ski rd that starts in a non-traditional place and ends ~100ft past the natural top, where most people stop and turn around.

Any ideas? Or is this just the way it is?

It would be nice to have someone local moderate the segments and routes... delete irrelevant or near duplicates, fix titles and descriptions, designate paved or no, etc. I thought it would be a great resource for visitors (it is a tourist area) as well as a motivator for locals. But the way it is, it's a bit of a mess...