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@Theisman-ING, Good to "see" you on the new forum! Cheers.

Blah blah blah. This is exceptionally strawman. They have not destroyed societies or made ill the gameplay of where they exist, even massively. You're overexaggerating once again in your self-induced nightmare.

Remember when we asked the Niantic Wayfarer Twitter what they thought of survey marks, and then asked how we should rate a survey mark that was right on the kerb in front of a residential property? "Make sure to add what they mean and why they're important in the description." Even when the poster clearly demonstrated clicking in a random suburb and the majority of the community's disdain shown towards them? It was still about giving it a good enough description.

Unless they delete or rescind their statement, then they are absolutely acceptable provided their nomination has even an inkling of effort. Epic fail to those who don't take advantage of it. A nice coastal suburb has been blessed with six new gyms in their area in the couple of weeks since the Twitter posted their response. A popular Wayfarer-related podcast approves them at times. Even if it feels wrong.

Groups do not come together to mass-approve them themselves anymore, there are single (or in some cases, one really good submitter and a few copycats nearby) individuals submitting them and then reviewing others' to generally either accept each other's so their own gets approved. I've seen survey mark nominations down from Gerringong, Bateau Bay, Morriset Park, Mardi, Thirroul, Cameron Park, South Penrith, Rosebery, Wilton, Frenchs Forest, Leichhardt, even the Royal Botanic Gardens where Community Day is held. There is no way there is a huge concerted effort to have all of them approved across all these localities. They are the community's general sentiment now. And whether it's defeat because they have now resorted to approving them because rejecting them does nothing, or joining in since they've started to also submit them themselves to almost a high approval rate, the average local reviewer might look at these, sigh, and then rate them three-stars at the minimum.

Go ask Niantic personally about how they rate them, they don't seem to mind at all. Berating the people who accept them is frankly quite rude. Meanwhile, I should ask one of the survey mark submitters to visit Bellevue Hill, Paddington and Rose Bay.