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Re: Rejected Upgraded Nomination. What should I have done differently?
Niantic also internally review points of interest that were previously clarified as being invalid and others that had in-game references and approved them.
Niantics internal reviewers are currently being retrained due to the shockingly poor job they are doing.
It has nothing to do with toxicity, your submission was not valid and this goes to show yet another mistake made by the internal reviewers
Theisman-ING
Re: Select the photos that don't meet the criteria (again)
Yep, I was just trying to illustrate the fact that even the imperfect photos might have a great story attached and should not be rejected unless they clearly would not have passed if they were the original one on the nomination. Pitch black, blurry to the point of being incomprehensible, containing identifying information....yes, reject. Slightly tilted, has a bit of sun glare, taken at night (but still visible), not high-res: give 'em a break. Sometimes people don't have the greatest of phones, either, but one shouldn't need a $1k phone to get an acceptable photo added.
Shilfiell-ING
Re: Select the photos that don't meet the criteria (again)
Think of it this way - there are a few waypoints around here that display their original photos, including some where the submitter has since passed away. Cell phone photo capabilities have come a long way since user submissions were first accepted, so those may not be the crispest, highest-resolution photos in the list - but they're still valid according to photo criteria. Rejecting photos with minor quality issues makes them go away forever. Letting them stand is the best course of action. There might be a story behind those imperfect photos!
Shilfiell-ING
Re: Added A Photograph in Support of Edit Suggestion, Edit Suggestion Rejected Anyway
I had the same situation but I knew I had handled it incorrectly from the start - I had a playground that I had submitted as <park name> Playground that was accepted. When I returned to capture the portal, I found a sign specifically for the playground marking it as the "Jane Doe Memorial Playground" (real name omitted). I submitted the photo and the title edit together: the title edit was rejected before the photo was accepted. I went back to that playground, upvoted the new photo in both games, gave it time to sync as primary photo for the stop and the portal both, then resubmitted my title edit which was accepted quickly. It took a bit of work but I'm happy with the current state!
Shilfiell-ING
Re: Top voted photo not main Pokestop photo
Ingress likes still count for the main photo. Create an Ingress account and upvote the photo there, this might help.
LukeAllStars-ING
Re: "Military Base" clarification
Yea, that sucks. But, no offense meant, there are other things to do than Niantic platform games.
I'm no army person, but I have spent time in a residential area of a military base. Personally I saw no issue, but I'm also not the one charged with curating guidelines and handling public image and risk management.
On my daily commute I walk in front of many residential houses and sometimes cut across a school parking lot or in front of the fire station. All of those are just fine for me to do, but also within rejection guidance for ineligible locations and subject to removal when requested, even if not by an owner or property manager.
It's also false to compare all ineligible objects to ineligible locations. Niantic has maintained a long stance that objects that do not meet criteria are not removed unless they meet criteria for ineligible locations.
Gendgi-PGO
Re: "Military Base" clarification
It follows the same logic as those people who try to get wayspots removed because they can't reach it, or take over the gym, or connect the portal. And it annoys and bothers them so they try to report them for removal. If you can't access the Wayspot on base then just ignore it, because it has nothing to do with you.
Im sorry but this is utter BS. In no way is this the same thing, it has nothing to do with me or anyone not reaching quite frankly I'm not near a base so frankly doesn't affect me much. Limited access waypoints are completely valid I will never complain about them. Waypoints within a base are NOT valid and should be removed. And yes when I spent countless hours and rightfully reject on base portals and then see them accepted i do get upset at a lost agreement, they add up, they affect more than my upgrades, they affect my percentages, they can affect your rating too. So no it's nothing to let slide.
Roli112-PGO
Re: Select the photos that don't meet the criteria (again)
Just to be clear, rejecting a photo that's already on the waypoint does not get it removed.
Roli112-PGO
Re: "Military Base" clarification
Yes, i would say so. Niantic should remove any waypoint that is not truly valid. I do my share of reports of things that fall within removal criteria, and frankly believe Niantic needs to do more. From your list pond fountains or the only thing I can and do successfully report and get removed.
Roli112-PGO
Wayspot accepted but never appeared due to incorrect movement during reviewing
Wayspot: Mattress Firm Showplex
Current Location: Latitude: 47.182416 | Longitude: -122.295352
Suggested New Location: Latitude: 47.182044 | Longitude: -122.294593
City: Puyallup, WA, USA
Additional Details: This wayspot seems to only be in HPWU. Due to the bug over the summer of Ingress not syncing new portals, it failed to appear in Ingress (seen in Pic #2), but cannot appear in GO either due to being too close to the Director Tebbs Pokestop (seen in Pic #4). Because nobody can access it (while still existing; seen in Pic #1) nobody can put in an edit request to correctly place the wayspot.
While in voting it was incorrectly moved to the center of the Convention Center (where the pin is in Pic #3) when the photo used is of the Southeast Entrance (near where the blue pin is in Pic #3). If you look at the satellite view, you can see that the building structure resembles that of what is in the photo of the wayspot. So the correct location should be on the Southeast entrance. If you need more info, let me know! Thanks!
TheGHart-ING