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Re: LDS and Niantic Games
You capitalized the name wrong. This is completely unacceptable. It's supposed to be "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
Re: Restore wayspot appeal
You need to be able to walk up to the mural and touch it for it to be considered safe pedestrian access. This appears to be on the opposite side of the subway track to the platform, and so doesn't have safe access as you'd need to stand on the track to touch it, which is obviously dangerous and should not be encouraged.
Re: Why do my pokestop request got rejected?
a shoe shop can be designated as a PokéStop
If you're talking about the category options, those do not reflect the criteria. Elementary schools are among the options and other explicitly ineligible categories as well.
This is an old and important shoe store with over 20 years of service in the city. It started in a unit in the downtown area of the municipality, and now it owns this building and continues to operate, being one of the oldest shoe stores in the city.
Old does not always mean historic. There is a story about the business' progression but the impact to the community isn't stated.
Great place to explore, considering the forest nearby and the school.
Considering there are numerous walls adorned with graffiti that now serve as PokéStops throughout the city
These statement takes away the exploration from the point of interest, in my opinion. You got to show your reviewers why this place would be a preferred destination by its own merits apart from buying shoes or proximity to other points of interest.
Considering there are numerous walls adorned with graffiti that now serve as PokéStops throughout the city
An artistic wall graffiti can meet the exploration criterion as it is a visually appealing creative work. Vandalism graffiti is just vandalism.
That said, the system is not foolproof and some not-eligible things can get accepted. What is already a wayspot would not be a stable benchmark in choosing what may currently be acceptable.
why wouldn't a venerable and noteworthy store also qualify?
Every business sells wares and some can exist for a long time. Proof that this store is venerated or details to what would make it noteworthy should be added.
Furthermore, it's very safe.
The concern for safety is about pedestrian access, this does meet that. Just to ensure this topic is covered, see the tooltip (i) under "Appropriate" and "Safe" (Review page) for location & safety concerns.
Re: New Forum, New Adventures, Same Explorer Community - Discussion
Wait, are you really going to delete years of posts on a whim, with practically no notice?
Re: Violations at Tao Dan park
Dear Niantic
Tao Dan Park is one of the few areas in central HCMC where Pokemon players are safe from being hit by traffic, safe from being targeted by thieves on motorbikes, and safe from the sun. To make players move to nearby areas will endanger their safety and very likely lead to serious problems. Please help keep Pokemon players safe and able to enjoy our kind community.
Thank you!
Re: There's no pokestops around me for several dozen kilometers, Niantic just rejected me nomination.
Two obvious things stand out - there's someone in your photo which is a reject reason. The bit about there being no pokestops near by is completely irrelevant to whether this would make a good wayspot - instead put some effort into why people might explore this place or socialise here
Re: Really stupid question re Niantic ID
So I changed it - you know cause I could. Already regretted it as I came up with a better name two minutes later
But what does a Niantic ID give me. Really Does not change my username here. That would have been neat. I don't know yet where it is useful for a single game user like me. Any ideas?
Re: Violations at Tao Dan park
At least a few hundreds of daily active players will be impacted by this since Tao Dan Park is probably the only community park that is safe for all players in the area to gather. Won't be surprised if I see people quitting the game.
One good thing is that I won't have to spend as much money into the game anymore since there will be fewer playable areas on Community Days and Raid Days.
Re: Violations at Tao Dan park
I believe that Niantic always puts their player safety in priority. So, I wonder why an amusement park like Tao Dan cannot gather a large number of PokeStops or Gyms? If players may have a place to gather like Tao Dan Park, it will not only create a safe venue to play, but will also create an opportunity for players to form teams, get to know each other, and thereby expand the PoGo community?
Re: Trailmarkers - warning received
I don’t think that providing official information about the trail works. I did. See:
And still got the email