Historical well in proximity of a private property
Hello, I’ve recently submitted a pokestop that included a historical well. Now, I know the criteria, but the reasons it was rejected were multiple. Actually some were even out of place. It was rejected because
1) The real-world location of the nomination appears to be on private residential property or farm. But this is actually not the case. And this is tricky because I spoke to the person living next to it and they said the well is property of the city.
2) Insufficient evidence that the nomination accurately reflects the submitted real-world location based on comparison of the submitted photo and map views. Now this one I get it, I’m gonna make a street view of it when the days are gonna be sunny. No issue here.
3) The real-world location of the nomination appears to have explicit or inappropriate activity. Now this one is completely out of place and is also the reason why 2 of my other pokestops got rejected that were perfectly eligible (apart from not having the street view which I’ll try and make)
What are my chances of it ever getting accepted? And what can I do?
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SPD85-PGO Posts: 170 ✭✭✭✭
Given the information that you provided, I don't know where the object is exactly in relation to the neighboring home. However, Niantic's definition of private property does not necessarily align with local governments. They have stated that for purposes of reviewing, the strip of land between the sidewalk and the street, for example, is to be considered private property even if the land is technically city property. That might be the case for your submission. In addition, some people will give it the PRP if it encourages people to go onto a neighbor's property.
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Can you post pictures of the nomination and also the location? That would make it easier to understand the situation.
This is the picture of the well I used for the nomination. It’s a XVII century well. When I took the photo the man living near this well left the place untidy, and location is not added to google maps but it’s near the address Gabrovica pri Črnem Kalu 27, Koper Slovenia.
This is the photo I used for additional info, it’s right on the right side of the well, showing the place to come to it is safe. But I guess these kinds of photos should also include the object of the nomination, if that’s the case, my bad. I really think this part should allow more pictures to show around the area if the place is not available to see in google maps street view.
He parks his car right on front of the well which I don’t know if he’s allowed to(?). But nobody from the place seems to care about it .. soon as his car won’t be there I’ll also make a 360° on google maps.
But I guess these kinds of photos should also include the object of the nomination
Absolutely, otherwise the reviewers cant really review the location accurancy, the save pedestrian access, etc.
Given the information that you provided, I don't know where the object is exactly in relation to the neighboring home. However, Niantic's definition of private property does not necessarily align with local governments. They have stated that for purposes of reviewing, the **** of land between the sidewalk and the street, for example, is to be considered private property even if the land is technically city property. That might be the case for your submission. In addition, some people will give it the PRP if it encourages people to go onto a neighbor's property.
Your supporting photo doesn't show the well, so that explains people not finding it or thinking is on PRP. Regarding the "explicit or inappropriate activity", I believe that some reviewers are misunderstanding it's use and thinking it's similar to Mismatched Location.
Niantic's guidelines for this are based on a case they had to settle in US court. They have to put out the 40 km guideline but other countries are not bound by the same settlement. It's up to local laws and culture to determine if a POI would be a nuisance to private homes.
40 meters not kilometers though
You're right. Brain gets confused by metric, lol.
Thanks so much for the replies. Helped a bunch.
@ItsEllah-PGO
Not sure where you are. I am in Madrid, Spain and see reviews from Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar and the occasional Portugal, and even more rare France.
Things that are obviously on private property I 1*. Things on the edge of private property that look like searching for a way to get a POI on their home, I also 1*. I care nothing for the garden gnome on a pedestal at the end of your driveway.
Actual historical things? I will probably pass regardless of the rules, especially if they are in a place where businesses are next to homes in rural Spain.
And while not a fan and I sometimes pass and sometimes don't, heraldy on private residences often passes in Spain.