Nomination rejection, Seacourt Park Landmark Stone
MichaelDixon83-PGO
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Hello,
Looking for feedback on why this nomination was rejected. I can see from the email it was rejected for natural features, but it's not exactly clear why to me. The landmark stone itself is not natural (as in it was placed there), and the additional information photo question is asked to take a picture of the area surrounding the object in question, in this case which is mainly natural features (as it is a small park).
Thanks,
Michael.
Title: Seacourt Park Landmark Stone
City: Dublin
Country: Republic of Ireland
Location: 53°21'47.3"N 6°11'05.6"W
Pictures
Description: Landmark stone for the small park, which shows where the old Seacourt Park estate entrance used to be.
Additional information: Seems to be an original stone landmark form when Clontarf housing development was built. In a small grass park open to the public
Rejection email screenshot
Comments
I can see what you were going for, the problem is you've fallen between 2 stools so to speak and achieved neither.
If you're nominating the stone as a piece of history marking the area, you've not included the details to back it up in the support statement. Something like a URL to a historic web page would help for instance.
Reviewers usually won't accept the support description just on faith, especially one where you don't seem confident or sure yourself, and usually they won't seek out this information, its the submitters job to provide it.
You've also not nominated / titled it as a park entrance marker rather as just a historic stone, so its not been reviewed as such, theres just a bit of a throw away comment to it in the description.
Best suggestion would be to re submit it but choose which you want to submit it as.
Personally I'd probably go for it as a Park Entrance marker, as that would usually be an easier "sell" than a historic stone, all depends on how much history you can dig up on it.
Theisman nailed it above. But if I may add a small addition, your supporting photo isn't too good. A lot of reviewers are used to poor supporting photos trying to hide something making the nomination ineligible. You back up when you take it, should try to show as much of the surrounding area as you can to show the Stone in relation to it's surroundings, to make it easier for reviews to identify where it is located.
I would consider this "another" developer produced "Housing Estate Name Sign", so it would be ineligible.
Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated. Unfortunately, as this area was built back in the 1950’s, there isn’t really any information easily available online for it (Ireland want great at keeping detailed records of housing development back then). Also, there isn’t really any formal entrance, the is a path through it but it just diverges from the main footpath on the road. I’ll try and have another look online to see if I can find something to support it.
Good advice on the photo also, thank you. I think it was very busy that day for some reason, hence the way I framed the second photo. Didn’t want to get other people in it.
Bit harsh IMO. It’s very unique, no others like it around this area and any of the adjacent ones. And should the fact that it was placed there by a developer take away from what it is? So if the residents of the area put it there instead that would make it eligible? Genuinely asking, but also kind of think you’re wrong to suggest it’s ineligible due to that fact. But I do appreciate your feedback.
Have a look at this thread discussing such things. https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/6424/residential-neighborhood-name-signs
It's okay to have other people in the supporting photo, just not the main photo.
Thanks for the info. So shall try and find out more about it before I try and nominate it again.
OK, good to know for the criteria. Just feels wrong taking a picture of something with people in the background.