Requesting ability to input why you're editing location!
hattersmatter-PGO
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I now have nominated 2 WaySpot's that are too close together so they will show up in Ingress but not PoGo. I am mostly a PoGo player and still figuring out a lot when nominating. I am not a high enough level to request a location edit in Ingress, therefore I can only request location edits PoGo. It would be really nice when you go to request an edit in game, that there is a spot to write why you want it moved because people not familiar with your area or the grid in general won't understand. I myself have had a difficult time voting on "which location fits best" because both might be viable - I just don't know the grid to see where it currently is and where they want it moved to be like "Oh okay, I see that they want it moved to the middle because it's just over the line". A little room for explanation would go a long way.
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You shouldn't move POI's nor vote on POI locations based on the "grid". You should be voting based on accuracy of the location. If they did add a text box for requests, saying you want the location over the line would STILL be considered abuse.
Often points of interest are large enough they span across 2 or more squares on the grid and therefore could have multiple legitimate placements so I don't see how that would be considered abuse if it's still correct. A dog park in my city for example has two entrances, one on each end and it's large. If one could be moved to the other end to fit another legitimate POI there shouldn't be an issue with that.
Not to mention it if they had a problem with people using the grid as a guide then Niantic would have already shut down the alternative app dedicated to Ingress grid mapping as they have done to other apps associated with their games that they don't approve of; and removed the ability to show the grid in Ingress itself.
Not my rules, its Niantics stance on the subject...
A lot of great responses here, but the overall answer is yes. This sounds as if the submitter is attempting to manipulate reviewers into voting a particular way to influence locations in a particular game, which would be abuse.
Should it be reported as abuse if... — Wayfarer (nianticlabs.com
I appreciate the comment, it got me to think of tagging them. Perhaps there is some sort of middle ground that could be introduced that can weed out abuse etc. Thanks @Roli112-PGO
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