Church had all Pokestops removed in 2016, what is the process to get them back with church approval
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A suburban church near me had all of their pokestops and gyms removed in 2016 due to being overwhelmed by pokemon go players upon it's release. They still appear in Ingress and possibly HPWU. Now that the game has died down, they are allowing the church to have pokestops again. They are a Polish church and many of the workers, including the Priest who oversees the property don't have the best english and don't seem very technical so I am not sure if they can do it themselves. If I get a written letter from them with a signature verifying that they are okay with the wayspots coming back to Pokemon Go, how would I go about getting that form and the request to Niantic. I see the removal form, but that only seems to be for removal of wayspots. The appeals forum here also doesn't seem like the correct spot.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I'm not sure if there's really a process for it or not. I would suggest using the form you are talking about to contact a Niantic rep. Use the form mostly as-is, but clarify that it isn't a removal request. Ask if letterhead will suffice, but they may ask for you to have an email or phone call from the priest or other church representative.
To add: I was able to use the form to have 3 or 4 Wayspots accepted back into the game that had been incorrectly removed.
How did they managed in 2016 to get the pokestops removed?
By email? then try to reply to that email (just a suggestion)
Gmail would likely still have a 2016 email, unless the user manually deleted it. But if it's a work email host it likely wouldn't still be around (unless required by data retention policies, I delete any email after 30 days).
That's a good idea, though, that the OP should try.