Community Gardens with Nature Signs
Howdy, Adventurers
There is a local Community Garden dedicated to desert landscaping and water conservation ("Xeriscape"), home to over 65+ desert plants native to the American Southwest with nature signs displaying their scientific names and respective entry numbers within the garden catalog. I wanted to add a few of these, but I've already had one rejected as a 'Natural Feature'. I realize the Garden itself may be eligible, but not the individual plant entries, which is why I wanted to check in to ask if there were any improvements I could make to them before I took them out of the 'On Hold' status. (Stoked they added that feature, btw).
(Eligibility Criteria: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/2770-eligibility-criteria/?s=wayspot-eligibility)
(Acceptance Criteria: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/2771-acceptance-criteria/?s=wayspot-eligibility)
Suggestions appreciated, negativity will be ignored
Thank you
Comments
NB4 everyone else:
"@" is not ineligible, but surely you've seen the countless feedback on your other threads of people suggesting you not use it? Since you're looking for feedback on what to improve, that's one place to start. Why give reviewers a reason to (albeit incorrectly) reject?
I more or less like what you have shown. Barring anything hidden, I'd probably accept these. Supporting information should, well, support your candidates.
Welcome to West Valley Xeriscape Garden
Description: describe in your own words
I believe copying from a plaque is fine, but the text really should be in your own words. Especially how it's written now I think you're going to get hit with 3rd party text rejection. Something as simple as this would suffice: "Metal placard describing a xeriscape garden. Landscaping is demonstrated on how to manage land areas susceptible to drought."
Geometric table:
Is that a tile mosaic on the table? I can't tell from the screenshot. If it is, I'd mention that - reviewers tend to like those.
Natural feature hasn't been a rejection criteria for a while now. Don't know why they've never updated the rejection drop down menu, but it's not on the Rejection Criteria page. Reviewers need to stop using it.
Whether a placard with just the tree identification on it is "a great place to explore" is highly subjective. I will say I've seen a bunch that have passed where I am. I suspect it depends a lot on local reviewer tastes.
Reviewers in my local community in Ohio will pass any and all nature signs so long as the primary photo shows the sign clearly. So a submission featuring your "Century Plant" photo would typically pass here, but, believe it or not, your "Welcome to West Valley Xeriscape Garden" might well be rejected for photo. I don't necessarily agree with that, but I have learned to make sure that any sign I submit is up close, in focus, and that the text is readable.
I think that your titles would be more effective if they were more succinct. I would recommend "Three Sisters Stone Sculpture", for example, as a better title, with the garden location limited to the beginning of the description. No need to include the location in the title unless there are multiple Three Sisters Stone Sculpture Wayspots to create confusion in the area.