Two waypoints, one object
c0ldspark-PGO
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What are the rules around having multiple waypoints tied to the same object?
I was hiking recently in a nature preserve. Within this preserve, there is a trail intersection that has a signpost that has the blaze colors and names of the two trails on the signs. The trail signs are a Pokestop in Go, and the same waypoint appears on the Ingress intel map.
Also on this signpost, there is a [town name] explorer sign that gives a phone number to call as part of an audio tour as well as a number for the specific stop on the audio tour. This too appears in Pokemon Go as well as on the intel map.
While these are two separate uses, do they merit separate waypoints within the database? If so, I'll end up requesting a move of one or both if/when I go back to that preserve such that they both are in a more accurate location. If they should be duplicates such that one is removed, what evidence should I grab while at the signpost to support that?
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I don't know that they're technically duplicates, but if you move both if them to the proper location, only one will show in any of the games. You'll end up with the same effect in the end.
There's really only 3 possibilities. One Legit, One Accident, One Abuse. which are possible based on your description
Legit doesn't seem applicable based on your decription: One of the objects is big enough that the anchor point is legit. Think a play area in a park that has a little free library on it. The play area could be big enough to seperate overlap legitily.
Accidental: Someone placed one of the pins from where they took the picture, not moving pin. But the pin loc and picture angle have to match. Here it's wrong, but I tend not to bother fixing them, but your mileage is welcome to vary.
Purposeful: Game board manipulation. Fix or report for abuse.