Historic Gates to Park continually rejected
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Others gates with similar photos pass. But this is now rejected as temporary.
It has been rejected in the past for Low Quality Photo, Location inappropriate? and ""other rejection"" criteria
But let us focus on the rejection criteria this time. I am going to very very specific here. Does anyone see any reason that this can be seen as temporary or seasonal?
Thanks
Model Yacht Pond Centennial Park Pedestrian Gates
Queens Park NSW
NOT ACCEPTED
2022-11-11
Rejection Criteria
Temporary or Seasonal Display
Other Rejection Criteria
Description
Pedestrian Gates to Centennial Park. These gates are on York Road next to the Model Yacht Pond. Centennial Park is accessible 24/7 365 days of the year through these pedestrian access gate.
Location
101 York Rd, Queens Park NSW 2022, Australia
Supplemental Information
Information on the historical nature of Centennial Park is here. https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/visit/our-parks/centennial-park Gate is accessed here marked in Square G 4 on page 3 of Centennial Park Map. https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/getmedia/bd923fac-bb40-4446-8e3c-45c2bd374a40/Cent_MapGuideJan2016_WEB.pdf.aspx
Comments
Wouldn't it be more useful to address the actual rejection reasons instead of focusing on the single rejection criteria that is obviously nonsensical?
1st) Is that really a gate? I don't think of gates as just an opening. Went over to google searched "Gates" and images and all the objects were fences-like structures blocking an opening.
2nd) Why is the picture outward to the parking lot?
While neither of these is something I would reject on their own, they could ding you enough to move from the imaginary barely pass to barely fail line
3rd) The problem is you left out full nomination. Meaning the nearby. If there is something close to that gate, that represents the park, you will probably not get it through. Gates can be eligible if they stand on their own. Not sure these do.
Was mentioned in this article (the other 5 gates) as a gate: https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/visit/history-and-heritage/memorials-gates/centennial-park-s-gates
I'd focus on describing the gates first before adding info about the park.
The image does not make a good first impression. The picture is slightly crooked (look at the uneven gaps between the posts and the edge of the image) and backlit, with the eye drawn to what appears to be a private residence across the street, while the intended subject disappears in shadow. I tend to think you’re too close as well. I believe a better image would be from across the street, level and centered on the entry, showing some fence on either side (visually proving it’s an entryway and not just a couple of short obelisks), with the park in the background.
I would also want to address the subject name; the model yacht reference does not translate well, IMO. If I see “model yacht” in the title, I’m looking for a model yacht as the subject, which this is not. Something like York Road Gate to Centennial Park would give it some titular uniqueness that is also demonstrably provable.
But even if everything is proper and clearly communicates at a glance what this is, I find it a somewhat marginal nomination, especially if the other park gates are already POIs. It’s infrastructure, lacks signage, and sounds like it may lack uniqueness as well. I’m not saying it’s wholly ineligible, but I wouldn’t argue that “other rejection criteria” is entirely inaccurate.
What gates?
If you ever get "Other Rejection Criteria", THAT is the one to concentrate on. It means reviewers didn't see how it met any criteria. (Niantic doesn't offer better wording for such rejections.)
It just looks like some moldy concrete pillars. Maybe to keep cars from driving up the pedestrian path.
I also live where it's humid enough for mold to grow on contrete.
I think you'd have better luck calling it a park entrance. If that's what it reall is.
Thank you everyone. I tried a different angle photo this time as the last two into the park and the pond failed ;-)
@sogNinjaman-ING Re gate not having a gate. Well - and please don't take me wrong here as this is about me and my understanding of the word ;-) - to be pedantic and sadly with poor sense of understanding of English language (as evidenced by my spelling and grammer and the fact I made my own submission title a plural not singular) and I quote here - ""a gate could refer to either the opening or the elements fitted into it. "" I know go figure. And Centennial park call them Pedestrian Entry gates...Soooooo I hope you see where I am coming from.....
Look at the Cent_MapGuideJan2016_WEB.pdf.asp (centennialparklands.com.au) Legends. The gate is the bottom one in Square G4
Thanks @X0bai-PGO sound advice as usual.
Re other POIs yeah. The larger gates (plural as more than one with both pedestrian access and vehicles) are all POIs and some of the smaller Pedestrian only gates like this one are. not all just some. But take your point.