Which city did you choose?
PkmnTrainerJ-ING
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Just wondered and thought it would be good for any late joiners to see where needs more reviewers.
Which city did you choose? 61 votes
Jakarta
44%
27 votes
Tangerang
6%
4 votes
Makassar
9%
6 votes
South Tangerang
3%
2 votes
Surabaya
9%
6 votes
Denpasar
11%
7 votes
Desa Sawahan
1%
1 vote
Yogyakarta
4%
3 votes
Somewhere else in Indonesia
6%
4 votes
I am not participating in the challenge
1%
1 vote
Comments
I think Surabaya and Makassar are most in the geographical center of Indonesia. Therefore, less likely to get other countries in contiguous cells. But I'm just speculating.
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-11/Indonesia-map-24Oct2019.png
Remember what I said before:
From the list, Jakarta, Tangerang, South Tangerang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta are all in Jawa while Denpasar is in Bali. There are big cities like Bandung, Semarang, Malang, Solo, Bogor, Bekasi etc. too in the same island. Not sure which Desa Sawahan did @NianticTintino-ING refer to.
Outside of Jawa-Bali, recommended cities are Banda Aceh, Medan, Batam, Palembang, Bandar Lampung (Sumatera); Pontianak, Balikpapan (Kalimantan); Makassar, Manado (Sulawesi); Lombok, Kupang (Nusa Tenggara); Ambon, Ternate (Maluku); Jayapura, Merauke (Papua).
There, any questions?
Extra: for those picking Tangerang or South Tangerang or nearby as bonus location, say hi to my nominations if somehow you find them across reviews:
Good 😍.. Tangerang and south tangerang are the city that have plenty of trainer's.. Hope this it will continue for every year's.
Jakarta for now, but once I have seen a fair amount I will switch to a less popular one to help out :)
I picked Bandung for now and maybe Palembang next.
Thanks for the advice! 🙌
Alright, for folks picking Jakarta, Tangerang, Bogor, Bekasi and surroundings, did any of you happen to review nominations from North Jakarta? (That includes Cakung, Tanjung Priok, Ancol, Pluit, Penjaringan, Pantai Indah Kapuk and also Kepulauan Seribu.)
Due to cell density difference (and that's caused by the waters), any nominations from that location are much faster than usual compared to other parts of Jakarta—you should've seen nominations from this area more often.
Kota Medan kok ga masuk list? parah, diskriminasi amat Niantic.
I went with Makassar because the island of Sulawesi has cool snails. Gotta choose somehow.
If you choose Jakarta you are actually reviewing everything from there and Tangerang, South Tangerang. So pick somewhere else for your second location.
I hope this doesn't mean you set your Home location in Indonesia. Home location can't be changed. Of course, if you're from there, that's fine.
No. Those areas are all suburbs of Jakarta and covered by one bonus area.
I chose Denpasar in Bali, which I visited last year. It is a Hindu majority area with many religious temples and statues (unlike Muslim majority areas with many mosques)
I had one non-upgraded nomination which was In Voting for months which was just Accepted. So, there are enough people reviewing to pass nominations (at this time).
I have 20+ more Denpasar nominations In Queue for months, so you need not worry about running out of nominations.
The discord has a lot of people currently reviewing in Bali. They are noticing a truckload of 3rd party photos. So maybe not the best place to get an approval agreement.
This could also help people choose.
Man, I’m frustrated. I actually just upgraded one of my “Forever In Queue” nominations in Bali, of an indoor statue of a winged monster. I took pictures from two angles.
Rejected quickly as a Fake Nomination. I didn’t take a photosphere, but well, I was on holiday! There’s no way I can re-nominate. I’ve appealed.
Just asking, how many of you are picking Papua as bonus location (especially Manokwari, Jayapura, Merauke)?
I’ve stuck with Tangerang as I’m just beginning to get a feel for the location but also am not yet confident that I will have an accepted one. If I knew I was over that hurdle I would feel happier about shifting around.
So far, North Sumatra has been quite good. More approvals than rejects
You and I are in the same boat. Hopefully you and I will come across the same waypoint and we both accept it!