"Questions Regarding Pokémon GO Location Acceptance and Removal Policies"

pokemus61-PGO

1. Accepted and Not Accepted Locations:
   • Accepted: Parks, landmarks, and notable public places.
   • Not Accepted: Markets, similar stores, newsstands, hair salons, and other similar businesses.
   • Not Accepted: Food places like restaurants, kebab shops, pizzerias, and fast-food places.
2. Unclear Criteria for Acceptance:
   • It's still unclear which locations are definitively accepted or rejected.
   • Lack of clarity on why certain businesses are rejected while others are accepted.
   • The criteria for acceptance or rejection need to be more transparent.
3. Removal of Pokémon from Places Without Pictures:
   • Confusion arises when Pokémon are not removed from locations without pictures.
   • It is unclear why Pokémon remain in places without visual representation.
   • Clarity on the removal process for locations lacking images is needed.
4. Further Questions:
   • What other locations are accepted or rejected, and what are the specific criteria?
   • Why are certain businesses, especially food-related ones, consistently rejected?
   • How can the process be improved to provide more clarity on accepted and rejected locations?

• Acceptance of Apartments:Uncertainty about whether apartment buildings are accepted as PokéStops or Gyms.
• Concerns about potential removal if pictures of apartments are submitted.
• Requesting clarification on the acceptance criteria for apartment locations.

29andCounting-PGO

They have chosen not to give specific answers to many of these questions because they want the reviewer to use their best judgement. It’s rare for them to say something is always acceptable or always ineligible. It all depends on local customs, cultures, the quality of the nomination, etc.

PaulingZubat-PGO

1. Some reading stuff: Local Businesses, Reddit's hotspot guide, PGoHub's article
2. Does the point of interest meet all of the acceptance criteria (including at least one eligibility criterion) and none of the rejection criteria? If yes, then it is acceptable. However, note that conveying how it achieves that should be done by submitters for reviewers (assuming they read). It's also not a perfect system so an acceptable wayspot may be rejected for bogus reasons and a valid rejection may sneak into getting accepted.
3. Likely the imports that Niantic added. Not part of the review process, not a good benchmark on what is currently eligible. Removal appeals are there if it meets a removal criterion but is rejected from the app report.
4. Further Questions:

What other locations are accepted or rejected, and what are the specific criteria?

Meets at least one eligibility, all acceptance, none of the rejection criteria

Why are certain businesses, especially food-related ones, consistently rejected?

You might want to post specific examples. In terms of eligibility, some objects of the same category would lean to being a valid rejection to a perfectly acceptable nomination. Businesses depend on its context to be eligible, in general.

How can the process be improved to provide more clarity on accepted and rejected locations?

Conveying stuff better would help, Wayfarers engaging on these discussions may also help removing fallacies from poor wording and inaccurate comprehension.

Acceptance of Apartments: Uncertainty about whether apartment buildings are accepted as PokéStops or Gyms.

Concerns about potential removal if pictures of apartments are submitted.

Requesting clarification on the acceptance criteria for apartment locations.

Check the "i" under the "Appropriate", you will see "gated" and "restricted" as allowable so long as it does not fit the definition of the rejection locations listed there. Also:

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/comment/175599#Comment_175599

You might have more questions, there's also a discord server.