Art gallery
So I submitted some art galleries, which all got turned down.
Then I appealed two, which I both received an answer from Niantic, namely one accepted and one not.
What is now the official stance on art galleries? This is in the help:
A great place for exploration
A place you love to venture out to; a destination or a placemark of local interest and importance and which makes our communities unique and shapes its identity. Somewhere or something that tells the unique story about a place, its history, its cultural meaning, or teaches us about the community we live in.
Examples of Wayspot categories
- Historic plaques
- Unique Art or Architecture
- Public Libraries
- Public places of worship
- Zoos
- Museums and galleries
- Community gardens
- Historical gravestones
- Nature signs
- Unusual or unique local shops
These are the submissions in question:
Both are placed near a sidewalk, both have appartments above them. So I cannot see a difference between them, what is the official view of this? @NianticGiffard @NianticCasey-ING
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Generally, art galleries are acceptable subjects under exploration criteria. I looked both of these up and they both look like they should quality as eligible subjects. However, rejections aren’t just about the subject, they’re also about pin location, image quality, and text acceptability, among other things.
I agree with you that the object itself is not the only criteria, but you can also imagine that there is not a big difference in these candidates.
The one thing that was most surprising to me is the inconsistent appeal verdicts between the two.
And those were appeals! So they were looked at twice! I’m a beginner here! Is it difficult to have nominations accepted?
What were the rejection reasons for the one rejected on appeal, bith reviewers and niantic
So, the Wayfarer system is not as easy as most might think it is (or should be). The language is not clear, the criteria are scattered about, and existing locations do not necessarily match what is currently acceptable. There’s a learning curve. Once you get up that curve it’s not difficult to get nominations approved, but it does take some learning to figure the system out.
reviewers:
The real-world location of the nomination could not be confirmed to have an acceptable pedestrian pathway leading up to it, Insufficient evidence that the nomination accurately reflects the submitted real-world location based on comparison of the submitted photo and map views, The real-world location of the nomination appears to have explicit or inappropriate activity.
The real-world location of the nomination appears to have explicit or inappropriate activity, Nomination does not meet acceptance criteria.
niantic:
Thanks for the appeal, Explorer! The object in question does not meet the Wayfarer criteria. We recommend you review the Wayspot Criteria before submitting your next Wayspot contribution: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/section/166-wayspot-eligibility/?s=wayspot-eligibility
But the reviewers here put random reasons when they do not want it to get through so that’s not so important. But the niantic one is inconsistent.
Are you sure your pin location is correct? I easily found both these places on Google Maps and Street View, exactly like the primary images you posted. It was very easy to confirm what you submitted and verify their legitimacy. Getting a “mismatched location” rejection sounds like you didn’t take the reviewer to the right spot.
Of course it was spot on. That’s just the rubbish reviewer feedback you get here unfortunately. I have done my fair share of wayfarer to know how to submit and review. So it is not about what reviewers say in this case, but what niantic says
@NianticDanbocat @NianticGiffard @NianticCasey-ING Could you please clarify?
@NianticDanbocat @NianticGiffard @NianticCasey-ING Could you please clarify?
Art gallery split between approval and denial decisions.
If the purpose is to appreciate, as in a museum, it is easy to determine that it is eligible.
However, most art galleries are not primarily for viewing, but for selling, so it depends on their quality.
For example, in Japan, there are several art galleries in downtown areas of major cities that are run by malicious art dealers who falsely sell reproductions of paintings.
By making such galleries wayspot, it could be misinterpreted that Niantic judges the vendor to be a good art gallery.
We do not want that to happen.