Apartment complex grilling area? What do you think?
MajorEncounter-ING
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I’ve had two of the come up today.
The first one appeared to be within a closed to the public courtyard area with fencing and a gate. I put this one as ineligible. Now I see a second nomination for a grilling area within an apartment complex. Should these go though? .
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It would be difficult to get something like that through but there's no rule against it and it probably is eligible. It likely suffers from a lack of an obvious sign or focal point. It doesn't matter that it's closed to the public.
Thank you
Is it a "great place to explore, socialize, or exercise"?
For a grilling area, I would probably consider the socialize criteria. Even a simple grill in a park is an easy pass. In an apartment complex, I would have more of a question of whether it is a great place to socialize or just for people to grill their food and return to their apartments for eating.
As @Duiomar-PGO mentioned, it doesn't matter if it's not for the general public.
No public access is a criteria for removal.
Uuuuh no it isn't.
When is it appropriate to report an invalid Wayspot? How can these reports be made if you’re not a business or property owner (or otherwise authorized individual)? What should be avoided when considering whether or not to report invalid Wayspots?
Wayspots that fall under the following categories can be reported via the Ingress Scanner or the Pokémon GO app:
- No Pedestrian Access
- Obstructs or interferes with Emergency Services
- Private Residential Property *
- School (up to K12; including Day care/Child care services)
- Permanently removed from the location
- Duplicate of another Portal
https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/2736-niantic-wayfarer-september-2020-ama/?p=web&s=wayspot-acceptance-criteria
*Note that for the sake of Niantic's definitions, "private residential property" refers to "private single family residential property" is only forbidden. Locations in apartment complexes are perfectly acceptable.
Can you clarify the definition of “private residential property?” Are multi-family residences included in this rejection reason? What about Wayspots that are within 40m of a private residence?
The considerations when looking at private residential property have not changed with the criteria refresh. Considering that multi-family residences like apartment complexes can have publicly accessible amenities (like playground equipment), these could still be eligible as long as they meet all of the acceptance criteria. Nominations that appear to be within 40m of private, single-family residential property should be very closely reviewed to make sure they are not on private residential property, and that they are accessible from locations not on private residential property.
https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/2811-niantic-wayfarer-november-2020-ama/?p=web&s=wayspot-acceptance-criteria
If it's just a random permanent grill, I wouldn't rate it highly.
The more things the wayspot has, the more permanent they are, will increase my score.
Single, random grill: 1*
Grill and a simple patio with a non-permanent picnic table? 2-3*
Grill, permanent table, other amenities: 4*+
That's how I would rate it, anyway.