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Bug Hotel or Generic park sign? Which is preferable, more eligible?
Placed right next to each other.
Bug Hotel or Generic park sign? Which is preferable, more eligible?
Placed right next to each other.
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I feel like both are eligible but if they're right next to each other and you need to pick one go with the sign because that will probably be there longer
This is an interesting one. You basically have a spectacular example of a uniquely designed bug hotel verses a boring run of the mill park information board. I would submit the information board. 😁
I was hoping to be convinced about the hotel :D
Please do the Bug Hotel. Signs are a dime a dozen and don’t have any real meaning. You can submit the Bug Hotel and in the description provide education about their importance. On top of that having more Bug Hotels as Wayspots will help promote them and might even inspire others to install them. They are critical to help our bug friends surprise as we take more and more land for other uses.
Also this bug hotel is large and very well designed with the little wooden bug on the outside. Incredible example of a bug hotel.
Both are eligible (with the right nomination). If they are directly next to each other, only 1 may appear in one of your current games but they may be used in future map updates or future Niantic projects.
I personally like the bug hotel better but agree the sign would get more consistent thumbs up. Ideally there'd be a sign for the bug hotel to make it look more permanent.
This is the key answer. Not only could one appear in another game, but imagine in a year or two there is a big storm or park renovation, and one of these objects is destroyed or removed. Then, the wayspot is removed in Pogo. Now the other one has the chance to appear.
If you only have one upgrade and the question is which one to upgrade, a lot of good discussion here. But both can and should be nominated.
Thanks, all. I prefer the bug hotel too, I've seen others as poi I just wasn't sure how they were viewed generally.
I don't submit things that won't appear in game, at least not intentionally.
Apologies for being a bad Wayfarer :D
The sign is a slam dunk approval because reviewers have seen it before and know exactly what to expect.
The bug hotel is more special because it’s one of a kind. Do that one first, settle for the sign if you can’t get the bug hotel through.
I'm on the sign side, but only because I've seen posts previously by people saying they wouldn't accept bug hotels. My personal preference is the bug hotel. But, yeah, submit both is the way to go. Give the bug hotel a head start if you want that one to show up in the games if they're both accepted.
The bug hotel is far more interesting but the sign is a safer bet. Maybe you can get both in the shot but that's unlikely to look good. It's a shame that reviewers aren't more open to new things but it is what it is
Automatic acceptance - Park sign - UNLESS there are other identical signs as POI at other entrances, in which case this one is likely to be flagged as a "Duplicate" following Niantic criteria.
Bug Hotel - nice design and may stand more chance than the usual run of the mill ones. Make sure you have a good supporting photo to help people locate it - a "bug hotel info board" would be even better.
you should do the sign first after it gets approved do the bug hotel after. you never know it's possible both can show up in the game
Thanks all. I got a slightly better pic hopefully :)
The bug hotel is also a park sign XD
Even the people that might not like generic bug hotels should approve one with the latest photo. That's truly unique.
That new pic is an instant five star. It’s as immediately eligible at a glance as any Wayfarer image I’ve seen. I wish this forum had a heart react just so I could hit it for that picture.
That’s a great picture
you shouldn’t need it but…
Good Luck 👍
:)
I'll find out in a 6,12,18, maybe more months... :D
Wildlife habitats are not good wayspots - bird houses, bat houses, bug houses, butterfly houses. Niantic wants wayspots you can walk up to and touch. A bunch of people touching those would destroy the reason they were built. Even people just standing around them messing with phones could ruin them.
Thanks, all. Got bored and threw an upgrade on the bug hotel yesterday.
👍 yeah
Ooooh I want the bug hotel as gift in Pokémon! (Muttering about only 300 saved cards)
Niantic surely prefers the sign 😖
I'd happily send one to you. I'll DM you my code..... wait.
Yes why can’t we DM 🤔
My nickname is kind of revealing, just saying 🙄😂
In game?
It is my real name, I use to be Cissiny but changed it. Just so people can find me.
This is the key answer. Not only could one appear in another game, but imagine in a year or two there is a big storm or park renovation, and one of these objects is destroyed or removed. Then, the wayspot is removed in Pogo. Now the other one has the chance to appear.
Sadly, if you care about it appearing in Ingress, you are much better off submitting just one of them for the time being; Lightship wayspots do not currently turn into portals when blockers are removed, which is why I will under no circumstances whatsoever intentionally submit Lightship-only wayspots. :(