Fake Nomination Hub - Bhowra
Mysticjit-ING
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Hi @NianticCasey-ING @NianticAaron @NianticBC-ING @NianticGiffard @NianticPooja @NianticLC
There's a place named Bhowra in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India where huge amount of wayspots abuse has been noticed. There are numerous stops which are blatantly theft from in and around of Kolkata, West Bengal and among them many have been duplicated inside the same region. I have listed down all of them as following, to the best of my knowledge:
1. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.67650301943972,86.41514386856144&z=16
2. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.671873,86.412578&z=16&pll=23.671873,86.412578 (duplicate of 1 taken from another angle)
3. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.673589,86.414865&z=17&pll=23.673589,86.414865 (real location can be clearly seen as "Shaktipur, Agarpara" written in Bengali)
4. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.675234,86.415195&z=17&pll=23.675234,86.415195 (Duplicate of 3)
5. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.670913,86.415688&z=17&pll=23.670913,86.415688 (Duplicate of 3 & 4)
6. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.676542,86.413247&z=17&pll=23.676542,86.413247 (real location is written in Bengali)
7. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.670461,86.415097&z=16&pll=23.670461,86.415097 (Duplicate of 6)
8. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.67171,86.415962&z=16&pll=23.67171,86.415962 (Everything written in Bengali and the native location is Hindi speaking area, another Fake)
9. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.677965,86.411621&z=16&pll=23.677965,86.411621
10. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.681989,86.415065&z=16&pll=23.681989,86.415065 (Duplicate of 9)
11. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.67106,86.414341&z=16&pll=23.67106,86.414341 (Duplicate of 9 & 10)
12. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.679347,86.410367&z=16&pll=23.679347,86.410367 (Written in Bengali again)
13. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.673893,86.414926&z=17&pll=23.673893,86.414926
14. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.673893,86.414926&z=17&pll=23.673893,86.414926 (Satellite view is clearly not matching with Temple's top)
15. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.673222,86.413063&z=17&pll=23.673222,86.413063 (Bengali name again)
16. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.671253,86.415283&z=16&pll=23.671253,86.415283 (Satellite view doesn't show any flat filed around as compared to the image)
17. https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=23.667111,86.418381&z=16&pll=23.667111,86.418381 (Duplicate of 16 with different name)
These are just few of the one I have noticed, there could be more of such abuse in and around the location. Please take necessary strong action against these wayspots along with their submitter and responsible reviewers.
Regards,
Mysticjit
Comments
Hi there, @Mysticjit-ING! We have reviewed the report and taken action on the Wayspots and the Wayfinder in accordance with our policies. However, due to insufficient evidence, we’re unable to take action on the reported Wayspots "Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Bust", "Hari Mandir", "Rabindranath Tagore Mural", "Maa Manasha Mandir", "Statue of Ramkrishna and Saradamoi" in question. If you have additional evidence to share like geotagged images/articles, please submit it with additional information and we’ll take another look.
While we are unable to discuss our actions in detail to protect the submitter’s privacy, they may include but are not limited to, sending a warning message, placing restrictions on their Wayfarer, Pokémon GO, or Ingress account, putting their account on probation, or placing a temporary or permanent suspension on their Wayfarer, Pokémon GO or Ingress account.
Also, we have removed the image of the referenced Wayspot "Daksina Kali Mandir, Bhowra" and you should see the changes reflected soon.
You may update the image of the Wayspot via Pokémon GO or the Ingress Prime application. Please refer to the below links on photo submission:
https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/6-pokemon-go/faq/2144-submitting-a-pokestop-or-gym-contribution/?p=web&s=pokestops&f=submitting-a-pokestop-nomination
https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ingress/faq/449-how-can-i-submit-a-portal-edit/?p=web&s=portal-network&f=how-to-submit-edits-to-a-portal
Thanks for helping us maintain the quality of the Wayspots.
Hi @NianticOtoStar the real Wayspot location for the Bust of Netaji/ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bust is clearly visible from the image as "Shaktipur, Agarpara" as I have already mentioned in the post itself. And the original portal link is https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=22.688759,88.388017&z=15&pll=22.688759,88.388017
please verify this and remove all other duplicates in the post as mentioned with number 3, 4 and 5
Real location for Soldier bust is "Kolkata ward 7" as written on the image again. And the original portal link is https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=22.603992,88.374171&z=15&pll=22.603992,88.374171
This should be evident enough to remove 6 and 7
9, 10 and 11 are same object with exact same name, so practically all of them are duplicate of each other. Please remove all as they are definitely stolen from somewhere else.
Real location for 13 (Statue of Ramkrishna and Sarodamoi) is also North Kolkata as the name of MLA is written in there. Original portal link is https://intel.ingress.com/?ll=22.5943,88.364881&z=15&pll=22.5943,88.364881
Please have a double check on all them to get rid off all the fakes as soon as possible
Hello @NianThib @NianticAaron @NianticTintino @NianticCasey-ING @NianticBC-ING @NianticLC @NianticBrian-ING @NianticPooja @NianticOtoStar Any update on these fake Wayspots removal decision?@NianThib
Hi @NianticLC @NianticRN @NianticOren @NianticOtoStar
It's been more than 2 months now. Can I get any update on all those reported Fake Wayspots?@NianticAaron