Would you accept this?
JetDerrick-PGO
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This is some playground equipment at an apartment. The location is verifiable, so it is a play area for multiple families. It’s just a random (Generic) piece of equipment though, so I’m not sure it qualifies as a playground.
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Gendgi-PGO
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Roli that's almost exactly what I state in my nominations. Playgrounds provide safe places for children to play and encourages a healthy and active lifestyle. Many have engaging features that also promote mind growth. For children (and parents, child care providers) they're absolutely culturally significant.
@TheFarix-PGO also please note that per the OPR Candidate Action Guide for playgrounds, the suggested vote is 5 stars
ACCEPT if the candidate is in a park or community gathering place; falls under the criteria of public spaces that encourage walk and exercise.
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If it is a playground and it is not on private residential property (re single family home), then it is eligible. I personally would give playgrounds a 4-star because they lack historic or cultural significance.
If it's in a COMMUNAL space available to all residents, then it is eligible.
When you’re watching over 15 little squirts hyperactive from the excitement of scout camp and sugar water, and it’s 100+ degrees and you’re just SO ready to just lay on the ground to get SOME rest, a playground you can just let them loose on is one of the most significant things around.
Sorry to disagree, but as a parent (and former child), playgrounds are very cultural, they are a vital part of growing up, making friends, socializing, parent socializing etc.
Roli that's almost exactly what I state in my nominations. Playgrounds provide safe places for children to play and encourages a healthy and active lifestyle. Many have engaging features that also promote mind growth. For children (and parents, child care providers) they're absolutely culturally significant.
@TheFarix-PGO also please note that per the OPR Candidate Action Guide for playgrounds, the suggested vote is 5 stars
ACCEPT if the candidate is in a park or community gathering place; falls under the criteria of public spaces that encourage walk and exercise.
Just adding to the comments to say that these are totally eligible if they are located in a communal/public space, and not on the property of a single family home. Many of the playgrounds in parks are kinda "generic " and sometimes mass produced- but they're still eligible. Trying to distinguish the line where a playground is TOO generic would be so incredibly subjective it'd never work.
And, as others have said, it's also a community gathering space as well. They're accepted more on those grounds (in my opinion) and not about how unique the play structure is.
I would say yes IF the playground is open access to the public. If it is private to the apartments and average Joe ingress/pogo player can’t get to it then no...
Actually that is not a requirement.
Not all Wayspots need to be accessible to everyone, and Wayspots behind a gated community are still eligible.
Regardless of size or the amount of equipment, it is a playground/play area that has safe access and does provide a place for children to exercise and socialise, presumably with their parents/care givers/guardians nearby.
This just had me to think, should we always give 5 stars to every playgrounds, as long it's on public area and not in PRP or school/K-12?
Because the playgrounds nominated by some submitters is, only consisting with just 1 playground equipment just like this. Not to mention its title and description are just too generic ("Playground swing; playground" in this example).
Yes we should be as that is niantics guidelines.
Playgrounds and parks are good objects.
If there are no problems with the title, description, location, etc., they should be given a 5star in the overall rating.
But unfortunately, most of the recommended candidates have flaws in title, description, location, etc., and I wouldn't give them a 5star on the overall rating.