6 rejections in 4 hours. All by Niantic, not the community
Juasmio-PGO
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Hello there. I received six rejections last night between 1:30-5:00 am, all from Niantic Reviewers, without any specified rejection reasons. All of these wayspot nominations have been in the voting state for about two weeks. What can I do about this? I feel like they were rejected arbitrarily. Can someone help me understand why these nominations were rejected? I believe each one is visually distinctive, publicly accessible, and located in an outdoor space that is easy to see. When I log into Wayfarer, I do not see any rejection reasons listed under the nominations. Additionally, I am unable to appeal. The only thing I can do is nominate it again.
Here they are (Sorry, is in spanish, not english):
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1 - Quijote's art wall
2 - Calatrava's Order Cross (it's symbol)
The Order of Calatrava is a military and religious order founded in the Kingdom of Castile in the 12th century, in the year 1158, by Abbot Raimundo de Fitero, with the initial objective of protecting the town of Calatrava, located near the present-day Ciudad Real. It belongs to the group of Cistercian orders and is currently the descendant and continuator of the Military Order of Calatrava. Alongside the orders of Santiago, Alcántara, and Montesa, it is part of the ensemble of quintessential Spanish orders. It defines itself as a Catholic institution that, like its sister orders, in perpetuity serves the Crown of Spain in defense of faith and tradition.
3 and 4 - "Traffic signs"
Signs that mimic traffic signs and are used to convey messages against violence against women, as there is gender-based violence in Spain and it needs to be made visible. I believe they are visually unique. There is already one that is a Wayspot and it takes the form of a hand, also serving as a "traffic" sign.
5 - Old "Hospedería"
Inaugurated by the president of the Association for the Development of Campo de Calatrava and the former mayor of Calzada de Calatrava. This rural house, in addition to being a historic and prominent building in the town, represents a determined and courageous commitment to high-quality tourism, aspiring to attain the highest recognition of three wheat sheaves for rural accommodations. This place allows tourists to enjoy Holy Week and the Pedro Almodóvar Cinematic Route in the best possible way.
6 - Bus Station
Every bus station I've seen in real life is a Wayspot in PoGo, every one of them. My nomination is the same, but with the difference that in my town we don't have a "building". We have this space with this "bus stop pole", installed by the government for such purpose.
Comments
My opinion on those by juste looking at the photos and your explanations :
1/2 - Would fall under the private property rejection criteria
3/4 - kind off seems mass produced and doesn't respect any acceptance criteria
5 - Would accept that
6 - bus stations are not eligible (with exeptions if they have something unique)
For 5 - Old "Hospedería": remove the word "house" or "casa" in the description and emphasize the historic inn or hotel. It's a very good photo and looks inviting, so try this one again.
In your "informacion complementaria" don't say that "this is a valid Waystop" as most reviewers do not like to be preached and it brings more skepticism as if it sounds like this was rejected before. Instead, emphasize this historic hotel, safe walkable path, tourist destination, and you can even add a link to the hotel website for verification (just don't put this on the title and description part).
That's the only one I would accept.
Thank you very much for the advices! I will take them into account for the future nominations😊
The main issue in this thread is the fact that no real reviewers (community) rejected that, just Niantic, because there are no rejection reasons above the first photo. There are friends who sent me some of these nominations being voted by them in the last few weeks. I mean, the six nominations went from being reviewed by the community to being reviewed by Niantic. The only thing I can do is try to submit them again, I suppose. In my town there are several 1/2 and a few 3/4 that are already Waysposts, that's the reason I nominated them too.
Thank you!😁
Assuming they're rejected in such short time, I would assume they're auto-rejected by their "coal filter".
I’ve been getting rejected too! Most were on a 2 mile walking trail that is fully accessible to public pedestrians! Another at a public farmers market! I’ve seen others here in my town that are not even at correct positions.
I like that "name" hahaha, coal filter. I'll send them again, for sure.
"Sometimes I think it's just a matter of luck. Sometimes you need 1 try, and in others, you need 5. I needed to submit a graffiti 4 times last weeks. At least it was accepted, haha!"
Well I’m going to keep trying, it’s just annoying!