Blankensee train station
Title of the Wayspot: Bahnhof 17237 Blankensee Mecklenburg
Current Location: 53.408117,13.26332
Right Location: 53.408364, 13.263212
City: Blankensee
Country: Germany
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I recently submitted a train station as a wayspot for the first time.
It is a historic train station in a small village.
The trains run there only every 2 hours.
I did not take a photo of the station building - since this, although it is a building that should be protected as a monument - is unfortunately boarded up like a shed and sprayed with graffiti.
Instead, I decided to photograph the sign with the name of the place on behalf of the station.
The sign is on platform 2 - because the train of course does not only travel in one direction, so there are logically two platforms.
Since people on platform 2 also get on and off the train, safe access is logically guaranteed there!
But now it happened that the evaluators of my submission corrected the location. Now there is the wayspot which shows the sign - in the middle of the station building. A subsequent move to the correct location was rejected.
Please note: The sign's location can easily be verified via its shadow on satellite view and via the structures visible in the main picture's background.
I am wondering whether the wayspot's location in-game should exactly match its real-world location (i. e. move the wayspot to the sign on platform 2) or remain on its current position inside the old run-down station building?
Comments
Appeal Accepted- Thanks for the appeal, Trainer. We gave this a second look and decided to move it to its correct location and retire the Portal in question.
I asked to move the portal. It shouldn't be deleted! Please undo! Why was it deleted ???
I'm crying. Please restore it! I don't understand why you deleted my train station portal! That's not what i asked for!
My Keys are deleted too!
Please reply asap!
@NianticKN-ING @NianticCasey-ING
As I said before, the previous location was incorrect, but safe and easily accessible, as was the correct location. If the new location was not applicable to you, please bring the portal online again at the other location.
I'm just finished with my nerves. Why...
please restore his portal, he wanted it moved not deleted.
You moved it then deleted the portal? Umm, why? Move it back to the correct location but you shouldn't have to remove it.
If you plan on removing all portals that are on a platform, we are gonna start losing a TON of portals (worldwide). There are many of those in my area where we barely have any rail service of any type in the US (in a large metro city of a million + people). Seems like a bad decision to remove it as it goes against your own guidelines as some people can already access it, but not necessarily all people.
This is absolutely hilarious and basically Niantic in a nutshell. OP, sorry your portal got deleted.
Why did you retire a completely legit wayspot after moving it to the right location? That's just ridiculous...
What criteria led you to such redundant procedure?
Please look into the original appeal again with a fresh mind - maybe after you had a good nights sleep, some pizza and a coffee - and reconsider your decision. Thank you.
@NianticKN-ING @NianticCasey-ING @NianticAaron-PGO
Why did you delete a completely legit wayspot after moving it to the right location? That's just ridiculous.
What criteria led you to such redundant procedure?
Please look into this original appeal again with a fresh mind - maybe after a good nights sleep, a pizza and some coffe - and reconsider your decision.
There was no need to remove/retire/delete this wayspot. Platforms are designed to be an accessible and safe spot for people to gather, wait and get on and of trains.
@NianticKN-ING @NianticCasey-ING @NianticAaron-PGO
Please reconsider your decision and restore this wayspot. Thank you.
Thanks for your kind words. I also see it that way. I can't understand why it was deleted. I am really disappointed and hope that Niantic will show insight and restore the portal - no matter where. If not, I would be really sad :(
Better go ahead and re-submit it. It seems to be the only way to "restore" a portal.
I will not resubmit it, unfortunately there are several reasons for this:
1. It is not the same portal, but a new one. It counts again in the statistics of the submitted portals and falsifies these statistics.
2. There is still a risk that it will be deleted again.
I'm tired of people not being able to read and understanding the context at the same time. I have already made an appeal but it has been rejected.
https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/5656/restore-portal-bahnhof-17237-blankensee-mecklenburg#latest
The request to comply with the old location on the safely accessible station building was not accepted.