Invalid wayspots: Khortytsa Distillery
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Greetings, community.
To create new wayspot we have criterias that every wayspot should stand. But this criterias is relatively new and before their creation a lot of inappropriate wayspots were created, that won't be approved nowadays. This is the topic why I’m creating these appeal, since my ingame request was rejected.
All words that are gonna be said are fair for every of 4 reported wayspots.
Report below is related to the wayspots, placed on private distillery plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Site of the distillery: https://globalspirits.com/en/factory/factory_hortica/
Good wayspots, according to eligibility criteria, are public places that either have some kind of cultural meaning for the community, either good place for workout, either good place to be social. But not a single point is true, when we talk about in modern distillery, where reported wayposts are placed.
Historically a lot of appeals were rejected due to the fact, that if at least one agent has access - wayspot is not counted to be non-public. But acceptance criteria, point 3, says that wayspot should be public to pedestrians indoor or outdoor. Since its private distillery, it's impossible to enter territory for a walk. Its law-breaking.
Moreover reported wayspots violate every of the first 3 points of rejection criteria. Location of distillery is not a good place for exploration, since it's dangerous due to warehouse machines, conveyors and all manufactorial-needs. Playing games in such places may be dangerous for life. Location is anyway adult-oriented. It's not a store, but it's a factory that produces alcohol. Location, as said above, is private and only accessible for employees. And finally location is giving advantage to the group of agents, since only one of them has access to territory, being a worker of the distillery.
Below list of wayspots in requested, by the site, form:
Photos to proove that wayspots is placed behind fence and checkpoint:
Wayspot 1:
Title of the Wayspot: Богданова Криниця 1
Location: 47.828413,34.996811
City: Zaporizhzhia
Country: Ukraine
Screenshot of the Rejection Email:
Photos to support your claim:
Wayspot 2:
Title of the Wayspot: Табличка Богданова Криниця
Location: 47.828207,34.996677
City: Zaporizhzhia
Country: Ukraine
Screenshot of the Rejection Email:
Photos to support your claim:
Wayspot 3:
Title of the Wayspot: Богданова Криниця
Location: 47.826803,34.996413
City: Zaporizhzhia
Country: Ukraine
Screenshot of the Rejection Email:
Photos to support your claim:
Wayspot 4:
Title of the Wayspot: Фонтан
Location: 47.829724,34.997554
City: Zaporizhzhia
Country: Ukraine
Screenshot of the Rejection Email:
Photos to support your claim:
Comments
Haing "employee access only" does not make this an invalid waypoint - Niantic have said this many times.
I disagree. Hopefully your appeal will be denied. Even with the new guidelines, it is not necessary that something is publicly available. Apartments as well as company premises are absolutely fine.
From the November AMA:
"Q: How does “publicly accessible” apply to locations that have limited access, like members-only clubs, gated communities, time-restricted areas?
A: Just like with the definition of private residential property, this guideline hasn’t changed. These locations would still be eligible, including restricted areas on the grounds of a company’s headquarters or behind locked gates so long as there wouldn’t be objections to you entering the area and the location is accessible to some folks. We do not expect all players to have access to all locations but we strongly recommend following real-world rules while attempting to access locations."
Appeal Denied - Thanks for the appeal, Agent. We took another look at the Portal in question and decided that it does not meet our criteria for removal at this time.