Please Restore "George & Eusebia Dillow" Wayspot
Title of the Wayspot: George & Eusebia Dillow
Location: 41.323365,-81.593053 (I hope that is close enough)
City: Brecksville, Ohio
Country: United States
Around September 2017, this wayspot was removed. When I emailed back to inquire about why that was, I received a generic response stating that it just "did not meet the requirements".
I found this:
"We will remove PokéStops or Gyms from Pokémon GO for a very specific and limited set of reasons:
- There’s no longer safe pedestrian access to the location.
- The PokéStop or Gym obstructs or interferes with Emergency Services’ ability to perform normal operations. This includes, but isn’t limited to, fire stations, police stations, hospitals, military bases, industrial sites, power plants and air traffic control towers.
- The PokéStop or Gym is not a permanent installation. This includes seasonal displays that are only put up during certain times of the year.
- They are natural features, including pictures of landscapes as well as submissions where the subject is a lake, river, stream, mountain, volcano, waterfall. Note that photos that include man-made points of interest - plaques, signs, etc. - near natural features are acceptable.
- The PokéStop or Gym has been permanently removed or is a duplicate of an existing PokéStop or Gym.
- The PokéStop or Gym's real-world location appears to be within 40 meters of private residential property."
And none of those apply to this situation. To be honest, even if it did (the 40 meter rule), the closest home to that gym (which could not reach it from their home), is actually an active player and would like it back, too. The nearby spinner was later removed as well, though, I cannot remember the name of it anymore. I have attached screenshots of the location from Google Street view, along with the emails I sent to Niantic in September 2017.




Comments
What is this ? It's a cimetery
Yes, the particular gym was a memorial within the cemetary
Probably removed at the manager's request. But it also doesn't meet criteria either and Niantic almost never restores a Wayspot if it doesn't meet criteria.
Appeal Denied - Thanks for the appeal, Trainer. We have taken another look but stand by our decision to retire this Pokéstop/Gym.