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I'd have probably thought that was simply your description of the art. It is indeed words. 😂 There are many submitters who use the most simplistic descriptions for things that speak for themselves, and since the art stands on its own and by chance matches your placeholder, people thought it was fine. I would say you're…
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Yeah, the current wayspot concept and the gameplay mechanisms are rigged pretty heavily against rural players. I try to be as lenient as I can in areas with nothing there, but offhand this looks like a tough sell. Is that secondary road a driveway from that point onward? Or just part of a more scenic drive? In this case,…
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Wow, this is actually a really good update. The quiz attempts should be accompanied by explanations of what went wrong, and maybe the cooldown adjusted according to some of the other ideas to motivate people to read criteria more closely. But yeah, 2 attempts and then a lifetime ban was hilariously nonsensical. Now people…
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The job of reviewers is to read the information presented. It shouldn't matter if you have to make a single click to expand a decription. The character limit is set by Niantic, not personal preference. The only thing that matters is whether the description is good and supports the POI decently. Personally, I think you…
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In Chrome just translate the whole page, or you can right click and force it to translate if it doesn't do it automatically for some reason. Or get the Google translate plugin for your browser. I have an ad blocking browser I use on mobile and even that lets me select and translate things.
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A single nomination rejected and you want to take it out on other nominations that have nothing to do with yours? In case you missed it, just the fact that you apparently asked for a 5 star rating in your info counts as influencing reviewers and should be marked down as abuse. That could also be why your nomination was…
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I can't find anything more recent than 2016 about these kinds of requests. These are all 5 years old, and they were all a result of Pokemon Go coming out the same year and spawning a mad rush for Pokemon. That is long since over. What evidence is there that they are still sending requests "for the past five years?" Seems…
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The email is actually grammatically correct. It's something of a common misconception that the phrasing used is wrong. It isn't.
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Kuwait is a little bigger than a town...? 😂 But I would definitely reach out and/or create social media groups to raise the issue and build a local network of reviewers. They need to understand and get invested in improving their area. Also, be sure you don't actually swap your location with someone! You need MORE…
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Yes, these should all be fine. Just because something is behind a fence or in a restricted area of some kind doesn't really matter as long as it otherwise meets criteria. You don't personally have to have access, and there's no way to prevent competing players within the company from using the POI. I don't think the…
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There's no such thing as score inflation. 😂 Either it's a POI you approve, don't approve, or are unsure about to some degree. Sure, rate how you want in the individual categories. Those who stick with 3* do so because we don't know and don't trust Niantic's rating scheme. We don't want to unknowingly tank a submission…
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Basically, the submitter needs to do the legwork in showing how the place meets criteria. If they do that in a way that reasonable and satisfies you, it's ok to approve it. Depending on the location and what you can see about the place being submitted, you might choose to be more or less strict about it. It's a flexible…
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Sadly, your wait will be forever, unless Niantic rolls out a better and more realistic process. You get two chances at the test, and if you fail both, you're banned for life.
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The only "clarification" seems to be that Niantic doesn't want new POIs on a base. I don't see anything that files an entire base under emergency services.
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This is actually incorrect. The criteria specifics POIs that obstruct operation of bases, which most POIs you see from a base don't do because they're in residential and recreation areas. The entire base is not in any such category.
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If it's about a pattern of broken promises and not disagreements, why are you focusing on those that will hurt entire communities of people who already struggle to play, and not something that's a bigger and more relevant issue? Niantic grandfathering in POIs approved by older criteria isn't new. And just because POIs…
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That is exactly why this is so bizarre and concerning. There isn't a single argument beyond "the rule is the rule," and people are so vehemently attached to this superficial concept that no one wants to allow any discussion about changing it. If you're satisfied with the rule being the rule, then you do you and review how…
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POIs on military bases don't need to be removed. They are valid POIs. These are housing areas, neighborhoods, and parks. We don't need to punish people who are unfortunate enough to live on a base just because some reviewers didn't get a fraction of a percent toward an upgrade that only gets you a chance at a speedier…
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I think they meet the social criteria as much as every restaurant anywhere. That is, by letter of the rules you could approve every restaurant, but if you did, nothing would stand out as noteworthy. I would probably apply similar practices, in that, if there's something particularly special about it, it could be a good…
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Gyms would meet the exercise criteria by default, chain or no chain. You'd still need to defend it and put in decent supporting info just in case. I would easily approve this just based on what you have. But you're facing people who are pickier and don't have the best grasp of the criteria.
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I guess you can always try, and provide whatever support you can to illustrate that it's not a typical cemetery but also an attraction. I don't think Halloween graveyard tours are quite enough though. I've been on a few in very small cemeteries at night, and it's pretty clear the local expectation is it's just a regular…
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Possibly reviewers couldn't tell where the plaque was, because the supporting photo isn't sharp and it blends with the wall. Hence, "impossible to determine location." Why didn't you just take the photos at the same time with the flowers? You might use that new photo and try again.
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That's a really good point. I don't personally need a sign for a bug hotel to approve it, as long as it looks permanent. Sure, "bug hotel" isn't an acceptance criteria, but it doesn't have to be. It's interesting, educational, and promotes exploration just because of what it is. It can also be a landmark for a trail. Lots…
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There has definitely been a few passionate posts about manhole covers. 😂 I guess it's great if you have an insider's jaded perspective, but for me most places are tourist places. I don't care if the Pikachu manhole cover is supposedly mass produced. It's unique and interesting to me, probably not on every street, and I…
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That's interesting. I've been viewing uniqueness as essentially, "can you tell this thing apart from its surroundings, or would you have a hard time identifying it if you went looking." So any playground would be 5* no matter how many there are in the area. A solitary sign standing by itself would also get 5*, since I can…
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You can have famous gravestones and such marked in a cemetery. I suppose if you can demonstrate that the nature trail runs through the cemetery and thus it's expected that the cemetery will host traffic that doesn't have anything to do with visiting the graves, it might be ok. But I would also ask whether the nature trail…
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Hard to say without seeing what the prayer house looks like. You might make the argument that the cemetery is simply arranged AROUND the prayer house? I'm not familiar with these enough to say. Generally, I wouldn't have any problem with things like shrines or houses of prayer. If this is a place where groups of people can…
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Yeah, what everyone above has said. At one point, Niantic supposedly clarified that rating those categories lower than 3 stars does not actually tank a submission, but I don't trust that statement. 😂 I figure that if I'm willing to declare my approval for the POI, any category that isn't clearly 5* can be 3* for "unsure"…
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Manhole covers are like anything else in that you'd have to justify why they'd be an interesting POI to see. I would totally approve a manhole cover if it was accessible and had some unique design or history that was described in the nomination. It's really cool to have my attention drawn to something I would totally miss…