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@Johnsonsine-ING Whoops, sorry. I'm still curious about what percentage of rejections you and other people think have inaccurate reasons. I think the percentage is probably pretty low (except perhaps in areas with cabals or botnets. The problem looks worse to users because when Niantic presents rejection reasons they show…
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@Johnsonsine-ING Consider each case of a single reviewer reviewing a single candidate and rejecting it. What percentage of those cases do you think get inaccurate reasons? 1% 10%? 50%? So you've picked a percentage. Of those cases only, what percentage do you think have inaccurate reasons because the reviewer deliberately…
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@Johnsonsine-ING We have rejection categories being shared with reviewers because people complained about wanting to know why their candidates were rejected, but all of the evidence suggests that Niantic is not reporting them in a way that is always helpful. Do you have any comments on my explanation of how Niantic is…
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"Other Rejection Criterion" means that reviewers didn't think it met any of the acceptance criteria. Not every cafe should automatically be accepted... you need to explain to reviewers why this cafe is somehow special. Is it a community hot spot? Is it famous for something? "Mismatched Location" probably means that…
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@Johnsonsine-ING How would the world be different if every single rejection reason was always 100% accurate? You would still have the exact same number of rejections.
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@Johnsonsine-ING You are welcome to criticize me for that but as I said I catch and correct errors regularly. I can't say that I never make any errors but I don't think anyone can do tens of thousands of reviews without ever clicking the wrong thing and submitting it. I will also point out that Niantic's algorithm for…
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@Johnsonsine-ING Is your expectation that human reviewers will always click each and every field with 100% accuracy, and never accidentally hit 2* when they mean 3*, or accidentally hit Live Animal instead of Other Rejection Criteria? If so, I think you need to recalibrate your expectations. I catch myself clicking Live…
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Typically that means that it was marked as a duplicate by some players. I just checked the intel map and Locke Park Fairy Garden already exists as a wayspot. A minor suggestion for asking questions like this in the future-- please include information about the location to make it easier for people to investigate. I was…
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@TheChampTF-PGO Rejection reasons aren't as important as the rejection itself, and sometimes a stray irrelevant one can sneak in. "Body Part" and "Live Animal" are some of the "wrong" rejection reasons that get the most complaints, and there's a simple reason for that. "Other Rejection Criteria" is what people use to…
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@pokemus61-PGO Big chains are generally not considered eligible although there are occasional exceptions to that. I would not generally consider a supermarket an eligible wayspot unless there was something special about that specific one.
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@pokemus61-PGO Can you post examples? Are they a GREAT place to explore, a GREAT place to social, or a GREAT place to exercise?
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There's a submit and finish reviewing option on the button, but I don't think there's a penalty for timing out. I do it all the time.
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@Elijustrying-ING Mistagged me. (-:
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Yes, definitely.
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@AndreTorre94-PGO Existing wayspots being close to each other can happen for multiple reasons. In Pokemon Go things can be very close together if they are just barely across the edge of a cell boundary. Here are two different statements from Niantic saying that it's not OK to move a pin in this situation. From December…
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@AndreTorre94-PGO It is definitely blocked from appearing in Pokemon Go by Parco giochi di via Ugo Foscolo. It is already in a correct location for the wayspot, though. Niantic considers it cheating to move a pin in order to change the playfield for one specific game unless the pin is not at a correct location or the new…
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@Shilfiell-ING Putting the number plaques in place and creating the walk appears to have been an eagle scout project.
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I'm generally skeptical of plant ID wayspots but I think this could have merit. I would make the title something like: Sequoyah Native Tree #11: Sycamore For a description I would say: Tree number 11 on the Sequoyah Birthplace educational tree walk is the Sycamore, Platanus occidentialis. The Cherokee name pronounced…
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This looks like a street pole banner and those change regularly, which is why voters rejected it as temporary. I also don't think it meets any of the acceptance criteria.
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@InfiniteGrant-PGO I second what @Elijustrying-ING said. Use your description and supporting text to highlight that it's unique, hand-painted artwork that is specific to this restaurant. If you can find the name of the artist and include it that's even better. Description: "This hand painted mural [by artist name, if you…
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@RinglordTalion-PGO You're quite welcome! The ridiculous number of upgrades comes from the ridiculous number of reviews. When the pandemic kept people at home I used Wayfarer as a way to travel virtually. I also don't submit a lot because I'm super picky about what I submit.
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"Other Agreements" is not a piece of data provided by Niantic, but it is something that is calculated by a third-party plug-in that makes some assumptions that are often inaccurate. I would not treat it as reliable data, and I assure you that whatever plugin that is would produce a ridiculous inaccurate result for my…
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Old-school Ingress players know the answer to this question: Soon (TM). It's an incredibly consistent answer for many things that Niantic promises.
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@Veerad04-PGO Mismatched location typically means that reviewers weren't able to confirm the location of your submission with the information you provided to them. The way you can address this is to look at it from the perspective of reviewers. Look at satellite view and street view and see what information is available to…
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Invalid wayspot reports have been weaponized for as long as I can remember, and I'm approaching my 10th anniversary of playing Niantic games. In Ingress it was often done to deprive the other faction of a strategic anchor or a much-loved couch or desk portal. I don't think there's an upside in adding additional incentives.…
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I think the main question here is whether this is a unique piece of art or whether it is a mass-produced wall decal that was stuck on the wall. If it was hand-painted then it's 100% eligible. It's hard to tell from the small photo but to me it looks like decals.
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I've seen a ton of truly exquisite world-class street art. I wish I'd put pins for all of them in a map somewhere because they would make a fabulous road trip. This one is a favorite. The bird mural was the main submission on this one but the utility box is also lovely. They are at the intersection of N Street and Bond…
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@nineteen8t4-ING The pin is actually on the mural, even if it's not on the right spot to get it live in Ingress. Niantic considers it abuse to move a pin to affect the playfield for one game so I wouldn't recommend doing that. You don't actually NEED to know any of this. I tend to put the pin wherever makes the most sense…
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@Soraniakogarete-PGO I don't think reviewers are going to be willing to split hairs that precisely, and they're not likely to believe you if you make that assertion.
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@The26thDoctor-PGO No, I wasn't asking if a university would be considered K-12... I was arguing that it wouldn't. A university is an educational institute for adults, although it's possible that a tiny percentage of the student body is under 18. I have, however, seen a few K-12 schools that had university in their names…