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"Other Rejection Criteria" means reviewers don't think it us a "great place to explore, exercise, or socialize". I think you're on the right track, but a link supporting your information would be good to add. Also, I can't see your title, but be careful what you choose for the name. If reviewers think it's a memorial bench…
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Many reviewers enter a reason in the box, but Niantic doesn't show that information to submitters. You should direct your feature request to Niantic, not the reviewers. In general, "Other Rejection Criteria" means the submission is not "a great place to explore, exercise or socialize". Follow @82quuu-PGO's advice and…
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I also didn't see the skeleton and was confused by the title. A main picture with less of the boat that's more focused on the skeleton might help. The supporting photo could show how the skeleton is attached, assuming the boat and skeleton are both in Streetview. Another option may be to just nominate the boat since it…
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Honestly, I'd rather have them not engage than the situation you describe. My vote (like Niantic cares, lol) is a dedicated community manager who does that as their main job not as extra work they gave to squeeze in after their main tasks for no extra pay.
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You can definitely give them 1* for uniqueness if you like. That's not the same as rejection.
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The trail markers may not be very attractive, but they're worth visiting for exercise, even if the trail they're on is also not attractive. "Explore" isn't the only eligibility criteria. You also have to keep in mind "excercise" and "socialize".
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@NianticOtoStar That link is for removing pokestops. They wanted to add a portal.
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Is that location on the map where you moved it to or where you moved it from?
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You'll need to show reviewers that it's somehow unique or special to the area. You can provide links to articles about the restaurant's popularity or history if there are any. If there aren't, it probably won't get accepted.
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Memorial benches are one of those things that used to be eligible, but are not anymore. That's one of the reasons you can't really guess what is eligible just by looking at what is already in the game.
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The way I resolve the conflict between "generic" and Giffard's clarification on trail markers is that the markers are a substitute for the trail. This is like a sign is a substitute for a park. The park sign may be mass-produced and boring, but the park is still a great place to exercise, socialize, and possibly explore.…
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If you get a review that's outside of your usual reviewing areas, it's probably an upgraded submission. As far as review speed, large cities are definitely slower than most small towns or rural areas. There is some relaxing of the acceptance trigger or widening of review area that Niantic implemented to help rural areas…
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I agree with basically everything you just wrote, but convincing people here won't get your bench accepted. You need to reach your reviewers by including that sort of thing in your supporting info. Ignore the plaque. Notice how you didn't include it at all in that last post. Focus on the park and the view if you want to…
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I know in some places portals are much closer to each other. Those are there mostly due to position edits or occasionally bugs in the inclusion rules.
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In Ingress, the cells are not used. Portals must be more than 20m from each other. Additionally, there was a big event in Ingress recently. After that event, no new portals appeared in Ingress. I don't know if the problem is fixed yet. You can find more information on the Ingress message boards.
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Download the Google Streetview app. That makes photospheres and adds them to Google Maps. Reviewers see them when Niantic loads Google Maps during the review process.
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If you want to nominate the trail marker, you'd do well to focus on it and leave out the sheep. If you really love the sheep, you could try nominating the sheep sign instead. I don't see a way to get them both in one nomination.
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I like benches with a view. Most reviewers hate them. If you were lucky and ran into a group of me, it might get through. It's highly unlikely, though. I would focus on the view and not the fact it's a memorial bench. It probably won't pass as an anchor for a scenic view. It definitely will not pass as a memorial bench.…
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Getting a sign or an LFL on the west side sounds like your best bet for over there to me. Especially since the park has no existing sign, from what you've described. The text in the apps is misleading. We don't actually nominate pokestops or portals, we nominate wayspots. Those go into Niantic's Lightship database. From…
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It's much clearer in that supporting photo, but the problem from that angle is that the curb makes it look like it's in a street. It obviously isn't, but you could get rejects from hasty reviewers. Your idea of drawing an arrow or a circle on your previous photo might be the way to go. This nomination looks like it could…
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There's a good chance it was rejected as a duplicate. I think it's different, but it's so close to the church and there seem to be bugs with the duplicate rejection reason not always showing up in the feedback. There's also a decent chance it is too close to the church to appear in any games anyway, although I don't know…
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What you wrote in your Description is the kind of thing that goes in Supplemental Information. Description should be something like you'd write in a guidebook. Unfortunately, of the things you listed, only the pavilion sounds likely to be accepted. The others will be firm rejections for most reviewers. "Other Rejection…
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Edit agreements don't show in those totals. If you had a count of those, they'd probably get you up close to 100 per upgrade.
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It means Niantic has some problems keeping things organized and updated. I personally think the menu is out of date. I suppose it could be an omission from the criteria pages, but when they released the update criteria they stated in an AMA that natural features are now okay.
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Fair means you either aren't getting a lot of agreements or you missed a Niantic honeypot. You might slow down on your reviewing and try to figure out what's different between how you're voting and how your community is voting. Maybe you can find a local Wayfarer group to join? You need agreements for upgrades, not just…
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I didn't see anything in the list of building uses that sounds like a "great place to explore/exercise/socialize". What would you suggest nominating the building as?
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But that's not being rejected for a "natural feature", that's being rejected for not meeting eligibility criteria. A "random rock/tree" is not a great place to exercise, socialize, or explore. In that case, the applicable rejection reason is "Other Rejection Criteria".
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There's a difference in situational awareness between a usual park visitor going out for a hike or walking to the baseball fields and someone staring at their phone trying to play a game. Not that pedestrians never wander across my path when I'm trying to throw, but it's much less common than if they were distracted. On…
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Your decline/approve ratio can vary a lot depending on where you are reviewing. The country I began reviewing in (and is now set to my home location) I'd say 90% of what I see are solidly eligible nominations. Where I live now, it's down near 60%. In the case you mentioned, if an object already exists, the info sign would…
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Here's the AMA to refresh your memory @sogNinjaman-ING https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/10321/november-ama-your-questions-answered/p1