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In my local play/review area, I'm noticing that individual holes with map signage at each hole will all typically be accepted. But submissions focusing on individual targets or holes with simple numbered posts are still being rejected. Maybe reviewers think the maps at each hole meet criteria as informational signs?
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Showing the sign is a good choice for the main photo for your submission, but I would suggest changing your supporting photo. Safe pedestrian access and location are pretty easy for reviewers to verify via Google and satellite photos. If Google Street View shows the exterior of this restaurant adequately - and I'd assume…
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I may not have explained well. I do not distinguish based on size, but I do rate higher or lower based on public versus private. Here in the US, it's very common for apartment complexes and housing developments to have clubhouses with exercise facilities, swimming pools, or meeting rooms. They are members only. I give 3*…
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Public community centers are fantastic nominations and typically get 5 stars from me. Neighborhood community centers are also good places to be social and exercise with others, but I don't rate them quite as highly since they typically are only open to residents of a small local community. I generally give them 3 stars…
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Just wanted to stop back and thank everyone who replied to this post. I decided to submit the plaque at the top of the ramp instead of the trail marker from my original submission, and it was accepted. Thanks again for helping with this point of interest.
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So then... when you look at your contributions page in Wayfarer, what do you see? If you can link a screenshot, we can help tell you more about the progress of your nominations.
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I'm sorry this was rejected. I think you did a very good job with this submission. I am an avid hiker and have visited many parks like this so it's probably easier for me than the average voter to appreciate the local importance of your submissions. I would have passed both it and your Resting Rock as they are clearly…
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It's always disappointing to receive a rejection and I'm sorry that you are becoming frustrated. It's true that local voters will most often have the best information about whether a nomination is relevant and interesting to the nearby community. Unfortunately, there aren't always enough local voters to help determine…
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I don't think that having one unnecessary or ill-chosen word in the description is a reason to reject the whole nomination, unless it's a game-specific term like portal, Pokestop, trainer, et cetera. I treat descriptions with "new" or "recent" the same way I would treat a misspelling and simply drop the rating for the…
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I consider exercise-oriented businesses such as these to be potentially eligible, but I want them to be special, unique, or stand out in some way. I don't see that from your submission photos. I see a pretty bland sign out front, and a door for I guess what must be this business in some shared retail building. None of that…
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I appreciate everyone's comments. I made it back to this location and took a look at the other potential points of interest in the area. I considered the sign in my original submission to be the best of the bunch because it was ON the trail, but these are other options. In Niantic's 2D world, all of these are within just a…
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The question asking whether I prefer a mobile or desktop Wayfarer app was one of the most confusing for me to answer. What will the functionality of a Wayfarer app be? I definitely prefer reviewing on desktop. But will Wayfarer ever have a standalone app for submitting? Then I prefer mobile. "Both" was not a choice so this…
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That is not a bad thought. This is such a wide and well-maintained trail that I do sometimes worry that reviewers will mistake it for a street. Sometimes in these cases I go out of my way to take a supporting photo with a cyclist or pedestrian in the background to help show reviewers that this is a trail rather than a…
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Thank you @Elijustrying-ING and @JillJilyJabadoo-PGO for your really helpful responses. It had not really occurred to me to put much info about the trail itself as it is such a major trail in our area, but I realize now that perhaps that might be an issue for an upgraded nomination that goes out to a wider pool of…
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I think a sign for the church on the church property is a great option for pinning your church submission, even if the church property is large and the sign is quite far away. Most reviewers will realize that you could somehow reach the church safely and then walk across the church property to access the sign, so…
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A sign at a church is typically approved as a nomination for the church itself. A sign that is a significant distance away from the church is viewed as a directional sign and is rarely accepted. That's the reason for the "Other Rejection Criteria" you received and likely the main cause that your submission was rejected.…
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I use Mismatched Location when I believe someone has pinned their nomination in entirely the wrong place, usually deliberately, or if there is something to suggest that its location is somewhere other than at the submitted location. If I can clearly see the correct location of a submission 10 or 20 meters away, I chalk…
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It sure would be nice if the Wayspots used in each and every game showed the Niantic IDs or in-game names of the Wayfinders who created them. I have met some fellow local Wayfinders through my city's Discord, but there are lots of other folks submitting in the area that I know nothing about. I'm sure I've bumped into some…
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Niantic does not share any information about how they prioritize submissions from different areas. I live in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, a decent-sized Midwest city. If I submit within my suburb, I usually get a decision within a month or so. If I drive 15 miles farther out of town, I get decisions back in a couple of…
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Hello! I saw your nomination while reviewing today. I think the reason your nomination got rejected may be because in review it appears too similar to an existing Wayspot called "Twin Lakes Boat Ramp". The sign you're pinning your nomination to is right there at the boat ramp and can actually be seen in the photo for the…
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I also have my badge but no upgrade. I guess it's possible that I didn't review 100 submissions? It would be nice to have confirmation when all earned upgrades have been issued.
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In my 13,000 reviews, I've never seen one of my own edits before. I guess, like everything else, results must vary widely by area. Thanks for the information!
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I've seen many murals inside chain stores be approved as Wayspots. My city has one at Kroger, a large grocery chain, another inside a Lowe's home improvement store, and another at a Dairy Queen. All three are one-of-a-kind, custom painted by mural artists, and reflect a local theme. The one in my Kroger store, for example,…
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This is one of my favorites... a huge footbridge over a river. I wanted to take a photo that showed the beautiful arches on this bridge and the river underneath, but the banks are so heavily treed that the only way to get a good angle was to go down along the riverbed. I managed to find a time when the water level was low…
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I value the integrity and quality of the in-game map. When I see a word in a title that is misspelled, for example, I submit an edit for that. If I see a Wayspot without a photo, I add one. I certainly didn't mean to be controversial.
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Thank you very much for your response, especially in pointing out that some of these Wayspots were imported with basketball court photos. That is something that I haven't seen for any of the imported Wayspots in my local area. So, if you are confident that these imported Wayspots are intended to represent basketball…
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@29andCounting-PGO On the one hand, I agree with you. On the other hand, I'm not seeing a path where we can ultimately edit Wayspots to be correct. If someone submits a photo edit that doesn't match the existing Wayspot name, I usually think I should reject it, even if Google says the name has changed.. If someone submits…
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I have one nearby that showed up at a park in the middle of a basketball court. The basketball court is a Wayspot that appears in Pokemon Go (and I assume Ingress as well), and the imported Wayspot exists 10 meters or so from the player-created Wayspot. I'm not sure that the imported Wayspot appears in any current Niantic…
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@JillJilyJabadoo-PGO This is how one that landed near me looked when it was first imported.
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We all think that the imported Wayspots were intended to represent basketball courts, since we know where the data came from and Niantic hasn't bothered to provide us with any official information or guidance. But what if they aren't? Maybe these Wayspots are supposed to represent the larger parks or public spaces where…