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In my local area, a homeowner's residential property generally extends all the way to the street. Being "on street corners where there are sidewalks" would not necessarily preclude them being on private property. It's hard to judge whether I would consider the signs you are describing eligible without seeing an example,…
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In my area, memorials and memorial benches are often still approved, but only when the significance of the people memorialized are clearly conveyed in the nomination. You mentioned that this bench is in memory of two safe bicycling activists, and it appears to be located along a bike trail, so I wouldn't necessarily…
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I may be entirely wrong... but it's fairly common to reject playground and exercise equipment like this when it's a part of a nearby whole that already exists as a Wayspot. If this equipment is directly next to a playground, then I'd typically assume that it is part of the playground itself, and either mark as a duplicate…
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I apologize @AshFoxum-PGO . I thought your question was tongue-in-cheek and replied the same. I did not realize that you didn't know how the review process works. Each reviewer is only willing to review so many submissions each day. Every review of a superfluous, unneeded duplicate submission takes away from the review of…
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It depends. If you are most interested in collecting scientific data, you should keep it in. Then use all your other nominations for the next several years to submit duplicates and track those as well. [Insert eyeroll] If you were actually interested in contributing eligible Wayspots, withdraw it.
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I would suggest you keep in mind that there are a lot of differences in types of property across the country... it benefits you to be over-explicit in describing where your point of interest is located to show that it isn't on private residential property. I live in Ohio, and here I would consider that to be located on…
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Given the photo and the description, I can see why some reviewers were unsure. I can only see "In Memory of C-Something" on the plaque. I don't know what that is or why it makes this important. Then there's what looks like a blank white space underneath. I don't see anything to do with veterans at all. If you can't get a…
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You've been to the bank in question, and I haven't, so I'm making assumptions. When I go into my local bank, I don't normally feel that it's appropriate to walk behind someone's desk. If you feel that a large group of people could walk into the bank, walk behind the desk shown in the supporting photo, and stand there next…
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Just wanted to share that I personally don't think that "you can easily reach this as a stop/gym from outdoors" equates to access. Niantic has specifically told us that you need to be able to walk up to a point of interest. If you can't stand on a sidewalk and properly appreciate a memorial located in the road's median -…
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One of the criteria I personally consider for indoor submissions is whether a group can comfortably gather in the space. A painting in the exhibition hall of a museum? Fine. A statue in the center of a food court in a shopping mall? Fine. A mural on the wall in an exam room of a doctor's office? (Yes, I've had this to…
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The photo and description leave me with this concern... Is this a protected, off-limits conservation area, or a visitor-welcoming place where people can walk, gather, and play? You may have answered this in your supporting information, but if not I think that is the main issue that needs to be addressed. If this is a great…
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@SnufkinSongs-PGO Being surrounded by apartments should make all the difference... you just need to make sure your voters know it. If the apartments are visually obvious, I would take the supporting photo in a way to show them in the background. If the apartment community has a name, use it in both the description - maybe…
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We could argue about whether this is or isn't considered to be on private residential property, but regardless it is simply too close to a single family home for me to consider it to be eligible. The corner of the house behind looks like it's not more than 10 meters away from the little free library. Wayfarer Help says…
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My first instinct is that this is a courtyard behind a hotel or an apartment building. It's not what I would consider to be a park, and it doesn't have the kind of variety in planting that I would expect to see at a botanical garden. I'm not sure how I would have rated this - it would have depended on the details you…
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I actually reviewed your original submission. I consulted Bianco's Facebook page, read Google Reviews, and looked at the company website before I voted. None of these resources clearly showed the facility's interior. If this is truly a worthwhile candidate, showing the reviewer the inside of this location should help your…
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Some things painted on walls are art and others are just custom advertising for businesses... I think you need to demonstrate that your submission falls into the former category rather than the latter. I would zoom in a bit on the mural to make the human figure the focal point, and use the description to explain…
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I understand that few swimming pools can be truly be considered as athletic fields, but I really don't understand why they have specifically been excluded as significant community gathering places in the January 2020 Wayfarer Clarifications. I get that Florida and California have pools every 12 feet, but I live in the…
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I live in the suburbs in the US Midwest. Around here ice cream shops, wineries and breweries, game stores (especially those with any kind of live gaming), and recreational businesses like bowling alleys, arcades, or laser tag are frequently accepted.
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My suggestion is this... be very detailed and clear in your nomination. Don't assume reviewers have background or knowledge about your point of interest. Don't make them Google your nomination to find out what they need to know... tell them everything important up front and they will be more likely to make the correct…
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I'm stating that it could possibly be eligible. You certainly didn't provide enough information in your original submission to convince me personally that it is eligible, but I'm not ruling out the possibility that you could do so if you resubmit with more details.
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Many of the signs for the museum are typical bits of metal stamped with the museum's name and an arrow. Others are mass produced posters or billboards in various locations. They are not Wayspots and I believe should not be eligible. Several more distinctive, unique signs around the museum property are Wayspots. One is a…
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Our downtown museum has general name signs in four locations, at least half a dozen directional signs, and probably just as many advertising signs. By your argument, would all these be eligible just because the museum itself is? They're at a significant distance, as they are spread out all over the downtown area. I've…
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Are there other existing Wayspots related to this feature? I agree that normally I would consider this an automatic approval, but I wouldn't be so sure if the boat rental building or the dock or some other nearby boat launch sign had already been approved. In that case, I'd think the sign might still qualify, but only if…
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I am not sure you can get this approved given the general attitude of many reviewers toward small, rural businesses, but I would suggest that a different supporting photo or photosphere might help. All of your photos show the door into the cafe and no apparent signs of life... Is there an outdoor eating area or other…
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I play in suburban and rural areas and would have given this 4 stars. In places where there is no art, no ancient architecture, no 5* restaurants according to Michelin, a staircase like this IS a hidden gem. It is unique, a local destination, a place kids are excited to visit, a recognizable spot at which you could arrange…
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I think your submission was well done. Not sure if you are able to do much with the description due to the character limit, but the spikes in the legs of the tables is the "wow" bit for me. If you could get that detail into the description, and cite the specific railroad or line they came from, I think that would help. We…
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I submitted yesterday at 10 am and as of 7 am this morning I also have no confirmation email and nothing in Wayfarer. My available nomination in Pokemon Go disappeared immediately, however. If this is another feature that has been changed without any notification and is "working as intended" in a new way it would be nice…
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I am having this problem also. It started when I was reviewing on my Android phone. I switched to my laptop and had the same problem in Google Chrome. Tried using Microsoft Edge instead but had the same problem regardless of browser.
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I have been considering submitting a flag collection box in my area that was specially installed and decoratively painted as an Eagle Scout project. I was not sure even that would be acceptable.
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My city has been working on developing a trail system that connects various municipal parks. It is called "XXX City Bike Trail" and has signs at each park and every 1-2 km between stating the name of the trail and the distance to the nearest two or three municipal parks. This trail is widely used (safely, as far as I can…