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  • That is true. However, I get the feeling that you are misunderstanding the term visually unique in the context of Wayfarer. This is the official definition of visually unique in the context of Wayfarer: Visual Uniqueness Does the nomination stand out from its surroundings? Wayspots that are easy to locate and visually…
  • I don't like to play it personal, but there is a reason why you are stuck in poor rating. Might as well be this.
  • No, it is the other way around. Objects that Niantic considers "mass-produced, generic, or not visually unique or interesting" are not eligible. Since hiking and cycling trails, and exercise equipment in public spaces, are listed as eligible, Niantic doesn't consider those objects as "mass-produced, generic, or not…
  • Publicly accessible doesn't necessarily mean accessible for everyone. It means it must by accessible for some members of the public. That is at least what it used to mean. Also, what is stopping you from getting a membership for the golf club? Safe pedestrian access is a bigger concern. You don't want to get hit by a ball.
  • Again: The title of that rejection reason is "Does not meet eligibility criteria". If we had to even think about mass-produced, generic, or not visually unique or interesting to objects that do meet eligibility criteria, they would have put them under a different (their own?) rejection reason. Placing them under "Does not…
  • True, you have to look at acceptance and rejection criteria, and content guidelines as well. But that statement is not a blank cheque to reject everything you don't like.
  • That is true, but "Doesn't meet eligibility criteria" does not overrule "Eligibility criteria". They are incompatible. You can't meet and not meet the same criteria at the same time. Either an object meets eligibility criteria, or it doesn't. There is no middle ground. So if something meets eligibility criteria, such as a…
  • How many times and in how many different ways does Niantic have to say these are eligible before you guys understand it...
  • Yes, but the rejection criteria "mass-produced" is under, is "Doesn't meet eligibility criteria". Since a biking trail does meet eligibility criteria, the rejection reason "doesn't meet eligibility criteria" doesn't apply. Mass-produced, generic, etc. are just examples of objects that don't meet eligibility criteria. Trail…
  • Biking trails are explicitely mentioned under the Eligibility Criteria under "A great place for exercise". Mass-produced is listed under "Doesn't meet eligibility criteria". Since a biking trail meets eligibility criteria, "doesn't meet eligibility criteria" doesn't apply. Mass-produced is meant for things like street and…
  • Ugly street graffiti doesn't meet any off the 3 eligibility criteria, so rejecting it for doesn't meet criteria is okay. Alternatively, you could use temporary or seasonal display for those, as they might get "cleaned up" soon. I'm talking about objects that do meet eligibility criteria, like trail markers.
  • I think @spiesr-ING means "will NOT be credited". Can I give you (and others) some advise? I think you may be confused by the sentence "The object is mass-produced, generic, or not visually unique or interesting." in the "Does not meet eligibility criteria" rejection criteria. You could try to act like that sentence…
  • While some of those rejection reasons are untrue (and Niantic should do something about people selecting those), a headstone of a 16 year old and a cemetery are probably not good wayspot candidates. Headstones are only eligible if they are for people who have been important to the community. And a cemetery is only a good…
  • I guess that's a fair position. I'd do a quick Google search on John Q Smith, but I agree that the submitter should include some info about him, why he was important.
  • I agree with you that it is up to the submitter to provide as much information and evidence as possible. That is not the issue here. I've had someone who came across one of my "Former school" nominations contact me (he knew I was submitting in the area) to ask if it was my nomination and to congratulate me on the amount of…
  • Again: How much information do you think one can cram into those information fields while submitting?
  • Seriously? The official name of the trail is Dorps- en kapellen wandelpad. Sometimes wandelpad is replaced with wandeling. The title I included is Dorps- en kapellen wandelpad - Elst, with Elst being the street name were it is located, to differentiate it from other markers of the same trail. What do you think the official…
  • Before April, all your rating meant was how similar you voted to other reviewers in your area. Then in April, Niantic changed the system and started to pre-review nominations. Those nominations are said to be clear examples of 1* and 5* nominations. Many experienced reviewers who had been green since OPR-days, were now…
  • How is that funny or relevant? Just because you have one example of something that was removed in the past five years, doesn't make it okay to reject all those as temporary. There is probably a church somewhere that was removed in the last five years. Should we reject all churches as temporary now? Did you even bother to…
  • Please show a picture of a trail marker that is not mass-produced, generic, and is visually unique and interesting. That phrase is only half the rejection reason. The other half is doesn't meet criteria, which it obviously does.
  • Nominations are still getting accepted at a higher rate than Niantic can handle. Taking away our ability to review would mean less wayspots approved per time period. Also it doesn't matter to them enough that we need to submit things 1, 2 or 10 times before they get approved, as long as they get approved eventually. I am…
  • There is a huge problem with lots of nominations being falsely rejected. No matter what you do and no matter which references or help pages you link to, obviously valid nominations keep getting rejected. I believe many people don't even look further than the wayspot photo and already decide to reject. This causes many good…
  • That's what separates them from road signs. They aren't about the destination, they are about the journey. They were installed by the local government for people to explore the area by going through beautiful paths and passing by local points of interest, by exercising either by cycling or by walking. They don't follow the…
  • That's why I said they also have to look at people reporting most. If those reports are invalid, then those reporters will get punished. How can it be bogged down, if they only look at a small part of the reports? Looking at the top 10 reports doesn't take more time when there are 1000 reports as opposed to 100 reports. It…
  • They don't need to be special. They promote exercise and exploration, 2 of the 3 things Niantic wants to promote. They are perfect examples of high quality wayspots.
  • Then show the comments on the Wayfarer site and not in the e-mail?
  • My proposal: Add a "Report abuse" button after every rejection reason in the e-mail. And add those reasons to mails in other languages than English in the process. They obviously don't have time to look at all those reports, but they can look at both the reviewers that were reported most, and the submitters who reported…
  • It is a network of nodes that are connected by trails (that are the same for everyone). Doesn't matter that you can select which number you go to next. You still follow the trail connecting point x with point y. You are exploring and exercising. It meets 2 criteria and only one is required. They are perfectly within the…
  • I'm not sure what your asking. I think your asking what the difference is between a trail marker and a directional marker (road sign). A directional marker points you to a certain place. The way towards that place is the most efficient way to get to that place. Directional markers to a place have many different starting…