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Thank-you - much appreciated!
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@NianticGiffard any update? Do let me know if further information or supporting photos are required!
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I'll take a look and compare with the info I have in the Google sheet - it was last updated properly sometime last year Edit: it's aligned with the same page in the wayfarer portal, and same as the data in the sheet. I guess they just aligned the Niantic pages with the wayfarer one? Not sure what it was like before tbh and…
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So. I've been tracking my data since 2016/17 and can confirm that there was a brief period when upgrades didn't seem to include edits - they definitely do now. "Fortunately", I've never had an bonus upgrades, so it's pretty easy to see what's going on Regarding duplicates, these don't seem to contribute to upgrades or…
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Niantic are reluctant to comment on what rules specify which POI are in what game and where The current theory for PB is one per L16 cell (either mushroom or bloom), but it's not consistent Interestingly, there have been reports of people receiving postcards from locations not in PGO or Ingress, so it seems PB pulls from a…
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As others have said, it's a disconnect, not a racket If helpful, I put together a list of the email reasons matched up to the reviewer reason: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UHvQB5ZBPaR7A5gaKlNCtEC0lV-haqfGffQuBTsWJ9E/edit?usp=drivesdk (not sure how to add a clickable link - can anyone help?)
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My first 3 submissions were on September 26, 2017 - all 3 were rejected, but 2 were later accepted once I added photospheres! (They were an urban trail marker, a mural, and a music bar - music bar was never accepted and I gave up after 2 rejections) I'd been reviewing since May 2017 at that point, and had missed the…
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Regarding the duplicate question, what did the acceptance email say? Be aware that reviewers can adjust the location pin, so if shifting make sure it's still on the object itself, or close enough that any moves are rejected. There have been some reports that submissions accepted but unable to be added due to proximity are…
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These have all be clarified as eligible in the past, so long as things like photography and phones are not banned on site, but that may have been prior to the rule refresh. Iirc wording used by Niantic at one point was: "...portals on commercial property are allowed, this includes apartment complexes. Portals on private…
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@Jaimz29-PGO if you have a link, include it in the supporting info rather than description. Mention that it's from 2015 in supporting info too! Any link should ideally mention the current series/location, but I'd prob still approve if it was obviously the same artist and the tile was visible on streetview. As it seems…
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How long have the tiles been up? I'd agree with @VladDraco-PGO that it could well be seen as temporary. If you can find a link to mention when they were placed, that could help. While I understand that street art can often be temporary and unofficial (and that using existing POI as a guide is unwise), there are numerous…
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Regarding tilted photos, there is a rejection option specifically for this and so it is covered by the current guidelines. Personally, I only use this if the picture is upside down or rotated 90°, but the language is there to allow reviewers to rejected tilted photos e.g. under 1* > photos > orientation; text as below:…
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@Oakes1923-ING Appreciate you taking the time to respond - I think this is a good example of how the guidance Niantic provide can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Revisiting the statement you quote: *"Does the nomination stand out from its surroundings? Wayspots that are easy to locate and visually distinct from the…
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Fair point @Oakes1923-ING - from my perspective, if I see a few playgrounds that look very similar in the same area, that fits under "does the nomination stand out from its surroundings?" - e.g. no, it does not stand out as there are a few things I can see that look similar I'd never reject on this, but feel 3-4* is fair…
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There are a number of manhole covers in London that mark the location of "hidden rivers" - I've had 3 of these accepted so far and I'm sure others have also subbed the others not near me. Regarding interesting/unusual street furniture, I confess I have considered submitting a few concrete lampposts, as these are pretty…
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Most things get at least a 3 for cultural significance from me I rate uniqueness on how common a thing is in the area, not the whole world, so if I can see a few other similar-looking playgrounds in the dupe screen, I'll knock off a star or 2
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I'm currently poking about in a recent GDPR data dump and have worked out the "average rating" across everything I have reviewed since May 2017. My average (e.g. unweighted, across all rating fields) is 4.4 for everything not 1* -almost 75% of my non-1* reviews were 4-5 stars, (23% 3-4, and 2% 2-3). Still digging, but was…
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As others have said, there's too much variation in how language is used to implement any kind of auto system on titles - as a basic example, names of art pieces can often have very particular capitalization that may not follow Title Case. Also, as someone who works in publishing, formatting for title case often requires…
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Perhaps - edits are counted for upgrades in some capacity, but unclear if that includes photos, or just title/description/location edits
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True that it may not help in all cases, but for most it would give the reviewer enough, and for the rest, there's Google Niantic probably don't want to add yet another free entry text box as they'll need to add yet another method of reporting misuse
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It would make it so much easier to determine edits like this e.g. if it's has recently changed name, if you could see all the associated photos for live POI, rather than just the top one. When I get title/description edits like that, I will do a websearch for the location and see what the most up-to-date information says,…
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I'd argue that's slightly different Vs your average chain as Weatherspoons often tend to occupy older buildings which have some historic merit themselves e.g. old banks and cinemas etc
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It's unlikely you'll ever got 100% agreement - the average seems to be around 60-70% You only get an agreement point when your decision aligns with the final decision, so it can take time for decisions for everything you review to be received - this can be a while e.g. in areas with very slow decision times The remainder…
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It depends where you are - for me and many other players, upgrades are the only way I get a decision. Everything else has been in voting/queue for months/years, but upgrades get a decision within 2 days, and most are accepted
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So my understanding of this is that there are set cut-offs for voting, and that a candidate must reach either the rejection or acceptance cut-off to get a decision E.g. if the average score is around 4/5 after a baseline number of reviews, it will be accepted, if it's around 1/2, it will be rejected, but if it is around 3,…
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Fair - I haven't been able to find the recent comments from Casey, but the general chat from old AMAs was that there was a weighting but they won't give specific details because players will game it. It makes sense to me that the weightings are graded both based on reviewer rating (great> poor) and individual category…
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Weighting was mentioned in the pre-2020 AMAs - e.g. July 17, 2017: W2Q17: +Celso González: Can you confirm that votes from both factions are needed to accept/reject a portal on OPR? W2A17: The review system has a lot of inputs and some are dynamically weighted. I'd avoid trying to rig the system because it will be obvious…
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Another factor not yet mentioned could be that it has not reached the threshold for decision e.g. it's feasible that this is linked to an overall average score over 3, and so if many reviewers give a middling review (neither accept nor reject), it will keep going around until it tips over into accept or reject I'm basing…