I can give you a partial explanation: Lawyers. I'm sure PR people are in the mix too. Niantic doesn't want to get sued when someone gets hurt accessing a wayspot that doesn't have a sidewalk or other… (View Post)

@Rodensteiner-PGO The vast majority of the reviewer pool is PoGo players. Even if Ingress players banded together to deliberately shaft rural players, which I'm quite certain hasn't happened, we woul… (View Post)

@29andCounting-PGO The distinction for me is that the city founder plaque is about the history of the area, and the one about the scouts is just about the tree itself. Local history seems like a grea… (View Post)

I would guess that this is dependent on the plaque. If it was something like "This tree was planted in (YEAR) in memory of (NAME), the founder of our city" then that might well qualify. If … (View Post)

@KOWLOONsGT-ING Wayspots don't have to be related to world-famous people or national treasures. They do, however, need to be great places to explore, to socialize, and/or to exercise. Awards can help… (View Post)