Everyone, please translate. 大量生産だが、他の基準を満たしているものは掲示板などを除き否認すべきなのでしょうか？最近、サイクリングロードの目印となっている、ブロックの申請を見つけました。運動の場所としては適切です。しかし、このブロックは交差点が3つある毎ぐらいに設置されています。否認すべきですか？大量生産でも一部の地域でしか見られず、独自性のあるものなら承認すべきですか

The “mass product” rejection criteria - wasn’t that ages ago? Something that was in 2019. There were many players of the other game that went berserk if someone submitted a trail marker. Is there any reference to mass produced items in 2026 criteria?

[image] Rodensteiner: Is there any reference to mass produced items in 2026 criteria? Rejection Criteria — Wayfarer Help Center Nominations and edit submissions may be entirely rejected if it meets at least one of the following rejection criteria: Does not meet eligibility …

That wording is a problem. Trail markers are often mass-produced (certainly the ones for UK PROWs are), but this doesn’t stop them being eligible.

hence the clarification: [image] Trails & Markers Criteria Clarification Collection Trails that encourage following a specific official route by walking are great places to be social, exercise, and explore - the trail is the interesting feature. Trail markers a…

Oh and while we are on this subject, it seems like a good place to link this comment: [image] Eligibility Level Changes in Pokémon GO - Discussion General Discussion Yes, ineligible mass produced objects can be considered ‘not distinct’ and should be rejected a…

Thank you @cyndiepooh Indeed Niantic could add specify what’s a mass produced item. In general I see before my eye: pylons, lanterns. “Mass produced item” It’s 2026 and people still ask if a trail marker is a mass produced item. There’s confusion.

I think that the trail markers I am familiar with are useful for following a trail because they are mass produced. The trail is the interesting thing, as the clarification says, and markers are an identifiable point that keeps people moving along it. I didn’t comment on these because I was not clea…

If ‘名水’ is an abbreviation for the 名古屋市水道局(Nagoya City Waterworks Bureau), then isn’t this likely a waterworks sign indicating major water pipes underground, rather than a cycling road sign?

To reiterate: This is not a sign indicating a cycling path. It is a bollard to prevent vehicle access. The characters engraved on that bollard are “名水” (Meisui). Japanese uses both phonetic characters (kana) and ideographic characters (kanji). Both characters engraved are kanji: ‘名’ means name, and…

The trail was created on top of the water supply pipe but is considered a biking and walking trail [IMG_0282] [IMG_0284]

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CrownFeather February 3, 2026, 11:20am 29

No, this is a car barrier bollard, not a trail marker. Therefore, it should be treated as a street furniture.

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