Subject: Formal Complaint: Abuse of Power by Niantic Wayfarer Administrators Dear Niantic Support Team, I am writing to express my deep concern over what I believe to be a clear and troubling abuse of power by Niantic Wayfarer administrators or high-level reviewers in handling my recent nomination…

Welcome to the forum @Lilredrider Please offer some screenshots of the nominations you feel were unfairly rejected, including both photos, all text, and the rejection reasons. You can obscure location information if you wish. [image] Lilredrider: closely with other accepted POIs Wayspots li…

Hi, Lilredrider! Welcome! To echo cyndiepooh, we would be able to help you begin figuring out what is happening here if you would be willing to post some of the nominations you’re referring to. Unfortunately, getting odd rejections that don’t make a lot of sense (combined with rejection reasons tha…

Hello and welcome, Given the nature of what you have concluded, if you don’t feel comfortable making that information public please do say so. I’m sure we can arrange for either an Ambassador-moderator or Admin-Moderator to discuss via DM. On the other hand you may feel that keeping everything in …

[image] Lilredrider: Multiple submissions I have made were denied despite meeting all stated Niantic Wayfarer criteria for legitimate Points of Interest I looked into your account and can see that you have just one rejection on a location edit contribution which was correctly denied by the co…

I think you may have posted this in the wrong thread. Think this is the correct one: [image] Appeal sport route Wayspot Appeals When submitting a Wayspot Appeal, make sure to include as much of the following information as possible: Wayspot R’kerk gezond +distance or d…

Its perfect example, of some points that where shared in the first post with i agree, and yes i will ad the info in mine topic. Need to go to libary and make pictures first. Thank you1👍

I think it would be better to link this thread to yours, as your post is a bit confusing to those that are not paying attention to your appeals, like myself. The OP’s situation seems quite different from yours, especially after Aaron took a look at their account and only saw 1 rejection.

Great i take your advise and edit it :+1: There is also so many in this topic :sweat_smile: but some points in this topic are understandable.

And many have been address, while others can’t without the OP’s participation. They may have just wanted to vent, and they are allowed to do so.

I suggest to use the terms and words for related themes. Change a object of location is not abuse be cause there is not objects in Wayfarer. We have POI unless Nia tic use today other word. We are exchange with Niantic workers and Ambassadors who don’t understand the terms and the heritage of all…

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DTrain2002 January 19, 2025, 5:00am 7

I think you may have posted this in the wrong thread. Think this is the correct one:

Or this one:

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