I did want to make a suggestion that the area where that poop supplies is does seem to be a common area for the neighborhood. Possibly the neighbors could come together and install a Little Free Library there, with proper permissions. Those do meet criteria if in an eligible location.
Agreeing with you it’s a company that operates its own way. I’m disagreeing with the idea that a sign for picking up dog poop isn’t a way to say “hey people walk this way enough to have a sign for it for something specific.” Majority of the signs they use as stops that I see is to tell people something uninteresting and are usually a bore. Bridges are just extensions of paths, benches are just places for rest, I’ve been to dog parks that have multiple poop clean up signs as stops(maybe a bit nicer than the ones in my neighborhood).
I can agree it’s your opinion I can disagree with the opinion though same as you do with my opinion. Just trying to make a nice easy spot for my daughter to be interested in a game more than once a month.
…And the dog clean up sign I think promotes exploration possible meetups telling everyone people walk this way for a reason…
Can you honestly say this is a possible place for meetups? “Hey! Let’s all meet up at the trash can full of dog poop!” I wouldn’t push this one.
Maybe there are other options nearby. I see there have been some suggestions. Unfortunately if you happen to live in a stereotypical suburban American mass built residential communities of only single family dwellings, it might be hard for you to find eligible things within walking distance.
My suggestion would be think more about what you could submit when you’re out and about doing other things.
For example, submit your gym, your favourite cafe, local restaurants you like to visit, the cinema, picnic area at the office etc. Submit eligible places you spend time at in your normal life. If near to home can’t be a pokemon paradise, maybe your gym or local shopping area or village centre can be? So while you maybe can’t play easily in your home area, maybe that’s alright if you can play at all the places you go to socialise and exercise?
That’s what I’ve done, as I also live in a residential area and do not have any stops I can reach from home.
Majority of pokestops are not meetup areas. Maybe gyms should be meetup areas but even those I see on road signs and places that shouldnt even be pokestops. A bridge, road signs, general businesses(Walmart, grocery stores, target, Sam’s club, etc…), graveyards and more shouldn’t be meetup locations to play a game for long periods of time… Even playgrounds should be limited since an overwhelming majority of the player base is over 21 without kids.
I’m just saying if they strictly went by their rules about 80% of the stops in my area would vanish.
Playing the game I see all pokestops are just benchmarks on a path of traveling, not specifically a place to sit and farm balls.
It’s not for me but my daughter who is 9. The game should be accessible to the family not just the adults who play. I didn’t really touch the game since 2016 when the game released. Only got back in because of my daughter, the kids want to play the game in my neighborhood but they can’t leave together and adults aren’t going to drive them around town to play a game only. There isn’t many spots in my neighborhood that are not part of someone’s property, which is 4 stops all right next to each other.
You are wanting to have criteria changed. That is a different topic. We can help if you want to understand the current criteria. Good luck with getting Niantic to change criteria.
Edit: I did want to make you aware that they are testing other ways to place game locations:
Those are generally not considered eligible wayspots and can be removed if reported.
Hi @LazyABB
Removal criteria is different to eligibility criteria. Wayspots which meet the following criteria can be removed:
- Unsafe access
- Sensitive location
- Location does not exist
- Abusive content
- Private residential property
- School (K-12)
- Duplicate Wayspot
Unfortunately, that does mean if something is accepted which shouldn’t have been, it may stay in the game unless it meets one of these criteria.
Playgrounds are given as an example of something that is eligible by Niantic provided it is not on private residential property or a K-12 school ground, so would not meet removal criteria for the reason you have stated. Playgrounds
If you have lots of Wayspots in your area which still think meet the removal criteria, and need assistance with reporting them, we can provide information to help you do that.
There are plenty of other Pokemon games you can play at home if you don’t like having to leave your house to catch them all.
It’s.fine neither is majority of stops in the world. But still they have em. Just think it’s interesting that they don’t want to make the game more accessible to children in non rich neighborhoods. I’m pretty sure if I report all the stops and they get dropped there would be a severe drop in players. Walmarts s don’t meet any major criteria, not a social place, unique, for exploration, for exercise… But every Walmart has like 3 stops at them.
Walmart had paid to have sponsored locations. Those do not go through Wayfarer review. (I thought that had ended, but I may have been thinking of the McDonalds sponsorships.)
Some Walmarts have gorgeous murals, and those may have been submitted through Wayfarer. They are excellent examples of art worth exploring.
I think it is important to know that you are submitting a Wayspot, that does not have any relation with “Pokemon Go”, which is a place that either
Destinated to be a socializing place
Destinated to be an exercising location
Destinated to be a place for exploring, learning about culture/habit/skill.
Anyone can say, you can hang out with people in Dog Cleanup sign, or you can exploring this new location, but are they designed in mind that this is good for socializing or exploring?
I don’t think they really apply to the removal process. One neighborhood in my area has like 40 poke stops off their two main drive thru roads for every side road that comes off them. They just have pretty giant green signs naming them as the poke stop picture.
I was just making a point to people claiming the stops that are around don’t seem to follow the guidelines they say can be approved. My neighborhood is a mid size and there are few poke stops at the main entrance but nothing else in the neighborhood, and I could only find one area safe enough for my 9 year old to venture back and forth to the entrance. That isn’t part of anyone’s private property, but it only has one identifying mark which is a sign to clean up after your pets. It’s an empty cul de sac that no houses can be built because it has a drainage creek so all the kids play on it.
I’m just trying to keep my child in my neighborhood as much as possible. While letting her play the game.
I can say the same about a random bridge but that’s seems to be ok to use as a stop… It’s all subjective.
Not my Walmart and target they are still gyms and stops
Oh was just editing my post. I think I was confusing with reports of the McDonalds sponsorship ending. Same principle though.
Maybe you could introduce your child to the main series Pokémon games instead? A Switch Lite or 3DS can play lots of Pokémon games and then they don’t have to wander outside (but can of course to trade with friends on these games) if you don’t think it’s safe for them to be walking the neighbourhood playing Pokémon GO