Ive been having lots of issues with my nomination, specifically with the automated rejections. My pokestop nomination: “Young Road Farm Stand” keeps on being labeled as “not adhering to the wayfarer criteria”. After appealing previous attemps, I recived insight on how to make it viable to be nominated. Though after making the changes there would always be something else that would come up instead. Now im facing the same issue only now it seems that my ability to appeal has been revoked. If I could talk 1 on 1 to a Niantic Wayfarer employee or community ambassador about getting this through, that would be much appreciated. Here is my nomination and previous attemps before. If anyvody else has an idea for why the automated process keeps rejecting it and the changes i should make for it to not get denied then please let me know. Also my upgrade was used before the automated process was finished (even though its supposed to only apply after) so if this pokestop cant be nominated then i would like my upgrade back.
TITLE: Young Road Farm Stand
DESCRIPTION: The Young Road self serve farm stand is a unique place for the Barrington, NH community. Food sourced from locals and the nearby peach farm are sold cheaply to the nearby residents as products are cycled through as the seasons go by. The most common products sold are eggs but occasionally they are swapped out for bundles of peaches and apples. The stand is easily accessible to pedestrians from the sidewalk and doesn’t require trespassing to access.
REASON IT SHOULD BE NOMINATED: The Young Road self serve farm stand is unique for the reason that there are seasonal cycles in the products that are sold. Products include Eggs, peaches, apples, and occasionally pumpkins. The stand is accessable from the sidewalk making it easily avaliable to the public. There are lots of various places for exploration and activity in the nearby area such as a playground, rec center, lake, and branching trails. The farm stand is important to the community as it provides opportunities for local farmers.
Ive been having lots of issues with my nomination, specifically with the automated rejections. My pokestop nomination: “Young Road Farm Stand” keeps on being labeled as “not adhering to the wayfarer criteria”. After appealing previous attemps, I recived insight on how to make it viable to be nominated. Though after making the changes there would always be something else that would come up instead. Now im facing the same issue only now it seems that my ability to appeal has been revoked. If I could talk 1 on 1 to a Niantic Wayfarer employee or community ambassador about getting this through, that would be much appreciated. Here is my nomination and previous attemps before. If anyvody else has an idea for why the automated process keeps rejecting it and the changes i should make for it to not get denied then please let me know. Also my upgrade was used before the automated process was finished (even though its sopposed to only apply after) so if this pokestop cant be nominated then i would like my upgrade back.
The recent change to upgrades only being allowed to be applied after 24 hours does not promise that your nomination will not be rejected by the automated process. It just makes it way less likely, since the automated process has usually acted by then. Did the rejection on your contribution specifically say it was rejected by the automated process?
Even if it can be safely accessed from locations that are not part of the property, and even if the owner has given permission for the public to access it. See this clarification:
Thank you for the clarification. The google maps photo is from last summer and isnt fully up to date. By looking at the photos in the pokestop nomination it has been moved slighty out and off the property to have access from the sidewalk. This issue was addressed in an earlier appeal as stated above, and the current issue happens to be that the farm stand “lacks uniqueness” and still after adressing that factor it still seems to have issues.
That is why making two separate posts on the same topic is discouraged. I didn’t cross reference the other before answering here. Hopefully I was able to explain the issues well enough between the two posts. If you have more issues, please ask!
The photos clearly show the “Eggs” sign is right beside the driveway to the house. And even if you were able to convince that this was technically outside the property line, there is not safe pedestrian access except from their driveway. I would not encourage you to resubmit this.
The Little Free Libraries clarification has some guidelines for the similar issue these face:
I didnt split it into two topics. Also reguardibg access, although there isnt any “sidewalk” there is plenty of room on tthe side of the road. I would still like to get into contact with a higher up to talk one on one about it instead of just arguing the same points ive already addressed in appeals and dive deep into the real reasons on why. But i understand your concerns and respect them.
I just needed help from staff but if ambassadors arent then thats fine. Cyndie makes fair points but ones ive already adressed (and had reviewers agree with) in the past. I would like a 1 on 1 with a staff member so that i can lay everything out and hopefully get this working
I mean like a convo i can actually respond to stuff with. When i appeal they tell me to change something, i do it, and then they have another thing for me to fix, for some reason i just cant appeal now so id like to talk to staff directly without it being a one sided message and then response kinda deal.
You “may” get a member of staff that will see this and either reply or open a DM if they wish to discuss it further. It is the weekend so you may have to be patient.
There is no option to “demand” a separate conversation, if staff wish to treat it as a bonus.
In regards to Appeals, have you made 2 in the last 15 days? If you have then they won’t return until after 15 days since you made the appeal whether that appeal was approved or rejected.
If you want to read a couple of opinions…
Title including “Farm”, as Farms fail the same criteria as SFPRP then this could have triggered the Automated Rejection.
I have not seen any previous discussions you have had but none of the images you have posted on this thread seems to prove against SFPRP or Safety criteria.
