Hello. I’m asking for a reinstatement of 2 portals/gym and power spot. The two POIs in question are Overlook trailside pavilion & Overlook nature trail playground. I believe I’m caught in the middle of some gameplay. I’m not part of it and want nothing to do with it but people in my area have been reporting legitimate portals. I had 4 portals removed along this trail now. There was a pokéstop, gym and a power spot. All removed. I had routes removed and archived because the POIs were removed. I just play all NIA games wherever I go. I don’t understand why they are being removed. When I tap the gym it just spins the pokéball to load. Will I lose all my hours for guarding the gym? Will I lose my badges? How does that work. I need all the help I can get with these two.
I understand your frustration at the situation.
I have removed specific gameplay references which is speculation around reasons for removal. These are not relevant to the appeal, and staff won’t take them into account when assessing. It is better to keep the appeal focussed on eligibility and that they exist. How they affect gameplay such as gyms and routes and home portals is also not relevant to wayfarer. I understand that it deeply affects your gameplay but Wafarer focuses on the the eligibility of the wayspots. Anything about how they are used in games is not a wayfarer issue. The wayfarer Team can see your original post.
If you have evidence of malicious behaviour and the use of wayfarer you can use this form to report it. Reporting Abuse in Wayfarer — Wayfarer Help Center
If you feel the behaviour is more about gameplay then use the in game channels.
My understanding is it won’t result in you losing gym badges etc.
Unfortunately it did affect my badges is PoGo. You can tap any gym badge and check your victories, berries fed and time defended. When I check the stats on that former gym, it just stops the game and continuously loads. Also, I’m not upset because it affects my gameplay personally but more because it was something that is there currently and is an eligible POI. If you look on google maps and google street view. I added 4 different views of it on the map along with a pin to show that it’s even on google maps as a structure and 2 photos during different times of the year as proof that it’s there.
I’m sure we agree that personal play isn’t important. I submit POIs for the masses. I’ve personally had PoGo players come up to me and thank me for making this trail more fun and making gameplay possible and safe. People don’t want to walk on the roads here because there’s no sidewalks so nothing is pedestrian accessible. Removing portals on a nature trail in a town with no sidewalks is diabolical. It’s one of the few safe places to walk in the area.
Yeah the gym badge itself remains visible. Any information inside of that is inaccessible. It is what it is.
I resubmitted the POIs. Again, it’s just annoying that I submit so many POIs and photos in the area; only to have legitimate things that are there currently and permanently, removed.
