Tried appealing this nomination I made last year, and was rejected as duplicate. Figured that meant someone had already nominated the horseshoe pits, so I checked on Wayfarer only to find nothing. The note states the nomination was “connected” but I don’t understand what that means.
That comment means the reviewer considered the horseshoe pits to be part of an existing wayspot.
Sort of like how a single piece of play equipment is part of the playground it is within.
Does that mean I shouldn’t try and nominate the horseshoe pits again? I nominated the pool there but that’s also part of the West Lodge, so should I appeal that wayspot to be removed?
These are really gray areas, neither black nor white.
If someone has already nominated a playground that is contained to a certain part of the grounds of a park or whatever, it is generally still okay to nominate other things within the same park, but not individual pieces of play equipment that are close together.
You should be able to have a wayspot for the swimming pool and another for horseshoes because they are not very similar nor tightly connected to each other.
Sometimes reviewers go overboard and reject stuff because there is already other stuff ‘nearby’. This could be okay if you were trying to nominate four picnic tables and the fire pit in the middle as five separate amenities (isn’t it really just one picnic area?), but it would be a bad call to say horseshoes are a duplicate of a swimming pool.
I look at horseshoe pits like other sport courts/fields at a park. Each court/field is eligible, as they are for different sports. In this area, 31.05669743222366, -97.58613965678964, the pool and RV park lodge have Wayspots, and the pit is to the east of the lodge, so I would consider it a separate POI.
Hopefully staff will look at this again, as there isn’t a Wayspot for the horseshoe pit here.
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That makes more sense, I understand what you mean now. Looking back on this with that in mind, I stand with my decision to nominate the horseshoe pits as an seperate wayspot and I will submit an new nomination again.
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You may not need to resubmit, since the appeals team should have known this isn’t a duplicate of anything else in the area, hence why staff should take another look at this. Staff has said that if we come across a bad appeals team decision, we should alert them and they can then take another look. This was in the November/December 2023 AMA.
@NianticAaron @NianticAtlas could another look be taken?
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Yes there are 2 wayspots nearby, but each is very distinct and each is separate. I don’t think it is a duplicate of either of the others.
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We talked a bit about this one on WDD, so I let y’all talk here. I think the problem is probably how similar this photo is to the one for the horseshoes nomination:
If the appeal isn’t overturned here, I would recommend resubmitting with a photo from a different angle.
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Yeah I was thinking of submitting the main photo like this as you suggested on WDD
And using either one of these two as supporting (Took all these photos today before it rains)
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If you do resubmit I would take the photo tips from @26thDoctor as that makes the visual focus much clearer.
Photos are key to showing what it is you are submitting and in this case creating a visual distinction from surrounding wayspots.
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When it’s overturned submit both as the main and get a +2 on your edit challenge.
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Noted, appreciate the assistance.
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