I submitted this Pokemon Go nomination and it got rejected. I appealed based on feedback that this was most likely rejected by a ML bot and I should appeal.
@NianticAaron the appeal reviewers got this wrong. This is the one case in which Pokemon references are eligible as it just lists events hosted there. This space appears to be very important to the community and would be a great Wayspot!
When you submit a stop, you do not get to choose which game it appears in, even if you submit it through a specific game’s submission process. It might go to Pokemon Go, but it can also be in any other existing or future game as well.
The stops should have neutral, non-game descriptions so that it can appear in all Niantic games.
Hosting Play Pokemon tournaments isn’t game specific, its just a description of the events held at the shop. Therefore the description is accurate and relevent regardless of the game the waypoint appears in
I’d recommend a resubmit with the description changed from:
“It is also an oficial Play! Pokemon League location that holds Pokemon TCG and Go League tournaments!”
→ to →
“The store also hosts events and tournaments for popular video games and trading card games.”
It’s a minor change for a user or player, but it is important for the developers and lawyers.
Just FYI, the professor in charge of the League should ha e a connection to PGO to get an official stop added here. You dont need to go through Wayfarer if this is an official locstion for Play! Pokemon events.
This is a much cooler nomination than some generic sponsored pokething & it could theoretically also appear in Ingress. I know I’d get something like this accepted first (in fact, I’ve successfully nominated a different game store that is also a League location, though it already had a wonky sponsored thing that keeps bouncing around to different locations near the store).
@dokidokiamiis the property owner and requested that the old location the store moved from get removed, so it seems there’s been some misunderstanding from Niantic here.
I mean, it sounds like the property has changed owners. That happens and there should be a way for the new property owner to prove it. Unless the “property owner” is the person/corp who owns the whole shopping center.
We had that happen back near me in 2017. They removed all the POI at the whole shopping center because it was a hang-out for PGOers.
Why did the appeal not state this? It would make more sense if the appeal stated the reason why it was not approved, rather than an incorrect reason. Then the submitter would understand and know what to do next.
Absolutely you did, and I think there had been some stuff going on trying to get this to show up in Pokemon Go that I had been unaware of when I championed this nomination. I do think this would be a great Wayspot but did not have all the facts. Thank you for recognizing that the reason given was wrong.
I am the owner of this location. I contacted Niantic to remove the location from Ingress because we moved locations. This nomination is for our NEW location. Can you contact me through DM to work resolve this confusion?
