I know that gyms are hard to get accepted by the review community, but I thought Niantic had confirmed they were eligible. I didn’t realise it was necessary to /prove/ they are a hyperlocal hangout spot (etc). This isn’t a scummy gym hidden down a backroad, but a very well used gym in a easy to access location.
Title: PureGym at Archer Road Retail Park
Description: PureGym is an excellent place to tone your body, build up muscle strength, suffer in spin classes and just generally do your thing. This location is safe and secure, allowing all ages and genders to train safely without harassment.
Supporting: Safely and easily accessible to all. Visible on google maps and streetview. Submitted under Exercise, which it definitely supports.
Review rejection: The submission lacks uniqueness or historical and cultural meaning
Appeal Notes: As a gym this meets exercise criteria very well. The review community hasn’t yet come round to the idea of them being eligible, but Niantic have said they are. For example Fitness Gym rejected and marked as abuse and "Our team" rejection
Appeal Rejection: Thanks for the appeal, Wayfinder! We are unable to verify as per the nomination context how this business is a locally longstanding/hyperlocal hangout/cultural hotspot significant to your community. We suggest that you add more information explaining why this business is important for the local community in a new nomination. This can greatly increase the odds of this nomination getting approved. We recommend you review the content guidelines before submitting your next Wayspot contribution: Content Guidelines — Wayfarer Help Center
@NianticAaron is this really not eligible as it stands?
I’m glad that was overturned-I had a Pure Gym accepted on appeal recently
Gyms really need more education for reviewers (and clearly some members of the appeals team!!) because they’re a great place to exercise and are eligible business locations but they are so often rejected as generic businesses
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I understand why they are difficult to get past reviewers, because until recently I would have rejected them as generic businesses. It is only from reading threads on this forum that i realised my thinking was completely wrong, which is exactly the same for my new understanding about cafes.
I don’t see a solution to this!
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The solution is training people properly.
A “did you know” email to active reviewers would be a start. Showcase a good submission for a gym in it. Easy.
Edit: these should be an easy accept, not something we understand a rejection for!!
Gyms are just one example of a type of object that reviewers aren’t aware of the eligibility for. Cafes and LFLs are other examples (with the latter, they tend to be accepted when on SFPRP, so it’s the opposite problem).
From my own experience with developing systems and knowing how I personally interact with information - people don’t read what is in-front of them. Niantic could show people a wonderful example of a gym and say how eligible it is, but ask them an hour later if gyms are eligible and most of them wouldn’t know.
This particular retail park has two chain gyms of the affordable-monthly-fee types (I’m casting a snide eye at V*rgin gyms here). The other one was accepted by reviewers, even though the quality of the submissions was identical (in terms of photo, eligibility etc etc).
I too had to go to appeal for a pure gym, and that appeal was accepted.
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The “did you know” email could be a series. Featuring good things that are often voted as rejections, and also the opposite.
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If that could be rolled into the system somehow, much the same way that the opening screen for Pogo gives you things you might not already know, that could work. But where to put it and how to pick things which are unambiguously OK or not OK… and how to get around the fact that even an eligible type of object isn’t automatic. Eek.
