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 ac…

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 …

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’…

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 i…

The “did you know” email could be a series. Featuring good things that are often voted as rejections, and also the opposite.

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 typ…

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elijustrying October 24, 2025, 2:13pm 7

I too had to go to appeal for a pure gym, and that appeal was accepted.

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