Hey Team!
I’ve seen a bunch of basketball courts accepted but haven’t had any luck with my nomination. Any tips on how to strengthen so I can resubmit? Thanks in advance for the all the help.
Chelsea Recreation Center is already a Wayspot. My guess is that some people may be accepting the court separately, but others are rejecting it as a duplicate of the center. Even though you say in the supporting that “I am nominating the basketball court not the center,” in the supporting.
If you submit this again, instead of putting the word “duplicate” in reviewers minds, try a supporting statement like “One of many of the separate facilities at the Chelsea Recreation Center” or similar.
You do have two appeals, each on a 20 day counter before you can use them again, if you would like to send this to internal (human) review rather than the community.
I don’t know how accurate the screenshot is of where you put the pin. Did you put it outside the building as it appears there?
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Hey thanks for the tips. I placed it on top of the building/roof so that it would be in an empty cell/ not interfere with play. But I’ll def make the changes and resubmit
Oof. Do not misplace things for the sake of making them appear in a game. With a bball court, there is no single point of entry, so you have a lot of options of where to place the pin around the perimeter of the court without impacting game play. But placing it in a building next to the court is not the right answer and opens you up to punishment.
We’ve all been there realizing that a perfectly good sport court is in an occupied cell. It just is what it is. If you choose to add it in the right location, it may become a Power Spot some day.
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Just to clear up it was placed on top of the rec center as there is no way to place it from above with the court being visible. The pin is dropped over the recreation center in which the court is located not a random building. Placed in a spot which gives pedestrian safe access and doesn’t interfere with play as best I could. All tips are helpful and thanks for taking the time to offer you advice from experience. Really is appreciated.
Oh, sorry. I didn’t scroll up to remember that this is an indoor court.
Could I resubmit & appeal or is that against rules?
You can do both. If the pin is not accurate, I would not appeal. I would wait to know the outcome of the appeal before resubmitting if I appealed. If you make a new nomination that is also rejected, you can appeal either or both rejection(s). If your appeal is rejected, you can still resubmit.
There is no time limit after rejection to make the appeal. I have appealed years old rejections.
I have submitted a community center and the bball court inside as separate wayspots before. I made sure to pin the community center either in the lobby or at the front door. Then I pinned the indoor court on the part of the building where the court exists.
This will depend on what is inside the community center. In my case, there were also handball courts (not submitted) and community rooms for classes or other gatherings. So while the bball court may be one of the main reasons people use the center, it is not the exclusive reason they do so.
