Apologies if this is a common question, but I didn’t see a lot of answers when I searched. I’m somewhat new to reviewing stops, and I’m a little bit confused about duplicates. Some are really obvious (like when they’re the exact same thing), but sometimes I feel like it’s a judgment call. Is that normal?
Some examples of what I’m talking about:
Someone submitted a flagpole directly in front of a library. That felt like a duplicate because the library itself was already a stop.
Someone submitted a unique bench within a dog park. Although the dog park itself was a stop, this bench was far enough inside to be different. I did not consider this a duplicate.
Multiple people have submitted signs demonstrating park rules. However, the park itself is typically already a stop. I consider these duplicates.
Would you mind letting me know your thoughts and whether or not I was correct? I’m really enjoying reviewing stops, and I want to make sure I’m doing it correctly.
I have been doing this for years, and still struggle with when a not exact match should be marked as duplicate, too.
A park rules sign does not meet acceptance criteria imo, so I would just reject that instead of marking it duplicate of the park.
This seems reasonable to me. I would also consider it separately. I rarely find a bench that I feel meets criteria, but sometimes these will be unique enough to accept.
I would consider the flagpole separately. These are normally mass produced objects that I would reject as “not Distinct” but would consider the case made in the nomination.
A park rules sign would only be eligible as a proxy for the park, as it helps to have a physical object for park wayspots (although it isn’t essential). Therefore, if the park already has a wayspot, the park rules sign is no longer eligible as a proxy and isn’t eligible for itself.
I am dubious about the bench. The dog park is already a wayspot due to socialisation and the bench doesn’t add to this for me. The bench would have to have attributes on its own, such as the view or decorative features.
The flagpole isn’t a duplicate of the library, similar to a statue in the library grounds. It just isn’t very eligible.
There is obviously no overall rule for determining if something is a duplicate. Always look at existing wayspots, but even more so when the review is of something that could cover a large area, such as a park, a golf course, a sports field, a building. For these, you often have to look further away for existing wayspots.
Just think what each existing wayspot represents and whether the underlying object can have multiple wayspots. A large park, for example, can have several for different entrances, but a pocket park will struggle. A sports ground (e.g., football field) is a single wayspot, not one for each goal or each dugout or each corner post.
