I am looking for any clear instruction, from Niantic (ie: not just random community members opinions, any actual official communication) on the following, regarding changing eligibility criteria over the years: When eligibility criteria changes, does that apply to longstanding, already approved Way…

Welcome to the forum @Britt2211 A lot of those state survey markers are on roads and this can be a removal criterium for their removal. I will leave the rest to someone else, just wanted to clarify this: [image] Britt2211: featured Waypoints on the front page quite often Featured wayspots …

[image] Britt2211: they are no longer eligible to be submitted This is an oversimplification too. [image] Survey Markers Criteria Clarification Collection Survey markers can be eligible if they meet the acceptance criteria for encouraging exploration. Good examples …

Hello and welcome @Britt2211 It might help if you could provide more information and examples of what is being removed. Removals just like submissions are judged on an individual basis. As there could be a number of reasons why they are being removed providing examples such as the area and if you …

Hi and welcome, sorry for replying to you as a community member, but 1. I am not aware of any recent official communication from the Wayfarer team on the absolute and categorical eligibility or ineligibility of any kind of object, that is simply not how the criteria work - eligibility is always depe…

Niantic has systematically removed some survey markers in Australia in the past few months. Maybe they’re branching out with that. It’s their database; they can do what they want. Notable survey markers are still valid, like at the top of a mountain trail, or one placed over 100 years ago at somepl…

Dozens of NSW State Survey Markers. Area is within the Illawarra region (Wollongong, NSW)

There have been dozens of stops - I would actually estimate close to 100 over the broader area, but I do not know an exact number. I dont have screenshots of each individual one. I am also not interested in filing appeals, I just want to know why a specific category of Waypoints that were acceptable…

[image] MargariteDVille: Niantic has systematically removed some survey markers This is what Im interested in finding out - if it is NIANTIC specifically marking these for removal, or if it is a community member who is of the belief that if something becomes ineligible, it warrants removal of…

[image] Britt2211: acceptable when submitted Why do you keep saying they were acceptable when submitted? Under what criteria were they acceptable?

[image] RoIi112: Why do you keep saying they were acceptable when submitted? Because they were. Under what criteria were they acceptable? To reiterate, I will copy/paste the comment I made previously regarding. I’ve found many comments on reddit from 4yr ago linking to a November AMA con…

Clarification on removal once eligibility changes

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paulingzubat February 17, 2025, 8:51am 3

This is an oversimplification too.

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Clarification on removal once eligibility changes

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