Could an objection be made? I have become cautious

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Wayspot contribution for Gensungen sports field
Objection
Felsberg HE

Not accepted
2025-07-10
The reviewers primarily cited the following reasons for rejection:
The proposal meets several rejection criteria, although the community was not unanimous on the main reason for rejection.
Access to the proposal may not be safe or public.

Can I file an appeal without getting banned?

I don’t understand how a sports field can be rejected as inaccessible or not public.

Can the pin be at that location? It doesn’t interfere with sports activities there. I read somewhere that for sports fields, it’s best to place the pin at the entrance to the sports facility.

In another appeal, I was banned for a day because the marker had apparently slipped a few meters due to poor GPS and a poor data connection/network connection. Unfortunately, this was not noticed when I submitted it, and it was not intentional, just a real mishap, which unfortunately cost me a ban. It was probably my mistake, but now I’ve become cautious because I’m reading more and more about waves of bans, and it’s not worth risking my game.

Thanks for your advice and opinions.

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Here are the basic location criteria. Perhaps what you have heard referred to as the entrance is this.

Location Guidelines
Pin placement within your nomination is very important. Make sure to review the following to give your nomination the best chance during review.
Do:

  • Place the pin at the real life location of the object you are nominating
  • Place the pin along the edge or entrance of large objects such as buildings and sports fields. Placement should ideally be at the natural point of approach, such as a gate or door
  • Place the pin at the base of overhead objects
  • Keep in mind, the location needs to be safe and accessible, even if the access is restricted to employees or people with special access rights.
    Don’t:
  • Don’t place the pin at a location that doesn’t naturally represent what is being nominated

The following information regarding athletic fields is described in the Criteria Clarification Collection. It is recommended that entrances and sides that do not interfere with competitions or practices be designated.

Sports Fields
Sports fields and athletic fields encourage exercise and socialization and are often good places to explore. It is important to choose a pin placement that respects and does not interfere with the sporting activity. See the image below for guidance. For sports fields with multiple points of play, there should be one nomination to encapsulate the entire field.
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**Note that each sports field nominated needs to be distinct from others at the facility and have a unique title.

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Hi @chrisschyby
Wenn es dir nicht zu lange dauert, würde ich den Vorschlag erstmal neu einreichen.
Vielleicht ein bisschen mehr in den Supporttext warum du den Pin dort platziert hast.
Ansonsten sind Sportfelder/-plätze bestens geeignet und den Pin an einen der Eingänge zu platzieren ist auch genau richtig.
Du könntest auch einen Einspruch einreichen. Dann wird dein Vorschlag von Niantic/Scopely geprüft. Da wir aber nur 2 Einsprüche alle 15 Tage haben, musst du selbst entscheiden, ob es für diese Nominierung ausgegeben werden soll.
An deinem Vorschlag ist jedenfalls für mein Verständnis nichts verkehrt und um einen Bann brauchst du dich dafür auch nicht zu sorgen.

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