I reported a pokestop what violates Niantics own rules and it wasn’t removed.
That pokestop is literally placed inside a private property. That place is not available for public people to walk in. One can’t go to other yard. You can ‘access’ it in sidewalk but it’s said that stops must not be in private areas.
This is truly an odd decision to break their own rules. With that I should be able to have my own private pokestop in my backyard…
Hey! Welcome to the forums. It’s not clear from what you’ve said so, to clarify.
Niantic says this is not acceptable:
Private property - A single family private residential property (even if historical), farmland, etc.
so your backyard cannot have a Wayspot.
Niantic says this can be acceptable:
Restricted - locations that restrict access to a subset of people (Gated community or members-only locations, military bases)
Ticketed - locations that require a ticket to access like theme parks, museums that require a ticket to enter
Businesses - indoor locations and businesses with items for purchase
I know of a Wayspot within an office building. This is okay as it falls under it being restricted to a certain subset of people (employees who work there and those visiting) and of course there’s plenty of Wayspots at theme parks which are ticketed and not accessible without this.
Can you confirm what the Wayspot is?
My backyard was just sarcasm.
That pokestop I reported is inside private property. I reported it as rules says it is not allowed to be placed inside the private property.
Yet Niantic replied to me and didn’t remove the pokestop violating the rules.
Is it single family residence private residential property as I noted?
There’s a big difference between that and the office example I used (where the office is private property belonging to that company) and a theme park (where you would be trespassing without a ticket) etc.
It’s like a I don’t know English word for it. It’s a private house where is few kids taken by child care.
So now that I think of it, it may fall apart under restricted. You are not allowed to go there but you can ‘access’ it in sidewalk (safe for pedestrians)
That may fall under a different kind of rejection/removal.
School - a K12 and under school (preschool, primary/elementary, secondary/high school) or child care/daycare center
As for sharing an English word, the forums have a translation feature so try describing it in your own language and showing images if you can. We also have many users who speak many languages who can assist and explain too
Next time I go there I take a pictures of it. It’s not on my daily route. It’s like 60km from my home. I go to that area to work occasionally.
I looked into your report. The location seems like a housing complex and the Wayspot is connected to an object in the common area. This indeed doesn’t violate our policies given the information we have.
Makes sense, thanks. I was just wondering it as it is private yard. I lived in that area closer to 20 years and I secured that building closer to 16 years (I was security guard). And that’s how I know it’s private.
Thanks for everyone for your time!
If you are certain that the housing complex would not want a pokestop/gym there, you can contact them to let them know it is there. Property owners can request removals that will be honored when they present proof of credentials. The form is linked at the top here under “Wayspot removals” but they can just Google “Pokestop removal” and find it.
Multi family private residential property like condominium or housing complex is eligible. Only single family private residential property that count as ineligible. If this is not correct you need to prove that its single family private residential property.
Thanks all for the input on this. It is correct and I was wrong ;misunderstanding.
This can be closed.