Discussion about new rejection reasons

[AliceWonder1511]

Hi
Here you can discuss the collection of new rejection reasons.

[DTrain2002]

Under Review (Niantic) rejection reason is wrong

I submitted late last year for a meeting place used in public rental housing. It is used primarily by a homeowner’s association made up of residents; about 3 months later it changed to Under Review (Niantic) status and I subsequently received a notice of rejection. Curiously, the reason for rejection of the meeting house was a generaic business. So I came up with a hypothesis of one bug. I wondered if all the reasons for rejection in Under Review (Niantic) might be showing up as generic busines…

Here is one of the other threads with some examples already.

Also, a little confusing as to why there’s a post for discussion and a post for collection.

[AliceWonder1511]

Thanks for the first two examples and for showing me where I’ve been not clear enough
Now you can see how my master plan is

[SlimboyFat71]

I have appealled so don’t have the exact wording.

The 1st one I got stated that a 180 year old building was not permanant !!! so not a good start for me

Maybe time to split the “Permanent and Distinct” selection in to 2 options.

[frealafgb]

I can beat that. I had something from the 1400s show as temporary/not distinct. The appeals team agreed had to resubmit

[frealafgb]

Here’s 3 rejection examples I can see.

Seems generic business was replaced.

[cyndiepooh]

I think they are still adjusting the reasons so this topic may be premature. When we first noticed the changes, this rejected view bench was showing this on March 27 (my rejection reasons look slightly different because I have the rejections plus tool installed)

I think the original rejection was “Temporary/Seasonal or Not distinct,” but I didn’t seem to have made a note of it anywhere, because why would I?

But now no rejection reasons will come up for that one, no matter how many times I refresh.

This one was definitely rejected as Generic business and now shows this:

So it does look like they have changed the “Generic business” rejection to more broadly indicate that it was considered generic with the statement “The submission lacks uniqueness or historical and cultural meaning.”

[AliceWonder1511]

Thanks! I’ve added them to the list

[DTrain2002]

The submission lacks uniqueness or historical and cultural meaning has also been used for other rejection reasons under Appropriate. Someone nominated a mural at a fire station, and that was the rejection reason; it most likely was rejected under obstructs emergency services.

What’s wrong with the current state of reviewers?

[IMG_6966] [IMG_6967] [IMG_6968] Local volunteer firefighter dies on a fire in his response area. A hand painted mural is made and deemed not culturally or historically significant enough after 3 months of voting. Reviewers are volunteers for a game collecting mapping information to sell. You aren’t a judge on a game show like Americas got talent. The game would be unplayable without boring points of interest like benches, plaques, trail markers, and little libraries. The significance of th…

[NotASmurfTorb]

These are 3 of my most recent ones and none of them make any sense.

I got a warning for the noticeboard aswell. Lovely

[AliceWonder1511]

Thanks @DTrain2002. Your post makes it obvious that the former reasons are unknown for us.
I’ll stay on the pure collection of findings

[AliceWonder1511]

Thanks Added to the list

[frealafgb]

Wow, an abusive noticeboard? Impressive I hope the warning is removed.

[DTrain2002]

This warning is odd, and has even been given for mismatched location. Someone else got a warning for mismatched location with this same rejection reason listed in Contribution Management. They nominated new POIs at an apartment complex that aren’t on satellite/Street View yet. I find this concerning, as they nominated in good faith.

[knightwm]

I was given a very generic reason for my rejection and I’m actually trying to understand what i can change to try to get it accepted, or at least understand why it was rejected.

[cyndiepooh]

the rejection reason is on your contributions page (Niantic Wayfarer), not the email

since this is an “our team” decision, i am going to predict that the rejection reason is something about “automated process”

if you would like feedback on the rejected nomination to discuss how it might possibly be improved, you should start a new topic in Nomination Support showing us screenshots of your submission

[NotASmurfTorb]

The email i got said because it was misplaced. But I litterally stood infront of the noticeboard and pressed that locate button when nominating in pokemon go.

The one in the bottom right

[missionaddicts8]

“The submission is on private property which is not publicly accessible”

So are they changing the rules because private property should not be a rejection reason. This is going to lead to a lot of unnecessary rejections because of the confusion it’ll cause

[DTrain2002]

Private property can be a rejection reason if it’s a single family private residential property or farmland. That has been clarified here:

Private Residences, Farmland & K-12

Single-family private residential properties (SFPRP), farms, and K-12 (schools or facilities primarily focused for persons under 18 years of age) are ineligible. This includes the outer facing facade, fence of these locations, and property boundaries. Objects in or upon apartment blocks, gated communities, or their shared spaces may be eligible assuming they otherwise meet criteria and are intended to be accessed by a community, even if not everyone. Communal spaces have the potential to be eli…

[paulingzubat]

It has been clarified again and again however I agree that this wording needs to be described better as it is very confusing.

It feels like a step back from the guidance included in the tooltip.

Both “private property” and “publicly accessible” have niche interpretation in Wayfarer that might not be reflected to its general, everyday usage. Combining it into one issue does not make sense.