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I receive a mail yesterday with a warning - about a fully legal wayspot on a public playground - an then followed by an email with an apology.
I don’t understand why submitting this playground is abuse
So, the first email they sent was to say you received a warning, but then they rescinded that warning after looking into the matter further. Both emails are educational emails to help you better understand Wayspot criteria so you can improve on your submissions in the future. Yes, they aren’t worded the best, but this is not unusual for Niantic.
Looking at this submission, it doesn’t appear to be a permanent playground, just a temporary trampoline that can be put up and taken down at anytime. Wayspot submissions must be permanent physical, tangible, and identifiable places or objects, or objects that placemarks an area. A trampoline that can be removed at anytime is not permanent, and it doesn’t placemark the area.
Now, the small building looks like it could meet criteria, as it appears to be more permanent, and a possible play structure for children in the area. I can’t say for sure though, as I don’t know where it’s located or the description and supporring info you provided. Feel free to share a screenshot of both of these, and we will be better able to determine if it’s still eligible.
Lastly, you may want to review the Wayspot criteria, to make sure you are submitting nominations and edits that do meet criteria.
The small house is a playhouse, that is just as permanent as other playground-equipment.
I can not see why a wayspot that was accepted two years ago suddently is a problem.
I have submitted many good wayspots and edits, at got most of them accepted - so I am fully aware of the criterias.
And do I get two email - first one with a warning, an then an appology? - what does that mean.
It’s possible that another user may have saw the photo for the Wayspot, saw how prominent the trampoline is featured, and put in a removal request. It seems at first they may have agreed with the request, but then looking further into the matter, found that the playhouse is permanent and decided to reverse their decision.
It’s only a guess, but maybe the @admins will be able to provide a little more info.
Finally got an explanation
But - I can’t see that this is a private playground.
It is placed between apartment buildings, together with other playgrounds - there are no signs or anything stating that this particular one is private.
And even if I - by accident - submitted someting on private ground, how can that be enough to acuse me for abusing?
(I think a lot of submitters would be abusers then, with the stuff I see in Wayfarer)
I am only trying to help my community by submitting wayspots - trying to make good wayspots, but I don’t think I dare to submit more after this warning
Ok - so they did not acuse me for abusing - is was not really clear to me after the first two mails .
Those mails were both sent as a reply of something unknown - at first I thought it was spam-mails.
Their communication really could be better and clearer!
Isn’t it also lovely how they lay the blame entirely with the submitter and not with the reviewers that let this “ineligible” wayspot get accepted in the first place? Is it not their job to filter out the ineligible ones?
The admins are the Niantic staff, BTW.
Maybe the playground already had a Wayspot?
Maybe Niantic staff mistook the playhouse as a maintenance shed?
Maybe in the 2 years since it was nominated, the equipment shown was removed, so someone reported the Wayspot as no being there?
After the ‘educational email’ all my nominations went into ‘Niantic woting’ .
35 nominations - most of them edits - titel-edits, that you need to understand danish to review.
Today I got an email on each of them saying ‘rejected’ - with ‘Other Rejection Criteria’ - and asking me to re-read criterias and kearn from it!?
How can I learn from that? 
Yeah, if you submit things that they think are questionable, they perform a thorough investigation of all your other unresolved submissions, which usually ends in most, if not all, getting rejected.
No bots send out emails or conduct investigations.
When they reject a removal from the game apps, it usually means they want more information.
oh they definitely need to stop using boiler template messages that don’t apply
Can I remind people to remain respectful towards each other.
It is perfectly possible to disagree and have different views.
If you realise that it you are in disagreement there is no need to continue repeating the same points.
Thanks for the apology.
We are endeavouring to make this forum as welcoming as possible.
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Please stop this negative behaviour
Where is the actual location because it looks like it is someone’s back garden? (Not saying this is the case, just the photo looks that way).
I wouldn’t have passed the trampoline to begin with if I got this as they are generally temporary. I had a similar one in our back garden at home.
Guessing that may have been part of the reason. Location could also have been the issue.
And now I read all the way down.
So prp was the cause.
The thing with the emails though really needs an overhaul, like people submitted probably legit wayspots years back and for whatever reason they are now not eligible. Instead of the stick approach and sending out warning “educational” emails.
How about a simple, your submission is being removed as it is no longer eligible due to changes in criteria, here are the changes outlined, we thank you for previous submission and look forward to your submissions in the future.
People can only submit based on what is the current criteria so it’s a bit rich to come back years after the fact and say "hey, this is now abuse here’s your warning “educational” email. Because somebody else legitimately reported it then as not fitting criteria.
It would put me off reporting stops altogether if a report is going to lead to someone getting these emails for doing nothing wrong.
