When submitting a Wayspot Appeal, make sure to include as much of the following information as possible:
Wayspot Title: Clay County Fire Department
Location (lat/lon): 30.176522,-81.743175
City: Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, Florida
Country: US
Screenshot of the Rejection Email (do not include your personal information):
Additional Information (if any):
If Fire Departments are no longer ineligible locations, I will stop wasting my time reporting them.
Adding the link to the station for more context:
https://www.claycountygov.com/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/84/981
I usually include these, if available, when I request removal of Wayspots that may obstruct emergency services.
Also, did you try help chat?
I intentionally did not add more context to this appeal. It is a fire station. Period. Maps supports that. The Title says “Fire Department” and the reviewer called it a “Fire Department” and no further context should have been needed.
Remember that it doesn’t hurt.
I used the reporting form that help chat always tells me to use when I try to report a removal there.
I use help chat almost all the time when requesting removal of places like fire stations, and they almost always remove them.
This is the message I got the last time I tried to report a location for removal through help chat. Please leave this appeal to be decided by staff.
I reported a fire station on May 14th via help chat and it was removed. Sometimes you just get someone that doesn’t fully understand the request.
Lets see how this particular request that seems to have adequate information goes. I’m sure the Wayfarer Team will attend to it.
Also, just to be clear, I’m not saying to go back to help chat or the abuse form. I’m just asking questions to see what the issue may be.
And since Fire Departments are apparently eligible now, I won’t bother to report this other one I just got in review.
We haven’t been told that fire stations are eligible now. While I get that you are being sarcastic, not everyone will read this as such.
Maybe staff can look at this one, too.
No, I am not. Since they are apparently content to leave them in the game now, I just voted on the better Title and did not report. I did leave the example here if they want to follow up.
You saying that “apparently” fire stations are eligible now comes off as both misleading as well as a bit sarcastic. It’s best to look at yhe wider picture here.
This fire station may have been on the map for quite some time, which is what I’ve found with most that I’ve reported and gotten removed. They may have been there before criteria was changed to state they’re no longer eligible.
Let’s wait for staff to respond to this before making assumptions and inserting advice & opinions. I’m sure a lot of us are anxious for a reply and it’s only been here for a day.
Thanks!
It’s still not fair for my posts, which did not go against guidelines, to be hidden. Again, just trying to help, trying to keep calm with this issue.
I think now is the time to take a minute to step back, please. There’s really no need to have the last word. We can create a discussion thread elsewhere if you have more to add.
Thank you.
Just speaking generally for threads like this:
If someone is clearly an experienced contributor and has chosen a specific way to handle their appeal, it’s probably best not to press further unless they’ve explicitly asked for help or seem genuinely unclear about something. Newer users may appreciate detailed guidance, but repeatedly challenging or questioning a veteran user after they’ve already clarified their reasoning can come off as dismissive or even condescending.
The Wayspot Appeals section is primarily for the Wayfarer team to review appeals, not for extended debates. While community input can be helpful, it’s important to pause and consider whether it’s truly needed; especially if the OP isn’t blatantly wrong or violating guidelines. If someone takes a different (but valid) approach, asking a clarifying question out of curiosity is fine, but trying to “win” the conversation after that can derail the thread.
Thanks for the appeal @cyndiepooh We’ve flagged your appeal to the relavent team and will share an update as soon as possible.
