Hi everyone, I’m new here and I would like to share some feedback and frustration regarding the current AI-based Wayfarer rejection system, especially when it comes to architectural art and facade details. Recently, one of my nominations (a decorative mascaron sculpture on a historic apartment bu…

I understand the frustration of having nomination rejection. For now you shouldnt let it stress you. What you said now might become input for future development but improvement wont happen so fast. What you can do is appeal those rejection, human and not AI will review them. Hopefully by appealing t…

Welcome to the forum! It must be frustrating when the Machine Learning model has been trained to reject things the community has always found eligible. But if the human appeals team is also rejecting them, maybe this indicates that pieces of buildings are not great wayspots? I am in a suburban part…

Thank you for the response! Yes, of course here is one of the examples that confused me the most. This nomination was a permanently attached mascaron sculpture on the facade of a historic apartment building in Budapest. It was rejected first by the automated process, then again on appeal by the hu…

Hmm. This is very ornate, but there are a lot of them. This does appear to be a decorative element as the appeal reviewer stated. Is there special significance to this face? Is there a particular artist? Would the entire building perhaps be historically significant rather than one small detail fro…

Thanks for the reply. I understand the point about common architectural decorations, but what makes this situation difficult to interpret from a submitter perspective is consistency. In addition to this nomination, I have previously submitted similar architectural art with additional supporting co…

Additionally, I would like to share another example that highlights the inconsistency I am experiencing. A small park / resting area with seating in my area was recently rejected by the automated system, while a very similar type of nomination is currently appearing in community voting. I will att…

[image] bloodyoushed: From a user perspective, this makes it hard to understand where the actual line is between: “common decorative facade element” and “permanent architectural artwork contributing to cultural or historical value” There is no hard line. That is why it is hard to understa…

Hi, are you the same person as here? Please note that multi-accounting to circumvent bans and warnings is not received well by Niantic [image] Auto-rejected by ML Bot? Need help with Historical Architectural Heritage in Budapest Nomination Support Hello everyo…

What is the overall building? You might find it’s possible to submit the building facade as a whole, rather than 1 smaller feature. I don’t find the ML picks up on those as easily, so it might mean it goes to local reviewers. You could use web submit to add multiple supporting photos which might be …

Regarding the building facade there are some clarification here. [image] Architecture Criteria Clarification Collection Buildings A building with unique architecture, features, or historical or cultural significance can make a great nomination. The submitter …

Frustration with AI &ML Rejections for Architectural Art & Facade Details

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Hi, are you the same person as here? Please note that multi-accounting to circumvent bans and warnings is not received well by Niantic

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Frustration with AI &ML Rejections for Architectural Art & Facade Details

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