Greenway Directional Sign Clarifications

I had uploaded these greenway signs under the guidance of the idea that mass-produced trail markers are generally eligible, according to previous posts and guidelines on these forums. It was rejected for being mass-produced (understandable), so I appealed citing that it’s an important trail marker.

The appeal was denied, citing “The Wayspot nomination in question is a normal directional sign, which is an ineligible object under Wayspot rejection criteria.”, however this isn’t a directional sign in the sense that it’s pointing to a business or town. These signs can be found on the northernmost greenway (Averette Road Greenway) on Greenways | Town of Rolesville, NC, situated on the parts where the walking path cuts through the neighborhood sidewalk.

Now, comparing this to the clarification under Trails & Markers, it seems like this should match the former and not the latter.

The signs I submitted are mass-produced and mark the two different ways you can go on the greenway from this point, noting that this is ON the path pedestrians and cyclists would take, while the directional signs that would be denied in the example are pointing to different locations in the town.

What do you guys think? I’ve read some mixed messaging on more generic trail signs posted before, so would appreciate some discussion on my exact example.

Hello and welcome to the community.

Can we see your full detail about your nomination? It will provide more context to help you.

Trail markers have nothing to do with being generic or not, so please don’t worry about that side of things! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

When submitting a trail marker, what we are doing is using the marker to represent a section of a trail - which is unique because its a specific part. The marker can look like many others, but that doesn’t matter - it’s the trail that matters.

Here is an example of a nomination I have done for a green way trail in case that helps. I would love to help you with your nomination and I’m sure it would be a great place to exercise :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I would say this sort of thing looks eligible, because the directional post is on the trail making it a trail marker. It might be how you worded the submission, I would suggest making clear that it’s a trail marker, explaining the trail in the description and then giving citations in the supporting text (if you haven’t done so already).

These Greenways are also marked on OpenStreetMap which is a good way to show that the trail actually exists in a form that’s easy for reviewers to undersand, e.g. Way: ‪Granite Creek Greenway‬ (‪769434810‬) | OpenStreetMap