Could anyone give me more information of why this submission was rejected? I got lots of these types of signs accepted in the past and was wondering if there was any change in criteria. It was rejected because it was a Temporary/Seasonal and a Fake nomination. Anything would help!
Submission Information:
Title: Ontario Greenway & 49th Ave Bikeway Trail Junction Sign Southbound
Description: A trail marker for the 49th Avenue Bikeway connection towards the Canada Line along the popular Ontario Greenway Trail.
Additional Information: The city-owned greenway sign is located on public property and is highly accessible to cyclists and pedestrians. The sign is visually unique and promotes outdoor exploration and exercise. Additionally, it promotes other forms of active transportation which could lead to further exploration in the city.
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The problem is that the sign is not a marker for a named trail/greenway, but a generic bike route sign. Others that you have gotten accepted, if they were just like this one, should not have been accepted.
The rest of the Temporary/Seasonal rejection is “or Not Distinct.” Reviewers may have used this to indicate that this appeared to be just a sign for traffic. they may have used “Fake” because they did not feel this was a “trail marker” as you said. These are just guesses.
I don’t submit anything like this and skip them when I get something like this to review. I am just not clear on the criteria for something like this along a roadway.
If you want to appeal to see what a Niantic employee thinks of the nomination, you get 2 appeals, each on a 20 day counter before you can use it again. If you don’t see the button that says “Appeal” then you don’t have one available, and will just have to wait. You can give that link to prove this is a greenway on your appeal. If you resubmit, you can include that link in your supporting section.
This is the latest clarification Niantic has made on trail markers. It does not give any examples that look like yours to me as either good or not good.
I mean it does say that “its function on the trail should be unique to that location” and it is. It shows the connections to the 49th Ave Greenway. On the clarification Niantic gave, an example of a bad nomination was just a plain green sign with a bike symbol.
The sign you submitted appears to be a standard bike route sign and a directional arrow toward public transportation. While it may lie along a greenway trail, it is not a greenway trail marker in and of itself. This is just a standard street sign. That is why it was likely rejected.
