Help with Autodenied Submission

Title:
Retired Tov Coffee Bus
Description:
The Tov Bus started as an Egyptian coffee roaster but they now have a storefront down the street. This now retired bus sits in a food cart pod and serves as a fun reminder of humble beginnings.
Support:
This retired bus is located in a food truck pod and is placed as a fun art/history artifact. https://www.tovcoffee.com/about-2
Location:
3207 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR


I’ve had this submission auto denied twice now and I’m curious if it is the photos or something else I am missing that is catching the ML.
When I had the first denial, I figured it might be because of the still intact license plate, so I cropped that out of the images and resubmitted.
Should I be specifically using the word, “explore” in my supporting info?

Thanks in advance.

I would guess that the ML model is detecting a vehicle for the main photo and is rejecting based off of that. I would try a wider view for the main photo, more like your supporting photo, that shows this is not an in use bus.

Thanks Cyndie!
I think I’ll wait for an appeal on this one.

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That is actually even better than resubmitting imo! The only way the machine learning model can learn is if it is pointed out when its decision is wrong.

I think you are aware that we have 2 appeals, each on a 20 day counter before we can use it again, but I will say it anyway, just in case :face_with_tongue:

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Well this one is quite unique. Frankly i also not sure how to bypass ML. If its me, maybe i will try resubmit, but i am guessing appeal is more likely the solution.

Thank you both! I have to wait a few days for an appeal to open up but will update if that ends up working.

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How well have you describe the permanence of this “pod” location? I don’t love food trucks as nominations. I might vote to approve a food truck park as a whole or the seating area for a food truck park. But individual food truck spots, by definition, are not permanent in my opinion.

The bus has been there since 2016 where, at that time, it was a coffee bar.
Now the company has a storefront down the street but they left the bus there as a fun art installation. It’s not technically a food cart, it used to be. It sits in the back of a food cart pod however but again, like a history callback to the beginnings of the coffee place.
The bus is a pretty iconic piece.

hmm… i love this bus but i don’t think being for sale helps the nomination

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True lol, I was imagining they are selling it but it would be staying in place and becoming a new food pod. I guess I’ll wait on this one and see what happens.