OK. So a similar issue occurred with a couple other memorial plaques.
@seaprincesshnb suggested I use the form linked under ‘Wayspot Removal’ when commenting on my wayspot appeal of ‘April May Rotsey’.
@NianticAaron told me changing a the title/photo/description for this plaque was abuse. So I went ahead and put in reports for removals of the following wayspots:
‘Love Always’ - Wayspot Appeal - Love Always
‘April May Rotsey’ - Invalid Wayspot Appeal - Rotsey Bench
‘Frederick Charles’ - Wayspot Removal - Frederick Charles
All three of those memorial benches or table have new plaques. I have the screenshot to support my report being rejected and submitted them under Wayspot Appeals for removal.
For Frederick Charles the new wayspot was approved and can probably be seen already in the lightship database. To be honest this one you would need to remove a bunch of photos since it was massively overdone to ensure it became a gym at some point.
Anyhow, I am confused on this whole process now. Because I was told this was considered abuse by editing. Yet when I went and requested the removal via the link that was suggested this was the response from Niantic:
So it is abuse if I submit edits via the game but not if Niantic does them on my behalf when I have followed what Niantic has informed me to do to remove these?
Funny enough I checked Niantic Wayfarer to look and yes they updated it, but made an error on one of the individual’s names and now I need to submit an edit. I had nominated this bench as the one the people memorialized on the plaque was respected coach who helped his team win gold… Atleast it was still in queue, but again a waste of a nomination. Otherwise if you don’t know this information it would be just another memorial bench and I thought those didn’t meet criteria unless it was a rural area.