Hello everyone! I have recently discovered that there is a whole community on here dedicated to helping each other navigate Wayfarer and having submitted and reviewed many nominations myself, I am thankful I have finally stumbled upon this community. How did everyone first hear about this online W…

NianticCasey introduced them on the Ingress forums, and I joined from there. Below is a community back up of their post. Introducing the Wayfarer Community Hi folks, Firstly, let me say thanks for all of the lively and interesting Wayfarer conversations that you’ve been having here. …

[image] LanaDelRey: How did everyone first hear about this online Wayfarer community? :thinking:

It was by magic. I one day opened a web browser and by magic, it appeared.* Serious note. It may have been via the Wayfarer.nianticlabs.com or via one of the Wayfarer groups on Facebook.

Hello and welcome It was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away…… I think I either got an email or someone posted on Reddit it was so long ago I have no actual memory of it. I was keen on having an official place to go and the statistics on the old forum showed I was a very early joiner. :joy: …

For me also,to understand it better sadly its still a little bit vague,

The link on the wayfarer page, primarily.

In 2017 I got an email that I was eligible to review on OPR, with a link to the G+ group. The gameboard hadn’t had any additions in 3 years, and it was exciting to be able to add to it. Still is! Every time the community changed platforms, they’ve let us know where to go for the new one.

Was a part of “Operation Portal Recon” in Ingress. This was the first incarnation of Wayfarer after the submission hiatus that was implemented on Ingress players before even Pokémon Go was a thing. Kept close to the OPR group to keep informed of guidelines. Came over to the old forums when those we…

I discovered the forums after putting a lot of work into a wayspot nomination and getting it accepted 1st try. Only to be confused as to why it didnt become a Pokething. I poked around until I saw the “community” section and then from there searched for others with my issues and learned about s2 cel…

I’m not sure how I first heard about the forums, most likely from an adjacent conversation from the Wayspotters podcast or Wayfarer Discussion Discord. But I do remember what first got me to go to the forums was to appeal some of my rejected edits and removals. Thankfully the process has improved s…

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