How does a pokestop become a gym?

[cyndiepooh]

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From PokeStop to Gym?

Hi, I have a question. Do the “Likes” we give to PokéStops no longer count toward assigning them as Gyms once the requirements are met? The question arises because, after carefully setting up the PokéStops and acquiring the second Gym, we liked the PokéStop we wanted to convert into a Gym; however, another PokéStop was assigned far from our area.