My nomination keeps getting rejected as a duplicate even though it doesn’t exist in my pokemon go game.
What’s so wrong with my submission? It’s not on Google maps and is a distinct feature, which is deserving of it’s own pokestop.
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There is no “deserving of its own PokéStop.”
Nominations submitted go into Niantic Lightship, which is a database of all Wayspots (points of interest) that may be used in Niantic games. Pokémon GO chooses what to include from that database and restricts it to a only 1 per a set “grid” size pattern. In your case, this lovely mosaic is too close to the “Kerrie Neighborhood House” PokéStop/Gym. There is unfortunately no way for you to have both included on the map.
When you submit future candidates, I suggest turning on the toggle “show nearby Wayspots” - it will help you avoid submitting duplicates of Wayspots that do not appear in Pokémon GO.
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There’s tons of Stops that are right next to each other. There’s also universities and cities with tens of hundreds of spots within meters of each other. For example, I’ve seen spots stacked on top of each other in dog parks. Why do “rural” areas have to have so few spots for similar art pieces and features that are commonly found in cities and colleges?
Whether something can go live in Pokemon Go depends on it being alone in a Level 17 S2 cell. There is a great article explaining this here: https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/
Pokestops and gyms only have to be across an invisible line from each other, so can seem packed really close together in some areas and really far apart in others. In really old locations, there used to be a way to force extra game locations into individual cells through edits. That was stopped, but you may still see some locations with more than they should have if they are old. And sponsored stops and gyms do not have to follow cell rules.
Rural areas typically have fewer eligible locations than cities and colleges. Single Family Private Residential Property (SFPRP) is not eligible.
(edit: lol i did not realize this was an old comment. idk why i saw it as new.)
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