Hello. I have a question regarding rating. I started rating again a long time ago and noticed that there are no more stars to give. For example, if it says: “Encourages you to do sports”, I have to give a thumbs up if the wayspot is something to do sports or if the wayspot is, for example, on a hiking trail and you could walk there. Do you understand what I mean?
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Hi @Maxl123456789v ,
Yes the rating system changed a year or so ago. Now it is 
if you agree, 
if you disagree, and ‘I don’t know - if you are unsure.
Each section they ask about has more information if you click on the circled ‘I’. I think that’s really helpful to get used to the new review flow.
My tips are to use I don’t know on sections if you aren’t sure. And if I’m really confused my a nomination I Skip it. We have more skips now.
Hope this helps!
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Hi, welcome! Indeed there has been a rework of the review interface to get rid of the star system in autumn 2023. Now you have to answer questions about the suggested wayspot with Yes, No, or I don’t know. If your question is about how to interpret the “Is this a good place for light physical activity?” rubric (this one - I am conscious of the fact that it will be different in different languages so please feel free to provide your own screenshot if this is about some particular wording):
Then it is a criteria question, it’s asking you whether this is a great place to exercise. Not everything that you could walk towards meets this criterion, and there is no need to check this box for anything that is pedestrian accessible and not plausibly meant for exercising (artwork, churches…). However I would say that hiking trails/trail markers, or sport amenities absolutely meet this criterion.
In cases when you are unsure, you can absolutely mark “I don’t know” or skip as suggested above. If you have a specific example in mind that you are not sure how to rate on the exercise scale, please share it here and we can discuss!
Hey, thank you very much for your last reply. I’m sorry that my English isn’t the best. Here, I have an example:
This object shows a comparison between agriculture in the past and today. I would generally accept this. It is on a hiking trail, there is enough space in front of the object to meet and it is something that conveys information. Does that mean I can give all 3 thumbs up? Or can I just give a thumbs up if the Wayspot is used, for example, to meet people (e.g. restaurants). Do you undersand my question? Best regards
Just use your best judgment. For most nominations on trails, I mark the social section “I don’t know” and exercise and exploration as
FYI this clarification was made about how to reject nominations in this new review flow;
So it appears that even marking all three as is not a rejection. But that has not been stated anywhere.
We can’t just mark something as not meeting criteria, but we can say that it is not “Distinct” in its environment, which I use often for things like lamp posts which are generic infrastructure and should not have been submitted.
It looks like something I would accept, too.
So if something isn’t visually unique, you give “Dinstinct” a thumbs down… Interesting, thanks for the tip. I have another question. Do you also give a thumbs down for things like cycle path signs or does that fall under “sport”? Best regards
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It depends on the cycle path. Is there safe pedestrian access for it?
There is an excellent list of clarifications here:
And they are also available on the wayfarer site:
https://wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/new/help/forum-criteria-discussions-library
There is one about these markers:
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No worries at all, and your English is great! But if you’re more comfortable posting in another language please feel free to do so, we’re pretty international here and the translate tool embedded in the forum usually does a good job!
Obviously too late if this was a current review, but if the question is around the three last thumbs for this nomination, then (provided that everything else checks out and I actually got to those questions ) for an info sign on a trail such as this one I would probably vote thumbs down or “I don’t know” on “Kontakte knüpfen” and “Sport”, but thumbs up on “Erkunden” as the info sign is very clearly meant to help you explore the environment and to teach you new things about, as you said, agriculture. It would have been a little different for an actual trail marker where I would rather have voted thumbs up on “Sport” as well, if it was pointing me to where and how to continue on the trail. But just by virtue of being on a trail an info sign about agriculture doesn’t become a place to exercise, it’s rather about the primary purpose. You are not being negative about an object you generally want to accept by not giving it thumbs up on one or two of the criteria if there is really no match, and the rule of thumb (no pun intended) on eligibility is that it generally has to meet at least one of these three, so one is good enough.
I hope this is the kind of distinction you were asking about. Otherwise, do take note of the example wayspots in the Criteria Clarification Collection @cyndiepooh has shared, they could be useful to kickstart some thinking.
Thank you so much for this long respond, it was so helpful! I also looked at the Criteria Clarification Cellection, it was really helpful too, thank you! So does that mean that if I only give one of the three thumbs up, I still accept a wayspot? Best regards
Hello and welcome,
Like others have said, the review process changed in October 2023. Here’s the news post from when it changed, if you’re interested:
If you compare the new system to the old one, Yes would be similar to a 4-5 star rating, I Don’t Know would be similar to 2-3 stars, and No would be similar to 1 star. I find having 3 choices a little easier to understand than 5. I also like the breakdown of answering 7 questions, all with tooltips to help us understand what it’s asking if we have any questions.
And yes, if you are unsure or there is a grey area while reviewing a nomination, don’t be afraid to use I Don’t Know. Always use your best judgment while reviewing, based on the criteria.
It will also depend on the text in within the nomination. Just posting the picture is often not enough to give good advice.
However, in the photo it is visible that a cycling trail with name and logo is presented. If the nomination is for that trail (or multiple trails represented by this sign), it is eligible via the exercise criteria. You would then need to check the other stuff like safe access etc. to be able to accept it too
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Thank you very much for answering! The title is only “signpost cycling trail” or something like that.
Thank you!
That can work if it still includes the trail name, some like systematic titles. But if it’s truly just that, that would be disappointing a bit 
Ok, thank you so much!
Yes, it is enough for a wayspot candidate to meet only one of the eligibility criteria to be eligible (assuming no rejection criteria are met, etc). Of course combinations are possible too, but there is no need to say that a church is a good place to exercise or to thumb up other things that clearly do not apply. If you’re not sure about how to answer eligibility criteria questions for your examples, keep asking on here, that’s what the forum is for
Ok, thank you so much! If I come across another suggestion that I’m unsure about, I’ll get back to you