There is no close pokestops, its on a main street with sidewalks that cross right by, its near several parking lots. I dont get what the issue is? [image] [image] [image]

Your rejection email said “our team” I bet? My guess is that the Machine Learning model rejected this because it could not detect anything that met Wayfarer Criteria. The main Wayfarer Criteria are: A great place for exploration A great place for exercise A great place to be social with others I …

Well its on a public sidewalk, so Exercise check, Surgery is exploration of the body, so check, and it has a waiting room, so you can talk there. If that there argument then every starbucks, sprint, and buisness would not met the criteria because there not great places to exercise or explore.

It must be a GREAT place for ONE of those things, without meeting any criteria that would make it ineligible. You CAN walk on the sidewalk, but is it a GREAT place designed to get you to exercise? No, it is infrastructure. You CAN socialize in the waiting room I guess, but would you ask a friend to …

This is just a generic sign for a hospital, which is generic/sensitive/obtructing to emergency services, and it doesn’t meet eligibility criteria. Here’s what is noted about business signs: [image] Unique Art [image] :+1: Even though this hammer above is technically an address sign, it is uni…

In looking to see if there was anything I could suggest instead, I see there are already two things in Ingress at the hospital of the type I mentioned: [image] [image]

[image] Lo0die: it has a waiting room, so you can talk there. [image] Lo0die: If that there argument then every starbucks, sprint, and buisness would not met the criteria because there not great places to exercise or explore. First, Sprint and Starbucks are Sponsored into Pokémon GO an…

Hi! I’ve been scouting the town on Street view for possible Wayspots and I’ve found a couple spots that might work out. The baseball diamond at Franklin Park Cuyuna Lanes bowling alley Cuyuna Outfitters (the sign says they rent out kayaks and other boats) The cafe on 1st Ave NE with bicycles hangi…

I literally spat out my coffee when I saw surgery is exploratory of the body :joy:

Hello @Lo0die Welcome to the forum. As this appears to be about a rejected nomination I am moving it to nomination support. Hopefully some people will be able to help explain why it was probably rejected and possibly help with some alternative nominations.

Perhaps, they thought it would interfere with emergency services.

I dont understand why this was rejected

Nomination Support

DTrain2002 July 1, 2024, 6:43pm 19

We have given you suggestions of what to nominate, and there is also a great thread of nominating in rural areas, something I do from time to time myself. I highly recommend reviewing it, as you may be surprised to see what isn’t a Wayspot in yur community.

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I dont understand why this was rejected

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