This was such a cool find! Why did this local history sign inside a bank get rejected with these reasons? Wells Fargo Branch in Shorewood Wisconsin USA
That appears to be in someone’s personal work space. I would never have submitted this. I was going to say I would have submitted the mural itself instead, but that also appears to be inside a personal work space. This should be an interesting discussion.
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I agree Cyndie.
This seems inappropriate as to stand and read it you would probably have to ask the person who sits there to make way as the writing is so small.
Its a very odd arrangement in terms of location.
Even if it wasn’t at someone’s desk, i would consider the key to the mural to be an integral part of the mural. So I dont think it stands on its own .
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It could be private property if it resides in a bank,
Are you an employee to this place? Do the members of the public have full access to the place that this plaque resides?
Niantic only covers SFPRP with that private property rejection - single family private residential property. There is a clarification for that, and the tool tip indicates that Wayspots do not have to be fully accessible to members of the public:
So that is why some of these folks chose “Sensitive area” - going into anyone’s private workspace seems wrong. Especially at a bank where there could be sensitive information.
However, Wayspots only have to be safely accessible to the people who are allowed to be there, so idk the correct ruling on this. But it feels wrong to submit a Wayspot in someone’s personal workspace.
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Well if in doubt, appeal…and let staff decide
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I’m curious if photographing this from another angle shows that it’s, like, at the corner of a hallway that happens to align with this person’s desk. Part of me thinks that the sign is meant to be read, so the placement was determined to be OK by the bank mgmt. This might definitely be one of those spots that is available to some but not everyone.
I need more information before i would make a decision on it.
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I once had a desk that was so close to the communal kitchen area that my chair was half on kitchen floor and half off 
so yes it could indeed be a hallway or open area right by the desk and just a poor angle on the support that makes it look too close to the desk to be reasonable
My thought is that although inconvenient access, it is not SFPRP, and people who work there do have reasonable access to the whole mural and key. So I dont think the location makes it ineligible really, although I agree its not ideal (certainly better than 90% of powerspots though)
The mural and information key in my opinion is a good object to submit, and Im not convinced the location makes this particular example ineligible
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Interesting enough I recently had a nomination approved(on appeal cause the map is heavily sunfaded now and is hard to see so got rejected by the community for blurry image -_- fair but I cant magically restore the map) in a bank for a historic map of our area from 1882: A full descriptive map and sketch of Greenville Co. | Library of Congress
Mind you, this is right at the entrance to the lobby so a bit different than the location of this submission. I dont think submissions inside banks should be restricted so long as they are properly accessible. I agree with @seaprincesshnb it might help to see what is on the other side of this(the left) to see if it actually is just awkwardly in a personal work place or if it is on a corner of a hallway etc as that might help you overcome the rejection. Best of luck!
It’s in the bank lobby, like where you stand to wait for your turn at the teller. So it’s accessible by anyone walking in the bank. You can read it (so much local history!) and touch it without disturbing any employees. I chose to nominate the key as opposed to the mural itself bc the mural is on canvas (as opposed to painted on the wall) so the mural is less permanent.
I will appeal, just wanted to make sure there wasn’t some new rule excluding banks.
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let us know!
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‘This was what I was thinking. Many bank lobbies do have bankers’ desks in them, so that is someone walks in and doesn’t go to the teller area or to a banker you have an appointment with, for example, one of the bankers will notice and go to assist. This is very typical in both small and large banks, including Wells Fargo banks, and these areas are accessible to the public. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is another chair or 2 by the desk, just out of frame.
Thats brilliant news! 