I would like to know the difference between “in voting” and “in queue” and how long it generally takes to accept or reject a contribution.
When it shows “in voting” it is actually being seen by reviewers. At that point you can no longer edit it.
I wish I could give you an estimate on how long it takes, but it varies highly from region to region. I have seen reports of it taking everywhere from minutes to years. You should ask locals what they have experienced.
You can earn an upgrade by reviewing to apply to a nomination to send it to a wider review pool which usually speeds up the decision if it is taking too long.
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lol i keep trying to get to answering the question and forget to say welcome to the community! we are glad you have found us @gkritics and are happy to answer any questions we can.
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Thanks for the response and warm welcome. I’m new here and pretty stoked to be part of the community. I enjoy editing the Pokestops in my city since a lot of them are way off.
One thing that’s confusing me is that when I suggest an edit for some Pokestops on the same streets, they get the green light right away. But for others, it’s dragging or they’re not getting approved at all.
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Some edits may be approved by Niantic’s Machine Learning (ML system) which is quick, where others go out to the community, which can take longer.
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Hello. It might help if you spent some time reading the Glossary.
Hello and welcome,
You may want to review the Contribution Management page in the Help Center. It describes each status, as well as provides a diagram of how they work.
As for the timeframe, ML typically makes a decision on a submission within 24 hours. If ML doesn’t make a decision within this timeframe, it’s sent into the community review queue. It can take longer for the community to decide, as we are not told the exact number of votes needed for a decision, and if there aren’t as many reviewers in your area, it could take weeks, months, even years (not joking).
Currently, my oldest submissions are title and description edits for the same Wayspot from the beginning of July. It’s in a small, rural town where there aren’t many reviewers. I don’t want to upgrade it, as it’s a playground at a park, and for some odd reason, Google Maps has the park’s name wrong, and that’s part of the problem with the title and description. I’m hoping the local review community there knows this park somewhat better than the larger upgrade community, especially since the 4 new Wayspots I submitted there at the same time were all accepted by ML with the correct name for the park, as well as another title and description edit.
Oh make sure you learn about using Help Chat for location edits that are farther than you can suggest in game! Go to the help menu on the Wayfarer site Niantic Wayfarer and a text bubble will pop up. A bot will get some information from you and a human will get back to you with a decision.
I’m not sure what all contributes to slow processing.
I’m in Silicon Valley, original home to Niantic. I pass by the very first wayspot added to the system every day to work. There are a ton of players of the various games around here.
But, I have 186 pending edits in various states (mostly In Voting), some dating back to early March.
Sometimes I think it more than just a lack of reviewers.
Wouldn’t the Niantic team only know how long it usually takes to accept or reject?
However, we are not releasing accurate information, so there is only speculation.
Personally, in the case of the countryside where there was nothing in the 14 or 17 cells, applying for multiple Wayspots a day showed results that day or the next day.
In large cities, if there is nothing in the 14 or 17 cells, several Wayspot applications have been rejected in one day, and in some places, 10 months later, they are still pending or under review.
Most of these old Wayspots were judged when the Wayfarer Challenge was held or selected for the country.
Even when using the upgrade right, most of the results came out in one to two weeks, but there are cases where they are not.
Guess, it affects the number of judges in the area who actually applied for Wayspot, or if not, it affects the location of your hometown or bonus location, or if there is nothing in the 14 or 17 cell…
Maybe the Niantic team knows this in detail?
When I examine with more than one ID, there are cases where the same screening comes out, and I don’t know if I appeared as Wayspot after reviewing it at once, but sometimes when I approved it, I saw the Wayspot that was applied right next to it and felt that it was approved.
Also, as in the above, it is certain that Wayspot must be reviewed by several reviewers to result in approval or rejection.
As a result, there are many users who apply for Wayspot indiscriminately regardless of 14 cells and 17 cells, but the number of users who conduct the review by Wafarer is very insufficient compared to those who apply.
This is against the terms of service and not allowed. Please don’t do this.
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I know that it’s a violation if you use multiple accounts.
But I also know that there are a lot of multi-account users.
If you say it’s illegal to go in and look at your family members once in a while, I have nothing to say.
Of course, the review will only take place on my account.
I’ll be careful ^^