Invalid Wayspot Appeal

[Junglewithme]

When submitting a Wayspot Appeal, make sure to include as much of the following information as possible:

Wayspot Title: Heritage Springs Shared Path Sign
Location (lat/lon): -38.085235, 145.467383
City: Pakenham, VIC
Country: Australia

• Screenshot of the Rejection Email (do not include your personal information):
  

  

• Additional Information (if any):
  I am submitting this appeal via the forum because the standard reporting tool does not provide an appropriate category for “generic infrastructure” or “mass-produced signs” when reporting an invalid Wayspot. As a result, I could not find a correct reporting option that fits this exact policy violation.

I request the removal of this Wayspot due to the following criteria violations:

1. Mass-Produced Infrastructure: This is a standard, mass-produced regulatory safety sign used by local councils across Australia. It is generic street furniture deployed systematically along footpaths and lacks any unique local character.

2. Fails Core Criteria: It is a functional traffic warning sign, not a recreational trail marker. It provides no historical, cultural, or architectural value to encourage exploration or social gathering.

3. Systemic Abuse by Same User: Multiple identical signs along the exact same path network are being systematically submitted and approved by the same player, including “Heritage Spring Shared Path Sign 4”. This is a clear tactical abuse of the system to spawn multiple ineligible Wayspots using mass-produced infrastructure.

I kindly request the Niantic team to review the coordinates and remove this ineligible generic infrastructure from the database. Thank you.

[SlimboyFat71]

Hello and Welcome,

For future reference you can report direct from the map using the 3 dots menu in the top right…

If the options it gives you don’t fit just select 1 then explain in the text.

Good Luck

[Junglewithme]

Thank you for the advice. However, I have already tried that exact method.

I previously selected “Duplicate Wayspot” from the menu and provided an explanation in the supporting text box. Despite following this procedure, the submission was officially rejected on June 24, 2026 (as shown in my attached rejection email screenshot).

Since the standard map reporting tool failed and the automated system rejected the case, I had to bring this ineligible, mass-produced council signage to the Appeals forum for human review.

[salixsorbus]

The Report option on wayfarer map doesn’t allow for reporting something that is blatantly against criteria and ineligible, such as this one. Niantic have acknowledged that something can be removed that is obviously against criteria, even if it exists and is safely accessible etc.

In the past, I have used “location does not exist”, but I can’t remember if this is successful. Using Help Chat or appealing here are the only available routes.

This isn’t technically duplicate, because that means when the same physical POI is represented by multiple wayspots. which might be why it was rejected, regardless of your text.