I've tried on numerous ocasions to upload new waypoints

Hi I’ve tried on numbers occasions to upload new pokestops in and around the city of Kvívík in the Faroe Islands.

They all seems to get rejected althoug they in my opinion apply with the rules and with no reason why they been rejected.

What’s a certain way to get your first poke stop aproved?

Seen heaps of similar pokestops around the world, so cant quit figure out what im doing wrong :face_with_peeking_eye:

Hello and welcome,

Sorry to hear you’re having trouble getting your Wayspot nominations approved. Please feel free to share some screenshots of them from your Contribution Management page, and we’ll be glad to take a look to see if they are eligible, and if so, what improvements could be made.

In the meantime, you may also want to review Wayspot criteria, as not all Wayspots you currently see may meet criteria today (it does change from time to time).



Hey there, from your shared nomination attemtps, we can clearly see that you have not read the rules of Wayfarer: Niantic Wayfarer

-Photos taken from the inside of your car are explicitly not allowed

-Regular benches are also not allowed, see: Seating Benches - #2

-Fire Stations are explicitly not allowed either

Please have a read through the criteria first, and then scout for candidates

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Hi Kawin240

Thank you so much for your replies. Wasn’t aware of the picture taken from my car (must have missed that part).

As for the bench it clearly states exceptions can be made if its a senic spot… which it is in this case.

Wasn’t aware of the fire station… but makes good sence that its not allowed.

Once again thanks for your help.

Cheers from the Faroe Islands :faroe_islands:

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The good thing is that ML rejected the nominations and not the community, so that may be your saving grace. As already stated, submitting from a car is an absolute no no. Fire Stations are emergency services, and should never be a Wayspot. Benches typically are not eligible. The one you submitted does not look interesting or significant in terms of criteria requirements.

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Sorry, have to ask this. How did you not know that the first submission was taken from your car? Just curious.

Gorgeous!
If you want to submit a scenic viewpoint with a bnech, your photo should include both, the viewpoint and the bench. You could retry it with a new photo then

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As stated i wasn’t aware of the fact that the picture would be rejected because it was taken out through my window… as i was pouring down.

I knew is was taken from the car… as i toke it my self.

Apology. I misunderstood what you meant. Fair play.

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Hello,

I’m going to move this to nomination support area so we can help
.

This gives information about benches and shows examples of viewpoints.
The information sign seems a good candidate, so hopefully new photo and it should be ok.

Are there any other objects / places.

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Try taking a picture from behind the bench that captures the bench and the scenic view. And for the love of all that is good, please pick a better title than “concrete bench”. Based on your photo, I assume it is overlooking a bay/inlet/sound–try naming it Scenic Bench. For example, “Hestfjørður Scenic Bench”

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