This is just a general question. How close to the actual image photograph for nominations should the pinpoint be or not be before you would reject it?
Is it possible if I were to guess 6 to 12 feet acceptable? Or should they be spot on?
I’ve ran across several nominations that I just skipped because I want to get a perspective of the group how you all vote
If you think that the location of the nomination is slightly off, and you can see where it should be, you can select a new location for it instead of rejecting it.
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For me, that depends on what is being submitted. For example, if you submit the sign for a church, i don’t pin the church at the sign. The sign is a good symbol or proxy to identify the church, but the location of the sign doesn’t meet any of the Wayfarer criteria.
But if you submit a statue, the pin should be on the statue, not close to the statue.
Here’s an example from Niantic’s eligibility criteria:
I would leave the pin where PoGo left it when I took the photo, so other Wayfarers could touch the location without getting wet.
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If I can’t move the pin in review to the more accurate location after reviewing satellite and Street View (if available) and photos, I’ll reject it. I may leave a note when rejecting as to where I think the nomination actually is, but not always.
If it’s off by a few meters and everything else for the nomination looks good, I’ll move the pin to the more accurate location and accept the nomination, sometimes choosing IDK for Accuracy and checking Location.
12 ft is about 4 m (1 m is about 3 ft or 1 yd), and that’s a move that can be done in review.
Being “mis-trustfull” 
my mind always goes to “are they trying to move it closer to a residential buiding” and “are they trying to manipulate the S2 cell rules”…
If possible I will often move the nomination then accept, suppose it depends on whether the other reviewers do the same.
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Oh, wow! If I submit a photo of the sign, that is where I put the pin! Interesting. Do you move pins on signs to the church in review?
Do:
Place the pin at the real life location of the object you are nominating
Place the pin along the edge or entrance of large objects such as buildings and sports fields. Placement should ideally be at the natural point of approach, such as a gate or door
Place the pin at the base of overhead objects
Keep in mind, the location needs to be safe and accessible, even if the access is restricted to employees or people with special access rights.
Don’t:
Don’t place the pin at a location that doesn’t naturally represent what is being nominated
I don’t think I can give a concrete answer to the original question. There can be situations like SeaPrincess and eneeoh pointed out where the main image in the photo is away from the pin, but the pin makes sense. You would know you had arrived at the church in the sign when you get to the front door. You would know you had arrived at the fountain statue when you touch the base. I can’t give you a number that is acceptable.
We reviewers have to use our best judgment. If you feel the pin is wrong based on what you can see in the review, then you can move it as hankwolfman suggested. But do remember that Maps can distort, especially Street View, and photospheres can be misplaced.
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I also move the pin to the building if possible, unless the nomination is for the sign itself in the title/description. It’s too bad staff doesn’t always removed sign photos for churches or move the pin to the correct location when requested…
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This is an example of what I’m seeing. I suspect maybe where it is positioned, it could be closer to their home but again I don’t want to speculate. This is a picture of the image that was sent to approve. You can clearly see on the map where the actual location is versus where they put the pin. I’m certainly not trying to be a turd when it comes to reviewing, but I do want to be consistent with everyone else as to what they feel is an acceptable range. You certainly couldn’t touch anything there if this were a game that you had to physically touch something, where in Pokémon Go certainly that would be a minimal range of the strobe.
