There is an anchor for the park, the signboard which is duly represented in the Wayspot image. The Wayspot has been moved to that location.
That signboard is a street sign for the name of the street which the green and surrounding area gets its name. See this Ordinance survey from before the area was developed. It was originally the entrance to Rose Hill Plantation which has been demolished and turned into a housing estate.
That signboard is what was used as an anchor in the original nomination.
The anchor was the āNo Ball Gamesā sign in the middle of that park. It was also the anchor used for the now removed park. Because those signs are council branded. The submission was never anchored to the street name sign. But thank you for clarification.
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Thatās not correct.
I apologise for any indirectness there. I should have stated it was never my intention to anchor it there. I have looked through my submission and cannot find anything specifically pointing to the street name sign in the image. But clearly, that was a factor in accepting the park. I took that image because it was the best spot to clearly see the entire park. Obviously my intentions were not clear with that image and the image is what swayed the appeal. If that is Wayfarerās decision with the park so be it. I hope you have an excellent rest of your day.
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Hi all, Iām a resident of the same city as Mir myself and can testify that these areas are indeed āpocket parksā - whether that be just a thing here or elsewhere in the world, Iām not sure. The aim of these spaces is for community cohesion, gatherings, picnics and for children to use to play on, as for some estates here they are the only green spaces for miles. They are historically a great part about our city and estates here are designed to include them. More modern estates and new build areas include these pocket parks alongside sidewalks as trails from parts of the estate to the other as itās more ergonomic that way.
During specific celebrations such as when we had the Queens Jubilee here in England, I recall a local pocket park on an estate I used to live on being used for celebrations & street parties just like the one pictured here.
Iām going to have a drive out to the waypoint you are talking about Mir and help you on this one, I may take my picnic blanket and have my lunch there too. As this is definitely one of the many purposes of these parks.
If the idea of what a pocket park is or does is such a contentious debate, shouldnāt wayfarer remove it from the eligibility criteria?
I dont think wayfarer will issue blanket statement on something like this. Each wayspot need to be decided on its own merit. Each āpocket parkā might have its own circumstances. Thats probably why the one with bench might be more acceptable than the other one. Again , what matter is that your nomination need to fit any of 3 category (exploration, exercize, socialize) . So far what we can see is just your words and street view without anyone exercize or socialize. What need to be done is presenting more evidence about these 3 category
Which is why Iām going to head over there and check it out myself, as I said Iām in the area and itās about a 20 minute drive from me. Iām happy to take a selfie 
. Iād like to think we can trust local community members enough without the need for that though.
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You might find it useful to contribute to the discussion in the general area about pocket parks rather than here.
Sorry to reopen this subject. But this POI has once again been removed from the game. Can you please look into the removal of a valid POI which you have agreed is valid?
The submission was for the pocket park, not the street sign. It was located on the local authority branded rules of use sign for the pocket park. But moved by Niantic to be on the street sign. It should not be removed or hidden. It follows the rules under pocket parks.
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Local area with āGreen Spacesā (Not Pocket Parks) highlighted.
If these where accepted I have 5 new wayspots close to home, this is the main reason I would class these as infrastructure and not Distinct.
Maybe if the āStreet Cornerā / āBus Stopsā comes to the UK these āGreensā maybe a better choice but until then I would always Reject these unless we get an official clarification.
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Green spaces with local authority branded rules of use are in fact pocket parks. Your comment should be placed in the pocket park thread. Not a resolved thread. 
The same comments have already been posted in the āPocket Parkā thread.
You re-opened this thread.
Both the top right and āSemi Circleā have council branded āNo Ball Gamesā signs.
We are in the same county, approx 13 miles apart so this is not a cultural difference but they are not āpocket parksā there are āGreensā or even bits of grass due to road layouts.
IMO: There have been correctly removed but obviously you donāt want that opinion mentioned here so I will step back.
I reopened not to argue with you or NianticAaron about the validity of an already agreed upon POI. The matter of validity was AGREED BY NIANTIC.
I reopened because the POI has been removed again and asked if NIANTIC are willing to investigate a move which abuses the ALREADY NIANTIC APPROVED POI. Which NIANTICAARON said no to.
Coming here to rehash an ALREADY AGREED UPON BY NIANTIC topic is not necessary or needed. If you feel that the greens in your area class as pocket parks, by all means submit them or donāt. Hijacking my ticket is uncalled for.
Niantic have not agreed that these greens are pocket parks and therefore automatically eligible. They may have agreed that a particular POI is valid. Shouting does not help your case.
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I am not shouting or making a case for anything. But thank you for another unsolicited opinion on a closed issue. If you would like to discuss what is and is not a Pocket Park in Nianticās terminology, @elijustrying has already pointed to us in this specific ticket where to take that discussion.