Hey @Forced2DoIt ,
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Best,
Hey, to give you a better answer:
The appeal reviewer moved the location to 39.332073,-8.926076 , as such it is in the same S2 cell as Associacao de Melhoramentos and can not come live to Pokémon GO
Solved by @kawin240 in post 3…
It’s a bit strange when reviewers change the location of a proposed wayspot. I intend to mention the 3 green areas and not the tree and bench in the picture. As anyone can see, the addition picture was captured from the coordinates that I’ve used to submit the wayspot.
The description and additional information only explain the green park and not the bench and tree.
it’s hard to understand this atitude of profanation of my submission, but’s ok. I’m pretty such that’s me who is seeing the story upside down.
Best regards
Without the tree and bench this is just 2 bits of lawn and would be unlikely to have been accepted.
As it’s the tree and bench that you have shown and it’s these items that make it a “park” then it is the correct location for the pin.
I see your point. However, this tree and bench are not the only items in this park. There are more benches and trees. Recently, the municipality services planted more trees. They replaced also some old benches for new ones. In this green park there are 3 delimited green areas, each containing trees and benches.
If you zoom in both pictures I show above (in my first post), you will see the items I just mentioned.
Some of them very near the location I used for this submission.
Changing the location doesn’t keep the motivation behind the submission.
Some years ago, I submitted the same spot (tree and bench in the picture) and it was rejected.
Since you use the bench as main photo, it will be the anchor, its been changed to the correct location
Starting “Garden” probably did not help here.
This might sound like a strange explanation but…
Look at it this way. Say you lived close to the bench but someone else nominated the park. They used the bench as the anchor but pinned it at the other end as that was near their home.
Would you think that was fair?
First, let me tell you that I have used the word Garden, because it is the nearest term when we translate from Portuguese Jardim. This is not a park (parque). A park is something bigger with much more benches and huge trees and, eventually, some kind of bar and other facilities. This is a small garden (you may call it a tiny park).
The wayspot I have used as a model to propose this one (I mentioned previously in this conversation) is even smaller (1/3 of my proposal). I will check the anchor next time I visit the place.
About the proximity to my home, as you mentioned, I must tell you that the wayspot location that I proposed is out of reach from my home. The location that the wayfarer team set is very near my actual home (few meters).
This is not about proximity, this about making available another wayspot to attract people to the neighborhood, to places that really matters.
By the way… in a few moths I will be moving to another city. It would be nice if I create a legacy before I move. The same happened when I moved here. I “planted” some wayspots in the region I lived before.
I think we all want the best to the Niantic games. Specially for those games we play. I think it is ridiculous to spoil the submissions, only based on the suspicion of a certain personal interest. Which in this case doesn’t apply.
I will try again in another spot. Another tree, another bench. This time very close to my home. Let’s see how the reviewers decide.
If all the reviewers considered the proximity to some residential venues, maybe the rejection rate will raise to the sky and above.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn what’s in a reviewer’s mind and also to explain my point of view.
best regards
Maybe this is a translation issue, for me a Garden is what you have at home which wouldn’t be eligible. Other locations may have large gardens but without an area that encourages “social” I would not Accept. IMO: 1 bench and a tree would not do it for me but that is down to the local reviewers which have accepted. The Bench is what has hit the criteria of “Social” so this is where the pin should be placed.
This is the same for me, the fact that people from all around the area will visit a park it would make it an easy accept for “Social”.
I was using this just as an example why the pin should be in a specific spot. The spot you choose would be better for some but worse for others.
I like to call it sticking to Criteria
As explained, this is taking my comment out of context. I was not saying that is what you had done but as it’s a possibility there are rules on where to pin the nomination.
Good luck.
