[image] [image] [image] My first nomination got through ML, but was eventually rejected by the community due to car license plates being visible in the main photo and the ubiquitous not distinct. I took a new photo for the resubmission at an angle to avoid the cars in the background and added s…

[image] Thank you Appeals Team and those who contributed to the discussion!

I personally would just focus on the picnic table for the main photo and not include any of the benches, since regular seating benches do not meet criteria. You can then include a supporting photo showing the benches and a wider area.

[image] It isn’t the same kind of nomination, but this close up of the table with enough background for context, but not too much is the idea I have in my mind. You show the entire area in the supporting photo.

My thoughts are that features like these which meet criteria appear more distinctive and interesting when located in otherwise mundane / nondescript areas and therefore there should be a greater case for them to be accepted as POIs, but sadly that viewpoint seems to be a minority one.

I think you can make that case! It is easier in a park, because everyone automatically understands that the park is a great setting people will go to be social. But an unexpected find can be a great place for exploration. If the community doesn’t get it, maybe the appeals reviewers will.

I think the photo really does need to focus on the social aspect - the tables. [IMG_8484] [IMG_8483] Obviously they are poor because of source etc but there is now no doubt as to what this about. Try to get it so the picnic table is in the centre of the photo, crop so it is square and ensure th…

@Liverlouike15 locally I tried to submit a picnic area at a business and it went into community voting and was rejected for generic business. It was in a large green open area next to the river with multiple tables, but the community didnt like it either! It wasnt until someone else nominated it as…

I like the phrases “working community” and “social space”, so I will have to work those into the description as well.

Two cents worth - the original photo has a better composition. Try using a coarse pixellation or blur over the number plates so that they can’t be read. You can either do this on whatever app you have on your phone and then submit an existing photo, or transfer it to a desktop/laptop and edit the ph…

I considered doing that rather than taking a new photo, but I thought that might be detected or frowned upon as doctoring of images (even if for valid reasons)? I’ll try and go there at the weekend when hopefully there will be less cars in the way. I was planning to do that, but of course it was to…

The rejection reasons for photos include: Obviously edited or doctored photos Niantic Wayfarer I would not recommend you blur the plates.

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