I am new to Wayfarer and in the process of creating some Pokestops in my village. I would appreciate some help regarding the automatic rejection of this Pokestop. I see benches in the region acting as Pokestops quite often.
Is the photo too unclear?
This is another one but not the one I uploaded to Wayfarer
Welcome to the forum!
We do not know exactly what the automated process is looking for, so I can’t explain that exactly. But benches like these are just infrastructure that I would have rejected in review if I had seen them.
A Wayspot must be a great place for exercise, exploration, or being social. You can read about criteria here: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/section/166-wayspot-criteria/
That link has several pages, including a clarification section for misunderstood issues.
Hi, and welcome.
Benches are difficult to get accepted. Usually benches are eligible if they act as an anchorpoint for a nice viewpoint, or if they act as a memorial for an important person to the community.
Picnic tables however are much easier to get accepted.
Benches like the ones you showed are really difficult to get accepted.
Welcome.
The photo is not the best. That may have been why the automated process didn’t like it: It couldn’t see anything it recognized to be eligible.
Beyond that, I would not have nominated this and would have rejected it if seen as a review. It’s just a bench, nothing special. It’s infrastructure like the sidewalks and street signs. The challenge to the submitter is to be able to prove it it not “just a bench” and somehow meets any of the three main criteria.
Try not to look to other approved things as examples of what you should submit. The ability to submit has existed now in some form for longer than Pokemon Go has been a game. What’s acceptable and gets accepted changes over time. Sometimes things get accepted that most would say shouldn’t be approved. Relying on what you see already in game will disappoint and frustrate you in time. Instead focus on finding things that are great places to explore, exercise or socialize.
When you see something you think you want to nominate, set in your mind how it meets criteria. What is the story behind it? Can you prove that? (For something you may have to in order to convince human reviewers.)
Please read the section on seating/benches under Criteria Clarification Collection .
Thanks for the quick responses. I understand the intention better now. It is actually an important bench in the village, even though it just looks like a bench. Close to the center and opposite the village’s most popular ice cream parlor. Normally well-occupied. I did read the rules, of course, but you also automatically compare it to other PokeStops you come across. So this didn’t seem like a strange nomination to me. This explanation puts me on the right track.
You’re welcome.
The ice cream parlor may be a great nomination.
I considered it. But it’s probably just a little too close to another stop. I might be better off combining the bench with the ice cream parlor. It’s about the experience in the village. Enjoying an ice cream with friends or family, sitting on the bench with a view of the ice cream parlor. Maybe that’s better. By the way, I didn’t know that shops can be nominated too.
Would you like to give the location so we can see if it would be eligible? Distance doesn’t really matter for Pokestops, S2 cells do: https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/
Shops can be difficult to get approved sometimes, but they definitely can be eligible, either as places to be social or explore. Reviewers may not see them as important as you do. You’ll have to convince them and good supporting information goes a long way.
I’ve had a college town pizza place accepted, as well as a doughnut shop that’s been around over 70 years. But at the same time, I had a local restaurant that’s been in business for 45 years rejected as generic, so they’re not slam dunk nominations.
The ice parlor is at 51.512727,5.493575. There’s a gym just a couple of meters on the other side of the street. The ice parlor has also been here for decades and is famous in the region.
Those smaller circles with no photo are imports to be used as power spots only. They do not affect the Wayspot nomination at all.
FYI, the L14 already has three gyms, so it could only be a Pokestop
My standard disclaimers when I mention S2 cells are to explain that these are community observations, not rules that Niantic acknowledges, and that using cell knowledge to misplace a pin into an empty one is abuse they take seriously. I know that you aren’t trying to do that, but always like to add that in case my post gets shared.
Thanks for all the input / help. I will try again this week.
let us know! if you were not aware that businesses could be eligible, then reviewers in your area may not know that either. don’t give up if you need to appeal.
Het staat ook bij de geschiktheidscriteria:
Een favoriete ontmoetingsplek voor vrienden en nieuwkomers waar je een drankje of een maaltijd kunt nuttigen, vermaakt kunt worden of het openbare leven kunt aanschouwen. Of iets dat ons verbindt en ervaringen laat delen op een lokale en cultureel relevante manier.
Voorbeelden van Wayspot-categorieën
Paviljoens
Postkantoren
Gaming-/stripboekenwinkel
Bibliotheken (inclusief gratis toegankelijke minibibliotheken in de openbare ruimte)
Parken en pleinen
Fonteinen en waterpartijen
Beroemde tussenstations
Populaire restaurants
Favoriete koffiehuizen
