This! How do they not have software that can detect this is the same photo? Baffles me.
This also baffles me. Why add photos to the Wayspot when something is marked duplicate? It does help submitters figure out what their nomination was marked duplicate of sometimes, though.
Shouldnât true duplicate photos be detected and removed via automation?
I did as advised by @NianticAaron and rejected as duplicate:
I canât do a help chat report since they are investigating a previous report.
Got another one and proceeded the same way:
The previous nomination that I let time out ( 
) was exactly the same:
This isnât a portal, so I canât verify when the duplicate is added, but the original nomination was here if someone else can report it for removal then: 33.771535,-118.270386
Oh and I just got it again
reported to help chat this time, even though i canât confirm the photo addition(s)
Too bad the system doesnât work like this for accepted Wayspots and reject exact same resubmits:
another
existing wayspot
Something âfishyâ is going on here.
coordinates from the review
37.744637,-122.422618
I canât see Koi Fish Art as a portal, but looks like it is just over the line in an empty L17 S2 cell.
I just reviewed this one tooâŚ
If these are all from the same area, there could be something malicious going on. If so, will it be possible for you to create an abuse report with these examples? Thank you for flagging these.
Wouldnât be a bad idea for an abuse report to be filed. They are all from around the San Fran Bay area.
Can you elaborate on why it would be a bad idea?
I think DTrain said it wouldnât be a bad idea.
doesnât matter what the reply meant. i already thumbed up aaronâs comment indicating that i submitted the information i have reported here in a report
Correct, I said wouldnât, as in it would not be a bad idea, aka, it would be a good idea.
Glad an abuse report was put in, Cyndie.
Hope they can figure what is going on soon. I just got the coi fish in my feed too. And Iâve seen others as well.
At a minimum these are wasted submissions.
