Noticeboards UK

Are noticeboards no longer accepted in the UK?
Ive tried to get this approved a few times recently and it keeps getting rejected.
Or is this just the usual obstacle course with reviewers rejecting what they dont like?

Haven’t submitted one for a while, but I’ve seen a few come through and they’re generally valid.

Why have you taken a picture of the back of the noticeboard? The notices are mostly on the other side…

Bus Shelter info signs are hard to sell. Unless I am told these are ok, I would struggle to support it.

Because this isnt the back of the noticeboard. Its the front, which is why there is a poster in it.

Below is from a previous attempt a few weeks back, where you can see different posters

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It isnt bus shelter info, its a legit noticeboard, hence rando info posters, rather than a bus timetable, and you view it as walking past the bus stop

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The other photo is better, but you might get a better picture from the other side… however, some reviewers will be against it because of the location in a bus shelter.

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Assuming the noticeboard does eventually get accepted, there is an existing waypoint that exists next to it in the guise of a Postbox. Unless I am at the wrong spot where your nomination has been submitted.

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You are correct.
The cell dividing line runs right through the bus shelter. It may be added to some games and not others

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And i guess this the problem with a peer review system.
The criteria isnt, ‘accept this wayspot unless its on a bus shelter’.

You can see from the pics, these are local notices, not just a bus timetable. The mounting location should be irrelevant

If I saw this nomination, I would struggle to vote positively, mainly because it’s a bus stop. I would need more convincing and clarification from Niantic to see if this is the exception that proves the rule.

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Im not sure if I’m struggling to grasp the issue here?

The nomination is for a noticeboard, not a bus shelter.
The noticeboard clearly shows poster is various things. No bus timetable.

Would you reject a trail marker because it is mounted to a wooden post, and wooden posts arent eligible?

I understand your point about it being a noticeboard, that’s not the issue. I am questioning as to whether it’s on the same scale as a noticeboard that I would normally review and approve. And I go back to what I said, I would like Niantic to provide clarification to see if this is the exception that proves the rule, as this isn’t something I am used to seeing.

Regarding Trail Markers, I review it on a case by case basis. If it’s a generic marker regardless of where it’s mounted, it would be harder for me to approve it compared to a named trail marker regardless of where it’s mounted. And I wouldn’t compare a trail marker to a noticeboard.

What are the scale of noticeboards?

Getting slightly side tracked here, but you know generic footpath markers are eligible?

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I get what you are saying. I approve notice boards that are destinations, where people go to check for information on a regular basis. This seems more like a place where people can slip flyers than a place they will seek out for this purpose.

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That’s probably more closer to what I was thinking. Is it a Council sponsored noticeboard or a place where people can put signs up. And how would Niantic consider this as being appropriately similar to a noticeboard which can be approved.

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Yeah, fair point. You can see in the pic that it is behind a srewed screen, so you cant really put what you want in there. That is also why in the description i noted that it is maintained by the local council

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Long and short of it, it seems this is just one of those wayspots that, although eligible, people just dont like it, so it will be luck of the draw trying to get it approved

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I know I am being picky, I would still like Niantic to clarify so that I can accept the official stance either way. Not a reflection on your submission, just that this is just something I am not 100% sure on. It’s not a case of not liking this, just need clarification.

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I’m not going to get drawn into Footpath markers debate too much. Plus I didn’t say the generic footpath marker wasn’t acceptable. My previous comment was to provide context as to how I would review.

I just seen the clarification that’s been posted which is newer to how I was led to believe to be previously acceptable. Which is why I would like Niantic to clarify on these types of noticeboards so that it reduces uneeded discussion or debate.

I guess the question for reviewers is “is it distinct”? To an extent it’s just something in the back of a bus shelter rather than a standalone noticeboard. But I have seen similar accepted, so it’s possible.