I’m a rural player, and I’d like to express some deep frustration with how current Wayfarer criteria make it nearly impossible for rural communities to get PokéStops. Standards like “must be unique” or “not on private property” are biased toward cities with murals and signs everywhere. Out here, we…

Just gonna add here, i feel like there can be some giveway in rural areas, more specifically proper.rural, like hill walking rural. Ive brought it uo before but for a while natural features werent an automatic rejection, and i feel if its a touristy spot, or at least a spot thats interesting enough …

I am 100% for allowing 100% official Natural Features like these to be acceptable (got to be better than a tree on your property :slight_smile: ). Surprised that places like these haven’t got an information board to use as an anchor but viewable on google satellite, official websites and any other …

I do not see why The Whangie can’t be accepted under the current criteria. It may be difficult to get past ML, but if you pin it on the specific rock outcrop and provide website links (like you have here and other times), there’s no good reason that can’t be accepted through appeal. IMO, this is exa…

Its been rejected by appeal twice now, same reason, natural feature

Start a new topic and we can all help you draft it - both the nomination and appeal. I believe any natural feature that has its own car park should easily meet criteria.

Agreed! I’m so frustrated with this joke of a system. I’ll nominate a restaurant that’s approved two towns over like a Del Taco or Wendy’s but it’ll get rejected. I’m submitted neighborhood markers, signs, etc and they all get denied yet the neighborhood next to ours has a dozen of the same.

Several people seem to have responded six months ago. However, the requirement for acceptance is that applicants must meet one of the three eligibility criteria and not any of the rejection criteria. Wayfarer has a long history dating back to OPR. Some locations have been approved due to misunderst…

Del taco or wendy is considered generic business , you might want to reread wayfarer criteria. You cant make submission based on existing wayspot . some of it might be sponsored, some might be incorrectly approved in the past. You can report removal for those incorrectly approved wayspot. Neighbour…

The cause of your dissatisfaction lies with PoGo, not Wayfarer. I understand that if there are few pokestops, you can’t get enough items, and if there are few pokemon-gyms, it’s difficult to catch legendary Pokemon. However, even if Wayfarer expands its approval criteria and the number of pokestop…

I understand your frustration and it is unfair how some are being so dismissive. Read through these: Content Guidelines [IMG_1437] [IMG_1433] Forum Criteria Discussions Library [IMG_1435] [IMG_1436] Definition of Generic Business rejection [IMG_1434] As you can see, despite some peopl…

Please Reevaluate Wayfarer Criteria for Rural Areas

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Please Reevaluate Wayfarer Criteria for Rural Areas

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