I like Reception Halls as people do gather there to celebrate and socialize.
I don’t think you need to mention the street in the supporting info.
Okay I’ll change it thank you
Basketball ball courts are great for exercising and socializing. So you can definitely try this one.
But I may have to defer to people that know this region better as I am concerned that this does not look permanent to me. Both the structure of the basket and the court looks overgrown. Maybe a different supporting photo would help show the court better?
This basketball court has been around for a while, and until now, it hasn’t received enough budget from the barangay leadership for repairs. But even so, many people still go there and additionally it’s open court.
Yes, it can be hard when the local area can’t afford to provide well maintained amenities. I have submitted some really sad looking courts in public parks. I usually write in supporting that i know the courts don’t look good but its the best the area has to offer.
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So if you have give this spot a supporting information that you know that even it’s old how you convince them?
So, there was a tennis court I submitted. In the main photo, I could not hide the fact that the court had weeds growing up through cracks in the surface. But it was in an amenities section of a neighborhood that was otherwise in use. I wrote this in the supporting info
“This court has seen better days, but the net and fence are in tact. All it really needs is a little bit of weed killer to be in good shape.”
like this? " You can’t deny that this basketball court is old and needs replacing, and it’s even rusting. But what’s important is that it still holds value and essence, which is why it remains standing. It serves as a reminder, which is why people who used it before continue to go back and use it"
I would not say something I am nominating “needs replacing” - that could lead to a rejection for being temporary.
In the case of something that is easy for reviewers to understand how it meets the criteria, you don’t need to say much at all.
Possibly something like “Court is frequently in use.”
Don’t be that wordy. Just plain language to communicate that it’s not fancy but people use it for exercise and socializing.
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No. That arch has nothing to do with exercise or jogging. It might be eligible as a place to explore because it serves as an interesting architectural element or a wayfinding element. Somwone from your area of the world would know better about that.
Things eligible for exercise are walking/hiking trails, sport courts, fitness stations, dojos, swimming pools - things that are designed for exercise.
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but the rest, it’s fine?
Hi @edwyn0617
I love to see how investigated you’re in populating your area and that you’re interested in learning how to do it best 
The arch you’ve found needs to have historical background or “outstanding” design. I’ll link you a post were someone did something similar:
By streetviewing through your beautiful, green area I’ve found that:
Generic business are ineligible, but this one don’t look like a chain for me and with it’s seating area in front it has maybe some local importance to come together 
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I also want to tag @OoLeguanoO as they have been very successful by populating an empty area.
Good luck 
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Gateway might be approved.but dont be discouraged if AI reject. Usually community approve it (at least in my area)
Thanks for tagging me here.
I feel the user has already got lots of good advise and is going to learn how to give the Area more wayspots, so I don’t feel really needed here.
Still, to give some advise, in rural Areas things that normally don’t fly in big cities can work, like farmer shops, small cafés and so on.
BUT, and this is my experience, Big city players often forget about that, and those are the majority of voters most likely, so its always helpful to refer to that to remind them and make clear that, for example, a simple café that, in a City, would not meet the exploration or socialisation criteria, would in a small village, as there, those places are social hubs where the whole village meets and that they are improtant to the local community. (make sure to not try to influence them, just point out the information.)
Sadly, I also have to state, that, because of this, you will need more appeals and resubmissions in a village than in a City. In my village, we had a farmers shop with a café where people met and wich was a social hub for the local community. It even was part of a special Bike lane connecting farmers markets in my Area (it even had an AR function, wich should have made it double-good ^^). My partner submitted it like 5 or more times before it actually got approved, each time improving the nomination, trying to focus on differtent things that make it a good nomination, writing long texts about everything special about the place… it was a real chore, but the wayspot exists now and for me, its a real centerpiece of our work there.
So the best advise for a rural wayfinder, to me, is: be stubborn. If you really feel something is a good wayspot, resbumit after rejection while always making sure to improve the nomination. Use your appeals on things you are sure can be good wayspots.
You should also make yourself comfortable with the S2 cell system, as it can be really discouraging if a wayspot does not get into your game because you set the pin in a suboptimal location.
IMPORTANT: always be sure to not abuse this, there are oftentimes multiple spots where a nomination can be placed faithfully to cover the Pokemon go Map as good as possible, like having a playgound and a caf’e in the same cell, but the playground overlaps into another, so the pin can be placed in the empty cell where nothing else is, so the cafè can become a Pokestop as well as the playground.
In a village, you have the opportunity to become a wayfinder with deeper knowledge than most, because you will need it. Make yourself familiar with the criteria, with all official information you can gather. Make a list of useful Links to put into the supporting information (like how picnic tables can be considered good wayspots, as those are often wrongfully rejected in my area and eat up lots of appeals.)
Also, in rural Areas, hike trails and bike lanes are often present and make for good wayspots. You can submit those multiple times with reasonable distance (about 200 meters afar minimum) and there are trailmarkers on every crossing and often in between (in germany we call those “versicherungszeichen” (or “assurance signs”) so people don’t have to track back if they don’t see a trailmarker for a while, checking if they missed a crossing) Make sure to know that to emphasize on the signifacance of the marker, if you need to appeal.)
To submit a hike trail, make a photo of a trailmarker or directional sign where the trail can be verified as main photo and try to cover as much things that can help to verify the location in the supporting photo (as well as the trail marker), also have a Link to a website that confirms the existence of the trail as well as a trail Map to confirm your location is on the actual trail route.
I hope this information will help you to become a good an enthusiastic wayfinder. There are few more things more satisfying in Wayfarer to make an empty Area into a great Area to play.
I lived in a village with 250 inhabitants. it has 8 Gyms now, enough to support playing there on even a raid day without having to restrict yourself in how much you want to play.
Also an heads up: With more wayspots appearing, its likely that you will find more people playing your game, maybe you can even spark a small community in your village.
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Grats . It may take around 48 hours before it appear
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