Question for Special Building

Nomination Support
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Hi there, is an historical Firedepartment which was unused for a long time and now rebuild by neighbours for beeing a Gallery and a place to meet each other, a possible Portal, Stop or whatever? IT hast nothing to to with its first purpose. There are no firefighters inside.
I have seen many murals on active firedepartments or hospitals which are Portals. I don’t know why it is just denied without trying to translate my protest.

Seems to be niantic at its best, still.

With all remaining friendship
Thomas

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First rule of thumb: just because something similar was accepted, it never means that that was correct or that these are always allowed

If you share your nomination in detail, we can give you better advice

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Hello @Otzelmotz

Welcome to the forum! I would say that a building that used to be a Fire Station and is now something else could be eligible. It depends on what it is now. Is it a Great place to explore, be social, or exercise? And if it is one or more of those you need to do a good job representing that through photos, title, description, and supporting info.

In general items at a hospital may be eligible (art, prayer garden, etc), but they need to be well away from emergency services. That’s why hospitals tend to have many wayspots even though certain areas are off limits. Active fire stations are much smaller and they need to be clear of people so they can quickly attend to their emergency efforts.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks for your wonderful advice, did not expect anything else!

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I’ll try to re-suggest the stop, thanks for your effort.

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I’m glad we could help. I would encourage you to share a draft of your next attempt here as people are really good at sharing tips and tricks. But otherwise best of luck, it sounds like a cool place :slight_smile:

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Some people may see a building that looks like a fire house and quickly jump to conclusions and reject. That may have to be dealt with.

Do take advantage of the supporting information to show (not just say) what the building is currently used as. If it’s now a gallery (art gallery?) it probably has a website or has received some media coverage. I’d encourage you to put links to these, especially the gallery’s website, in your supporting info.

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