Rejection Clarification: Rejected for "Private Residence" but located at a Commercial Business (and present since 2008)

Hello Wayfarer Team and Community,

I would like to ask for clarification and ideally a second look at an appeal that was recently rejected by the Niantic Team for an incorrect reason.

The nomination is a permanent stone statue of the Goddess Diana, intricately embedded in a jasmine hedge in the town of Nemi (Italy). My appeal was rejected by Niantic with the note: “The nomination is on the property of a private residence, which makes it ineligible.”

I am confused by this decision and would love some clarification on how commercial businesses are evaluated, because this location is not a private single-family residence.

Here are the facts regarding this nomination:

  • Location: It is located in a paved public space right next to a commercial business in the historic center of Nemi, totally and safely accessible to pedestrians 24/7.

  • Not a Private Residence: Since when are commercial businesses considered Private Residential Property (PRP)? The rules state that only single-family residences are ineligible.

  • Permanency & History: The statue is a permanent installation. It has been in this exact spot for over 15 years, deeply rooted in the vegetation. This is easily verifiable on Google Street View, where the statue has been visible since at least 2008.

  • Cultural Significance: The statue represents the Goddess Diana. Nemi is historically famous for the Sanctuary of Diana (Diana Nemorensis), and she is the absolute symbol of the city and its lake. It is a great place to explore and culturally relevant to the area.

Nomination Details:

  • Title: Statua Classica di Diana tra i Gelsomini

  • Coordinates: 41.71936, 12.716677

  • Location: Nemi, RM, Italy

Could a Niantic Staff member or an Ambassador please clarify if commercial businesses are now being treated as private residences, or if this was simply an evaluation error? I would greatly appreciate a re-evaluation of this valid Wayspot.

Thank you for your time and help!

Proposta di Wayspot per Statua Classica di Diana tra i Gelsomini

Nemi RM

Nemi RM (41.71936,12.716677)

Ricorso non accettato

:play_button:

2026-07-31 - Rejected

Note del ricorso

​Gentile team di Wayfarer, vi chiedo di rivedere questa proposta respinta erroneamente dal filtro automatizzato (IA). Il candidato rispetta pienamente i criteri di idoneità come “Ottimo luogo per l’esplorazione”. Si tratta di una scultura artistica in pietra, pubblica e permanente. L’IA potrebbe averla scambiata per un elemento naturale a causa della fitta siepe, o per merce temporanea per la vicinanza a un’attività commerciale. Tuttavia, l’opera è un’installazione fissa, radicata nella vegetazione e storicamente presente sul posto (verificabile su Google Street View fin dal 2008). L’accesso pedonale è totalmente sicuro e l’opera arricchisce culturalmente la passeggiata nel borgo di Nemi. Grazie per la revisione umana.

Nota di Niantic

Thanks for the appeal, Wayfinder! The nomination is on the property of a private residence, which makes it ineligible. Hence, we are unable to reverse the decision. We recommend you review the Wayspot rejection criteria before submitting any more Wayspot contributions: Rejection Criteria — Wayfarer Help Center

I revisori hanno fornito questi motivi principali per non aver accettato questa proposta:
  1. La proposta si trova su una proprietà privata che non è accessibile al pubblico

Descrizione

Elegante scultura in pietra in stile classico raffigurante la Dea Diana. L’opera è un’installazione fissa, permanentemente incastonata e integrata all’interno di una fitta siepe di gelsomino rampicante, e funge da abbellimento artistico per la via pedonale. Un grazioso dettaglio nascosto nel verde che arricchisce la passeggiata nel borgo.

Posizione

Open in: GoogleOpenStreetMapIntelBingYandex

Local maps (:italy:): Geoportale Nazionale*

34 Via Nemorense

Nemi, Lazio

Visualizza su Google Maps

SP76a 12, Nemi, RM, Italy

Informazioni supplementari

<>

1 / 2

Candidato con valore artistico e decorativo che incoraggia l’esplorazione a piedi. Nota importante per la valutazione: sebbene si trovi in prossimità dell’ingresso di un’attività commerciale, l’opera è un elemento decorativo fisso, letteralmente inglobata e radicata nella vegetazione da diverso tempo (come dimostrano i rami rampicanti che la avvolgono in modo strutturale). Non si tratta di merce temporanea o spostabile. L’accesso è totalmente sicuro, trovandosi su uno slargo pavimentato a ridosso del marciapiede, liberamente accessibile 24/7. Visibile da 2008 su streetview che ne conferma la natura permanente.

You know very well that this is not the case.

Sometimes, reviewers make mistakes and fail to understand the “private property” rejection.

Sometimes, something looks like a private residence and gets rejected for that reason. Since I cannot see a business at 41.71936, 12.716677, it’s an understandable rejection.


the shop is this

Even assuming the shop is closed permanently (because that’s what it seems to me), it seems to me to be located near a (multi-family) building, or am I wrong?

I can’t match up your photos to the coordinates. Can you provide a streetview link for this precise location?

1 Like

2008 Google Maps

Thanks.

Since my initial impression of this location is that it is a private residence, I can understand why it was rejected.

The door does have multiple buzzers, so this is multi-family, not single-family, but the area containing the statue looks like a private front yard not a communal front yard. If I came across this, even after this discussion, I would struggle to accept it for this reason.

I understand, I thought it was the outside of a shop also because I had filmed a mini carousel-horse.

Who can I turn to?

i would assume that if it is at an antiquities store, it is up for sale and therefore not permanent