I don’t understand why this was rejected. Maybe because the address on the location is a resident? How do I remove that if I redo this? Because this is not residential. It’s very public and accessible to anyone. Yes it borders a neighborhood but it is not within the neighborhood and I thought multi residential areas were acceptable. What can I do to improve my submission?
Welcome to the forum @jellyluma
“Wayfarer criteria” indicates this was rejected by Niantic’s ML (machine learning ai) model. The email will say the decision was from “our team” instead of the community.
My guess is that the ai could not detect what you were submitting in that photo. It is easily confused by background images and needs a clear focal point. I would also have trouble with a seemingly random spot on the walking trail.
In the supporting photo, I see some kind of post beside a fence. Is that a marker for the trail that you could use to anchor your main photo?
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Yes! The supporting photo is the end of the path. What I pictured is the beginning. Unfortunately there is no sign or marker there. I was hoping to make a submission for both points. Would it help if I just did path connecting to the sidewalk? Without the scenery?
I believe I found this on Google Maps, and without a sign or entrance gate, this is going to be difficult to submit. I don’t have a suggestion right off, but hopefully someone else will.
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Thankyou so much for your help. I really appreciate it.
Lets pretend like you have never been to that location. Ignoring your explanation and just viewing the photos you submitted I personally can’t tell what the object that you are photographing. You took a picture of a field with an irrigation canal. Then took a picture in the opposite direction that also shows no object. Bike paths typically have a sign which leads me to believe your home is directly to your right behind that fence, which is the only reason to submit the entire path and want the pokestop in that location. Hopefully that green dog waste station with the bags is close enough to your home as it has the best chance to get approved.
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So I can’t just take a picture of the path? I don’t understand what you mean by not being able to tell what it is. Should I have included the sidewalk intersecting with the path to make it clearer? I might try the doggie bag station. Also, I don’t live there. I was visiting a friend and going on a walk. They don’t live in that neighborhood by the fence either. We just really enjoy walking that path. As it’s only a block away. There were hardly any pokestops around so I thought I might try my hand at nominating one. It’s my first time. There is only one pokestop close to this location and no routes. The next closest stop is several blocks away. I see now that my supporting picture could use improvement. would the one I attached in this post have been better? I interpreted the instructions of taking a photo of the surrounding area to mean the scenery. To prove it’s worth visiting. Seeing as this path already has a ton of traffic I thought it would be worth a shot. Also I was hoping to put a pokestop at both ends the hopefully make a route.
You can nominate a sign or object on or near the path but no you can’t do the entire bike path and have the location be in that spot. I searched “ Bike path pokestops” clicked images tab and basically every single image showed a sign or bike path arrow showing a bike path. I would actually read the acceptance criteria not only for description but photos also as you may have skimmed over that.
Here’s a small part I highlighted
A high-quality photo of a Wayspot is:
- Of the actual permanent physical, tangible, identifiable object or place marker for an area
- Well composed - the Wayspot or place marker is centered without too much foreground or background, or objects passing by in front
- Clear/sharp with good exposure (show off your photography skills!
I also fixed your photo to include a actual object haha
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Thankyou. Clearly my comprehension skills failed me since I thought a paved path could be an identifiable object. I appreciate you fixing my picture! Hahaha. I did as much research as I could but I definitely forgot to do an image search. Kind of a huge resource to miss! I guess this path may be a lost cause unless trying the doggie bag stations miraculously works.
Welcome @jellyluma
You might find this topic useful to read as it was about similar circumstances.
There is no requirement for a sign. It is the trail that is acceptable, but it needs anchor points. So a sign easily meets that requirement. Not having one makes it very hard.
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So anchor an anchor point such as a sign/marker point, which is usually a “sign” such as trailhead/direction arrow/name plate sometimes it’s just a giant rock but it is always identified in wording or a picture. I understand what you’re saying but it’s incorrect in this situation and your reply would just confuse people as it does need a sign.
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