- Wayspot Title: Holford Football Field
- Location (lat/lon): 32°56’15.5"N 96°39’44.3"W
*Google maps link if needed: Google Maps
- City: Garland
- Country: United States
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Not sure why this waypoint was removed, it’s located within a public park, still exists, and is both easy and safe enough to access. While the park in question does have some construction going on, the football field is outside of the area that is closed off for said construction.
Some photos for context:
1st photo - Looking Northeast from the bleachers on the West side of the field. The waypoint is located a bit to the left of the field goal, just outside the construction fence.
2nd photo - Looking West from the bleachers on the opposite side from 1st photo. The same field goal is still visible on the right.
3rd photo - Looking south from the field goal seen in previous photos. Note that the construction fence does not extend all the way around the football field.
4th photo - Looking West towards the bleachers where the 1st photo was taken. The sidewalk visible here is the main way to get to this area, and is clearly still open to the general public.
6th photo - Satellite view of the park. The area circled in red is what’s closed for construction, the football field represented by the removed waypoint is circled in blue. The location pin shows the approximate location of the waypoint.
Having said all this, I believe this waypoint has been wrongfully removed and should be restored. If there are concerns about it’s proximity to the construction area, it can be moved to the West side of the field further away from the fence. Otherwise, there just doesn’t seem to be any valid reason to remove it. Thanks for your time.
If this does get restored, the scoreboard wayspot should probably be merged with it, as scoreboards don’t typically meet the criteria by themselves and should only really be used as a proxy for the field, so it’s effectively a duplicate.
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Why though? They’re 2 separate objects, both of which attract attention from people in the area. The actual field brings social activity for obvious reasons. The scoreboard is a bit of a landmark in this case. Stands out from it’s surroundings enough to attract attention, so I’d argue that encourages exploration. So why can’t both exist on their own merits?
If it was something like a statue, I’d probably agree with you, but a scoreboard typically isn’t a great place to socialise, exercise or explore. It is a good place to represent the field as a whole though, as it’s a physical object that is not on the actual surface of play but is representative of what the area is used for.
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Guess it just depends how broadly one chooses to define “encourages exploration.” If I see a large object that catches the eye, that’s usually enough to get my attention to go check it out. This scoreboard in particular is on the large side and has nothing close to it so figured that’s good enough to count. But I guess we’ll just have to see what the wayfarer team says.
I agree with @hankwolfman that I would consider both the field of play and its scoreboard to be about the same thing……although we are both looking at this with U.K. eyes.
Just because an object exists and you can notice it, which is essentially what you are saying, does not make it a great place to explore.
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I am US, and I also consider a scoreboard and a field duplicates of each other. A scoreboard does not meet criteria as a great place of exercise, exploration, or being social except as a representation of the field. I won’t say I would never accept a scoreboard on its own merits, but it would have to be a spectacular scoreboard.
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Thanks for the appeal @Ferrothorn After reviewing the additional evidence provided, we’ve decided to restore the Wayspot in question.
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