Removed Wayspot Appeal – Plaque de Cocher Historique – Joinville-le-Pont, France

[Infojerome]

Wayspot Title: Plaque de Cocher Historique – Chemin vicinal N°1 à Joinville-le-Pont
Location: 48.8165653, 2.4686177
City: Joinville-le-Pont
Country: France

I am requesting the restoration of this Wayspot, which was removed despite the physical object still existing at its location.

This is a genuine and permanent historical road marker (“plaque de cocher”) relating to the former Chemin vicinal ordinaire N°1 in Joinville-le-Pont.

I originally submitted it on 19 August 2024 and it was accepted by Wayfarer. After it subsequently disappeared, I submitted the exact same physical object again on 24 July 2026, and it was accepted again.

The plaque is independently documented by Wikimedia Commons ( Page Wikimedia )

, with a photograph of the same object at the same location dating from 24 August 2020. I can also provide current photographs showing that it remains physically present today.

This is therefore a real, permanent and independently documented historical object that Wayfarer itself has already accepted more than once. Other exemples of this kind of objects here :

( https://plaquedecocher.fr/article-seine-123216963/)

I am also concerned because this is not an isolated incident. Several legitimate Wayspots I submitted in the same very small area have recently been repeatedly removed despite continuing to exist and being accepted again by Wayfarer.

The person believed to be behind this behaviour is well known among local Pokémon GO players as a player whose repeated actions have been disrupting other players’ experience for years. The local community has independently reached the same conclusion regarding these repeated incidents.

Most recently, after the repeated removal of a Little Free Library Wayspot near my home, a Wayspot representing the same object appeared further away with the description “Boite à livres JAUNE” (“YELLOW Little Free Library”), yellow being the colour of this player’s Pokémon GO team.

I will submit the broader pattern separately as a Wayfarer abuse/harassment report. Niantic has access to the relevant contribution, edit and removal-report history and can therefore independently verify whether the incidents are connected.

For this appeal, I respectfully ask that the removal of this legitimate historical Wayspot be reviewed and that the Wayspot be restored.

[pokemaster4u2]

This appears to be on a single family private residential property, that is not allowed

[Infojerome]

Thank you for checking the location.

I would like to clarify an important point: the Wayspot is not the private residence itself. The nominated object is the historic “plaque de cocher” permanently affixed to the street-facing façade, which can clearly be seen in the Street View image you posted.

The nomination title and photograph specifically identify this historic plaque, not the house.

The plaque is a historic French roadside direction sign, originally installed to provide directions to coachmen, relating to the former Chemin vicinal ordinaire N°1, and is independently documented as part of Joinville-le-Pont’s local heritage.

There is also official municipal planning documentation confirming the heritage significance of this location. The Paris Est Marne & Bois intermunicipal planning authority (PLUi) identifies the building/location on its official heritage map as a protected building or element under Article L.151-19 of the French Urban Planning Code.

Official heritage map:

4-3-PATRIMOINE_JOINVILLE%20LE%20PONT.pdf

On the map, the location is identified by the dark brown star. The legend defines this symbol as:
“Bâtiments et éléments protégés au titre de l’article L.151-19 du code de l’urbanisme”
(“Buildings and elements protected under Article L.151-19 of the Urban Planning Code”).

Most importantly, the historic plaque is mounted directly on the exterior façade facing the public pavement and can be viewed from public pedestrian space. No entry onto the residential property is necessary to see or appreciate the nominated object.

I therefore respectfully ask that the appeal be assessed on the actual nominated object — the historic road marker — and taking into account its documented heritage significance, rather than treating the residential building itself as the nomination.

[pokemaster4u2]

Unfortunately, that doesn’t matter, also anything attached to a house (or even the fence), is not allowed.

Private Residences, Farmland & K-12

Single-family private residential properties (SFPRP), farms, and K-12 (schools or facilities primarily focused for persons under 18 years of age) are ineligible. This includes the outer facing facade, fence of these locations, and property boundaries. Objects in or upon apartment blocks, gated communities, or their shared spaces may be eligible assuming they otherwise meet criteria and are intended to be accessed by a community, even if not everyone. Communal spaces have the potential to be eli…

[cyndiepooh]

@Infojerome

Wayfarer itself has already accepted more than once

Unless the decision email is clearly marked as being from “our team,” Wayfarer is a “community” of regular folks like you and me. Wayfinders can make mistakes in reviewing as well as submitting. Other Wayfinders can report from the Wayfarer map when they come across a live Wayspot that should not have been accepted. This often happens when the ineligible Wayspot shows up on the nearby check while reviewing. Those reports go to staff for an evaluation and decision, not the community member.

If a Wayspot has been removed, it should not be resubmitted. We have seen people report sanctions on their accounts for resubmitting Wayspots that have been removed. Asking for reinstatement here is the correct way to proceed. In this case, it appears to me that the removal was correct for SFPRP (single family private residential property) per the guideline already linked.

I am not staff to decide this appeal. I just wanted to address the issue around having been approved by “Wayfarer.”