Hello
I’ve seen the same bridge appear at least 4 times now in as many weeks. Is this something being sent back out to vote after an appeal or resubmission?
I’ve skipped it a few times now because something feels “off”. But if anyone has firmer guidance or advice for what they would do I’d be grateful for the input!
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submitting again is allowed. a rejected appeal may even suggest this. i would just review based on what is in front of you.
what exactly feels “off” about the nomination?
Mostly that it keeps returning but nothing substantial is changing with the images, the description etc.
I’m definitely (or I definitely feel I am) reviewing on the merits of the review in front of me at that moment in time, but I’m surprised to keep seeing this one with minimal change or very very subtle changes. Nothing sinister, just strange to see the same thing reappear in much the same state as the previous time I saw it. I think part of it is having seen it so many times it’s beginning to stand out in my mind so I’m remembering more about it.
Thanks for the advice!
if you see it in review again, you can grab screenshots to share here for more specific advice. but i know i have had to submit some nominations more than once before they were accepted. it is only an issue if you believe they are spamming a fake, or something serious like that. if that is the case, you can report as abuse.
Thanks!
It’s definitely not a fake, I went and tracked it down on Google maps it exists, the which is why I’ve ended up skipping.Either I’m missing something, or they’re super unlucky, but I’m leaving it to folks who may be more familiar with the area.
Maybe because I’m skipping it it’s resurfacing in my queue - I don’t know if that’s even possible.
I don’t know everything about the review system, but I am pretty certain that it does not get sent back to you if you skip it. A Wayfarer Ambassador or Niantic staff will correct me if that is wrong.
I also believe that a skipped nomination should not come back to a reviewer. Only if it is submitted again.
In some cases I have heard that new nominators have submitted their nomination several times prior to receiving a resolution. This is a bad practice and can lead to warnings or bans for spamming. This is the only other case I could imagine seeing the same/similar nomination repeatedly.
Are you in the UK? I think there’s a bridge with something about brake pads on that I’ve seen a few times?
Should the system only send 1 out at a time?
In the way that if you nominate 2 waypoints close to each over it seems that 1 will be delayed until the other has reached a decision.
I’m not saying they are all out for voting at the same time. I’m saying someone submitted their nomination several same thing multiple times so that if it was rejected another one from their contribution queue could go into voting without them getting on themselves a free the rejection and trying to legitimately rework the nomination.
(Wow I wrote that really poorly, lol. Let me know if you don’t get what I’m saying and I can try again).
I know a lot of folks who, especially when submitting somewhere they can’t get back to easily, will submit the same nomination a few times, then put all but one on hold. If rejected, they release the next one. If accepted, they withdraw the extras. Just seeing the same nomination come through several times doesn’t bother me if it isn’t an easy yes or no one.
Yes I am,
And I think we’re talking about the same one.
However it’s not the only repeat one I’ve seen come back out without much change it’s just the one that prompted me to ask the question.
I don’t remember seeing it as a Duplicate so it must keep being rejected somewhere along the way.
As you note, I’m not 100% sold on it either, so have skipped at least twice from what I remember, kinda hoping someone will be able to make a more informed decision than me.
Skipping is absolutely an appropriate way to review if you aren’t convinced one way or the other. We have 100 skips, each on a 24 hour timer, and have been assured that skipping does not hurt our Wayfarer rating. Skipping too fast might cause a cooldown if done too often, but it seems like you are taking your time and researching before you skip, so no worries about that.
Oh I saw that one, I skipped it. Thinking about it, it’s potentially valid if the historicity can be established but I didn’t feel in the mood to do the work myself.
Oh I’ve seen talk about that ghost sign on the bridge too. I think it looked quite interesting but haven’t seen the entire review myself yet.
I like a ghost sign usually, so I’d be minded to approve that kind of thing if it looked like a good nomination
The first time I received it I Accepted with a IDK for Safety due to the majority of the sign being above the road.
When it started repeating I assumed others had been rejecting on the “Safety” criteria so I did start to Skip.
believe it or not I’m the same I think I was more on the approve end of the scale the first time around (I may have IDK a few of the boxes). But when seeing it a few times I’ve skipped because I feel like I’m missing something that local reviewers are more aware of.
It’s an odd one, as you say, because it ticks so many of the boxes. I just wasn’t sure if I was missing something bigger.
There were footpaths to either side, so it was definitely not unsafe access
Things being overhead (for context this is a sign on a bridge) isn’t grounds for rejection since you can pass directly under it safely and touch the sides of the bridge
I don’t think you were missing anything. It’s just a judgement if you found the history interesting and the nomination convincing I think