I’ve had several reports denied and this is incredibly frustrating. The desire to come here and try get these appealed is a lot of work. Asking me to tell you again where they are, to take pictures or explain why when the feature should be streamlined in game. I reported a user made Starbucks waypo…

They aren’t reporting a sponsored Starbucks near you. They’re reporting a non-sponsored Starbucks near them. Starbucks paid for a certain number, and giving them free ones undermines the revenue source. Sponsored stops are only seen in PoGo, and sponsored portals only show in Ingress. Neither appe…

I understand how the sponsorship works. I’m not sure all the details you mentioned are relevant? Starbucks paying for a sponsorship does not affect eligibility to be nominated & approved. Whether a sponsorship currently or ever existed does not mean something should be rejected by the community or …

[image] Gendgi: There is one not far from me that I submitted. To me clear, here I’m saying I nominated one to be a Wayspot. The location is sponsored in GO, however it’s also a place where I like to go to socialize with friends. Once approved, it is up to the games how they choose to incorpo…

Huh, i struggle to get theough cafes and coffee shops, how did you manage to get starducks through, km not complainjng about that, just impressed

Most of my cafes & coffee shops have gone through but I did have to resubmit an early brewery attempt of mine :roll_eyes: I think the US has just been more friendly than most other areas with cafes. But maybe there was simply a luck factor from me, too.

True. It’s not in Niantic’s best interest to submit or approve them. But none of us volunteer reviewers are party to their business agreements. So they don’t matter to us (unless Niantic said to, which they haven’t).

I think both parties in that Starbucks sponsorship have forgotten about the deal. No new ones go live and no old ones get removed. At least around here. And the sponsorship only shows in one game and has no bearing on whether it is eligible to be a Wayspot.

I think Starbucks pays a flat fee monthly, or once a year, and doesn’t think of those details. Circle K used to sponsor Ingress portals in the U.S, but after years (with no changes for new or closing stores) they decided not to renew. So all those portals disappeared. INCLUDING most that agents had…

Report for removal feature needs something else

General Discussion

cyndiepooh July 25, 2024, 12:17am 20

They do understand the process for removals needs work:

Topic		Replies	Views
Do you guys request for wayspot removal? General Discussion	21	558	March 19, 2025
It feels useless to be a way finder General Discussion	48	1128	December 24, 2024
Mass deletion of stops Wayspot Appeals missing-poi	19	418	May 13, 2026
Action taken - or not? Wayspot Appeals	15	353	January 22, 2026
Fake Pokestop - Removal Rejected Wayspot Appeals remove-poi	34	615	April 27, 2026

Report for removal feature needs something else

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