I tried nominating a local residential footbridge, and it got automatically rejected Niantic Wayfarer
It didn’t say why it got removed, and won’t let me appeal it; is there another way to try and get it appealed?
Have you done any appeals recently? They are rate limited, so if you used some already, you’ll have to wait for them to refresh.
On the other hand, it seems pretty generic.
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It appears to have been rejected by the “Machine Learning” (a type of AI) process that automatically screens all submissions. We don’t know much about the workings of it but a lot of people speculate that ML rejects when it can’t “focus” on an object being submitted - think using ocular recognition on a big photo and it struggling to focus on any object.
Like @nexushoratio said, we’re rate limited - 2 appeals, each on a 20 day timer. You may need to wait a bit if you’ve used some up. Check your emails and you might be able to figure out when you’ll have some available.
I don’t think I’d appeal it, though. I’d try re-submitting, first, after getting some better photos and text. Appeals are a little more “precious” than finding ways to improve and resubmit.
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Ah I see, I did appeal something recently. I’ll probably try re-submitting then if I go out again today, any tips to get a better photo of the bridge?
I would probably crop the photo similar to this, maybe even from a vantage point a few feet to the left. I’d include the bridge in the support photo, too, rather than a picture of some driveways.
For text… It’s not part of a trail, it’s not “scenic” over a viewing area. It would need to be a great place to Socialize, Exercise, and Explore. I’m not quite sure at the moment how best to connect. I do like bridges that do re-connect communities divided by throughways and other infrastructure that separates people, but this feels a little stretching.
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