Satiric US Postboxes Topic

[NvlblNm]

Mod note: please note that this is a satiric post. Moved it to the corresponding category.

As anyone in the UK will tell you, postboxes encourage socialization because in the olden days when people didn’t carry phones with them, sending a letter in the post might be the only way that you could reach someone who wasn’t near their home phone when you called. Worse, if you were even a single area code away, you’d end up paying long-distance fees for phone calls, which made sending postcards a common way of socializing about exploration you were conducting while keeping costs economical.

While these socialization methods are nearly lost to the ages, exploration of history is an important aspect of wayfarer, and combined these factors make postboxes great candidates.

Unlike the ciphers you see in the UK, the styles you see in the US are a little different. Below, I’ll share how I review different styles of cipher that can be commonly found in the US.

The Single-Family Postbox

This postbox has a relatively unique cipher - 14271. While it’s located in a public easement, it’s created for use solely by a single-family residential property. Single family postboxes like this should be considered rejectable as SFPRP and should not be accepted.

The Single-Family Postbox Cluster

These postboxes also have relatively unique ciphers, though slightly more common. These get a bit trickier, and while they serve multiple families, each individual postbox is still single-family use. Similarly located in an easement, the property is typically not shared by multiple residences, but is provided by one for the benefits of others. Unfortunately, in the majority of cases these styles of postbox should still be rejected as SFPRP.

The Multi-Family Postbox Cluster

While this postbox cluster still contains single-family elements, there are three shared use boxes - two for packages, and one for outgoing mail. These multi-family elements transform this into an eligible nomination, though you still need to be careful about the location, as while many are located in shared areas, some are still placed on the easements of single-family properties, which will require consideration of local laws and regulations.

The Multi-Family Eagle Cipher Postbox

These artistic postboxes are less common than the other styles, but provide a great shared amenity that’s available to anyone, and have the added benefit of typically being decorated with cuter ciphers than you can find on others. This style is practically guaranteed to be located on a shared property. The artistic elements further elevate these as great for exploration, making them some of the best postbox nominations you can find!

If you’re reviewing a postbox in the US and wondering about eligibility of something not covered here, or if you’re planning on submitting one near you, I’d love to discuss these unique nominations further!

[NvlblNm]

Mod note: please note that this is a satiric comment.

Two related scenarios came up recently that I agreed were worth clarifying here:

The Apartment Mail Room

I was surprised that this came up! I figured it was covered by the “Multi-Family Postbox Cluster” but the person nominating it was worried that it’s not as accessible as the likely location of the prior example. Fortunately, Niantic does not require that everyone have access to every postbox, only that there are people who are able to access them as pedestrians. I think we can all agree that non-pedestrian traffic in this location would be problematic, so while access may be restricted to people living at this complex, it’s one of the shared amenities like a gym or a pool that are highly eligible.

Which Nomination?

After I had clarified things for the first nominator, another wanted feedback on which things to submit when there are multiple options. Since people base eligibility on what they can see in game, it’s important that we set an example for what types of things are eligible. For this reason, the mail room itself should be submitted first in this scenario. When doing so, you’ll want to be careful about placement! This mail room might be more than 20m from corner to corner, and could be split into 4 different level 17 s2 cells. As a result, you’ll want to make sure you’re leaving space to nominate the vases, the pictures hung along the wall, and the mural in the back (in that priority order), assuming all will sync. To avoid incorrect duplicates, try to frame your primary photo for the mail room so that it doesn’t include the other eligible features, otherwise you may have more difficulty getting these accepted later.

[RoIi112]

What about this one? Sadly no cypher

[Leedle95]

That’s exactly what I was thinking

[tehstone]

We have some that give a nod to our history as well

[holdthebeer]

This is a very interesting topic! Unlike mailboxes in the US and UK, Canadian mailboxes are easier to review. The old ones are plain and boring, but most of the new ones are unique and artistic.

[Glawhantojar]

[Dadcaesar]

Outback Australia added a new photo. - Outback Australia

[NvlblNm]

Unfortunately, it seems my post has been incorrectly interpreted as a joke.

Nobody has challenged the eligibility of these historic socialization devices. My arguments in favor of their acceptance under exploration and socialization criteria are quite strong, and there is a large precedent for acceptance under these criteria as demonstrated by an island off the coast of Europe.

@tehstone

Wow! That one looks like it meets the exercise criteria too since I’d walk further to see it than I would for an Eagle cipher postbox.

@holdthebeer

Strange! That postbox on the left still looks like it has multi-family elements, and while it’s less artistic than the one on the right, it still has artistic elements.