Second-level Appeal: Natural Feature

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I know that this may not be the right forum category, but I’m not sure where to post it. I’m concerned by an appeal rejection I received stating:

“Thanks for the appeal, Explorer! The nomination is connected to pond which is a natural feature and it falls under rejection criteria. If there is an information marker sign which represents the natural feature to be a public attraction site or historic, it would greatly increase the odds of this nomination being eligible. We recommend you review the Wayspot Criteria before submitting your next Wayspot contribution: Rejection Criteria — Wayfarer Help Center”

I checked that URL, and it actually says nothing about natural features. There is also nothing about natural features in the rejection criteria posted here: Niantic Wayfarer

Therefore, it seems that my appeal has been decided using a rejection criteria that doesn’t actually exist. What to do?

In addition to apparently not existing, the quote rejection criteria seems inconsistent with the 5/15/2024 criteria clarifications. For example, the Parks & Outdoor Recreation clarification states: “A nomination can be made for a park even if a park does not have a physical sign but is clearly a park.” However, I’ve not had a single nomination approved without a manmade sign like shown in the example photo.

I would greatly appreciate assistance on how to get natural features that are great places to exercise, explore and socialize approved.

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You can get some advice here, but it probably be easier if you can take a screenshot and post your full nomination, including the supporting information. It’s hard to give advice or comments without having some of the details.

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Hi, right now as said above we don’t have any information on this nomination to go on that would suggest that it’s a wildly incorrect appeal decision, and we would need that if we are to leave this in the Wayspot Appeals category.

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Thanks @Xenopus and @Leedle95. What is the correct forum for my question… I’m happy to repost in a better place.

To clarify, I’m not looking for suggestions on the nomination. I’m trying to figure out how to address the root cause of the problem, which is that the nomination was denied based on a rejection criteria that doesn’t seem to actually exist.

Any help appreciated.

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@TheYattOG i will move this to General Discussion