Several Long-Standing Wayspots Removed Despite Still Existing

Wayspot Appeals
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PROBLEM SOLVED
Hello Wayfarer Team,

I would like to request a review of several Wayspots that have been removed in my area over the past week. But the Objekts still exist in our Real World.

A number of these Wayspots had been in the game for several months or even years before being removed. What confuses me is that many of the removed Wayspots still exist today and remain in the same location where they were originally approved.

Because of this, I am unsure whether I am missing some information regarding the removals or whether an error may have occurred during the review process.

To support my appeal, I have taken current photos of the affected locations. Each photo includes a small note showing My Username, the current date, and the time as proof that the object is still present and accessible.I hope I get all the Titles right since I didnt create all of the Points.

I would greatly appreciate it if these removals could be reviewed. If there is a specific reason why these Wayspots no longer meet the eligibility criteria, I would be grateful for any clarification.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Kind regards,

Gewitterwelle.

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  • Wayspot Title: Burgenzauber-Route 114 Richtung
  • Location (lat/lon): 47.510036, 7.601805
  • City: Reinach BL
  • Country: Switzerland

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  • Wayspot Title: Sonnenuhr
  • Location (lat/lon):47.510542, 7.601227
  • City: Reinach BL
  • Country: Switzerland

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  • Wayspot Title: Narutgarten
  • Location (lat/lon): 47°30’39.1"N 7°36’03.8"E
  • City:Reinach BL
  • Country:Switzerland

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Thank you so much for taking the time to look through everything and for your informative answer, which will help me be better informed in the future.

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Can you please clarify what you mean. I think you are saying that the real-life objects still exist but the wayspots have been removed. If you do mean this, it would be worth editing your opening post :slight_smile:

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Yes, the points were removed in-game, but the objects are still present in the real world. Since I’m currently away from home and editing on my phone is a bit difficult, I’ll update the wording once I’m back home. Thanks for the feedback.

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Hey @Gewitterwelle ,

Welcome to the Wayfarer Community Forum.

I’m going to add a comment highlighting for removal of these Wayspots below:

This Wayspot has not been removed. It exists at the correct location.

Located on the property of a school.

Located on the property of a school.

Located on the property of a school.

Vandalism, not art.

Located on the property of a school.

Located on the property of a school.

Lack of safe pedestrian access.

Located on the property of a school.

Located on the property of a private residential property.

I hope this helps.

Best,

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Thank you for the quick and detailed response.

I am still unsure about some of the decisions and would appreciate some clarification before I resubmit these Wayspots. As this is my first time posting on the Wayfarer forum, please let me know if I am misunderstanding something.

1. FC-Basel Graffiti
Location: 47.511945, 7.602351

The stated reason was: “Vandalism, not art.”

My understanding is that this is the utility building next to the nearby S-Bahn station. Along this railway line, several larger buildings feature similar FC Basel graffiti, and some have already been accepted as Wayspots:

  • Surbaum: 47.506221, 7.601957

  • Heiligholz: 47.516887, 7.605016

  • Freilager: 47.525344, 7.611764 (existing Wayspot: “FC BASEL Graffiti”)

Because of this, I viewed the graffiti as a locally established feature rather than obvious vandalism. Could you please explain why this example was considered ineligible?

2. Burgenzauberroute 114 Knotenpunkt
Location: 47.508881, 7.601627

The stated reason was: “Lack of safe pedestrian access.”

From my observation, the location is safely accessible. It is a residential street with very little vehicle traffic and only occasional bicycle traffic. There is sufficient space for pedestrians, strollers, and cyclists to pass safely.

Could you please clarify why safe pedestrian access was considered insufficient here?

3. Burgenzauber-Route 114 Richtung
Location: 47.510036, 7.601805

I was surprised by the response:

“This Wayspot has not been removed. It exists at the correct location.”

This Wayspot was previously visible as a PokéStop in Pokémon GO but is no longer appearing in-game. I therefore assumed it had been removed.

Does this response mean that the Wayspot still exists in the Wayfarer database but is no longer appearing in Pokémon GO due to game-specific inclusion rules?

Additional Wayspot: Das Fehlende Teil
Location: 47.516201, 7.603408

I forgot to mention this Wayspot in my original post. The location has pedestrian crossings and surrounding walkways, providing safe pedestrian Access around the POI.

4. Rainbow Garage
Location: 47.50904742341528, 7.602051182985537

I realized that I accidentally forgot to include a photo in my original forum post. The photo was included in the nomination itself, but it was missing from my appeal/request on the forum.
I apologize for the oversight and understand that this may have made it more difficult to evaluate the case.

The Rainbow Garage is part of a row of garages located adjacent to a public pedestrian walkway. It is not situated on single-family private residential property.
The garage door features a painted design that is clearly visible from the public path, and I consider it to be a form of local street art within the surrounding neighborhood.
I believe the location has safe and unrestricted pedestrian access, as it can be reached via public walkways without entering private property.
The Wayspot has also been present in Pokémon GO for several years without any known issues.

*Thank you very much for taking the time to review my questions and for providing such clear and helpful explanations. I also appreciate the patience shown regarding my follow-up questions, as I am still relatively new to the Wayfarer process. Your clarification helps me better understand the criteria and improve future submissions.

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Yes it’s too close to Burgenzauber-Route 114 Richtung Arlesheim at 47.509930,7.601801

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It’s in the middle of a roundabout and doesn’t seem to have direct pedestrian access

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Unique Art This may help with the graffiti question. Generally word art is a sign of non-sanctioned vandalism and even though it may exist for years, it was made illegally and can be removed at any time.

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Others being live Wayspots do not mean that they meet criteria. There is a clear illustration of vandalism here:

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That appears to be the case. Staff do not acknowledge the S2 cell algorithm, but it is in an occupied L17 S2 cell now.

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I agree, looking at the map, the garage appears as a separate property on the map:

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I didn’t speak to this one. Don’t the individual garages belong to individual property owners? Wouldn’t that be SFPRP then? I don’t know the correct answer here, but I would not have submitted or accepted anything on an individual garage here.

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it has its own address (no 37), so it is separated

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The Garage is tricky. It is at a multifamily property but It is not on a public object there. The garage is owned and used by one family. It could have been judged like nominating something that was on the porch of an individual apartment. It was likely still considered private. It is a grey zone for me too.

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an apartment building would have its own address, but the individual apartments would be sfprp

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True, but in general you are not allowed to live in a garage, so it is not a residence, and it is not part of the private residence area, as it has its own number

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Just maybe before we get too far, this is the cadastral plan for the area, and this is definitely not a multi-family home but a set of terraced SFPRPs. You can also see they are painted differently on Street View and have individual entrances on satellite. In front, there are individual garages connected to individual single-family homes, which I would not consider public property. I would not recommend relying on Google for those details.

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Garages belonging to housing are treated the same as the housing. So if a garage belongs to SFPRP, it is itself SFPRP. Even though you cannot live there it is part of the residence just like the garden is.

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Actually the kadastral map also shows the garages as separate. There are also more garages than houses, so they may very well be completely separate. This is certainly in The Netherlands not uncommon (you can buy or rent these separately).

When they belong to the houses, they are on the same kadastralmap

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As far as I know, the garages don’t necessarily belong to a house and have no direct connection to it; they are separated from the houses by pedestrian paths. That’s why I submitted the application back then, and it was accepted. They were only removed after three years.