Hello,
Are street signs named after historical figures, completed with information such as their profession, date of birth, and death, eligible as POIs? M’y initial answering will be yes, but this rejection makes me reconsider.
Édit: there IS actually no double in the area, as there IS only 2 POI : a water tower and an art pièce.
Thanks you in advance,
Yutil
I could see merit for them as quasi-information signs about historical figures, but they generally aren’t looked upon too favorably here.
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Hey! Personally I don’t see this type of wayspots meeting enough criteria. Most part of street signs are mass-produced and I don’t consider they encourage people to explore those streets. I’m also from Europe and this vision can be seen different between countries too.
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Most reviewers will see street signs as not unique enough as they are way too numerous and all look alike. The amount of information printed on them is so minimal I wouldn’t even call them ‘informational signs’ myself.
Exceptions present of course, depending on the level of fame of the person or instance the street is named after (or the fame of the street itself), or how the street name signs are shaped. Here’s an example of one that’s online and I actually specifically went to, and it doesn’t even contain any text:
You could nominate if unsure, but if rejected I wouldn’t press the matter further.
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In my city every single street which is named for a historical figure lists their birth and death years and why they are notable. These signs are so commonplace as to be found at nearly every intersection, therefore our community generally does not approve them because they aren’t unique and they only aid in exploration as much as any other street sign. The one exception for those signs is when they denote a public plaza or park, as the signs are sometimes used as the Wayspot representing the park/plaza.
For example, this street sign is on one corner of an intersection.
Just by turning around, I can see an identical sign across the road.
And if I walked for a block in either direction I’d encounter two or more identical signs. To me that negates it being a unique or distinctive all together. Similarly if I turned the corner and kept walking, I’d find that every street named for a historical person had a similar sign at every intersection.
The one exception seems to be (in my area at least) parks and plazas. That’s because the sign can represent the park or plaza. For example, this sign is used as a Wayspot to designate the entrance to a large public park and the description explains history of the park and information about the park’s namesake.
For your proposal, I personally wouldn’t nominate a street sign alone unless the sign or the street itself were incredibly famous or important. For example there’s the Bourbon Street and Orleans Street intersection sign in New Orleans or the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo. Is there anything else nearby named for Verlaine? A park, plaza, plaque, statue, mural? The street sign itself likely won’t suffice, but if there’s something else in the area that is/was significant in his life or is dedicated to him you could still add that to the map.
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Hi everyone !
Thanks you everyone for giving me Time to answering.
Most of them are on street signs, and one of them IS a Plaza. I’ll see if some of them works, but won’t retry/appeal those.
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Just a reminder that just because the sign says plaza it doesn’t mean is eligible. It needs to be a great place to socialize, explore or exercise. If it doesn’t meet at least one of them then it is not eligible.
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