The timing of this post, which I believe is expressing frustration over reviewers accepting everything, with the timing of another post, Do people just reject stuff to be nasty?, expressing frustration over reviewers rejecting everything, is very interesting to me. I love that both extremes of the spectrum are illustrated.
I do believe that the majority of people who volunteer their time to Wayfarer are trying to be as accurate as they can in an activity that doesn’t always have yes or no answers. I don’t think that a correct rejection should be rewarded any more than a correct acceptance. We do have a Wayfarer rating, and it is possible this rating already affects the weight of their reviews from comments made in the past.
I also believe that flags may already send a nomination into Niantic staff Review, because we have had people ask here why they can’t upgrade their nomination and staff have replied that it was flagged for internal review. But I think that if it is flagged then we can’t earn an agreement on that one. I don’t know.
I do agree that more education is needed to prevent people from submitting and reviewing against criteria. That is one of the AMA questions I voted for. I also voted for one about how hard it is to get something removed from the game map that should not have been accepted. Those are also frustrations for me.
I love seeing your thoughts! Welcome to the forum!