Socializing may not be constrained to talkative/conversational activities. The aspect of leisure in these places in the form of socialization still thrives. The first three encourage exchange of ideas in the form of creative works. Transit stations are structured as strip malls that have a variety of entertainment before/after/while traveling. These are all categories either way and are general examples of what can be, not always is eligible. See water features. I argue that not all comic/card stores may meet eligibility as some businesses only facilitate the transactions. Iâd also argue that post offices are not what used to be: a hub for personal letters be posted.
I think libraries qualify as a place to explore. Even though we have the internet in our pocket, libraries are still a place where knowledge is housed. You need a Masters degree to be a librarian, so they are a wealth of information.
I would say socialization depends on the area. My church hold blood donation regularly in church area. so people are encourage to invite their friend to come. It can be place to socialize while we are waiting our turn together. But if i go to blood donation center, the atmosphere is totally different, its almost litterally just donate and go.
But that kind of socialization could also happen while people are waiting to have the oil changed in their car or waiting to see the dentist. People just chatting while they wait for some service isnât the same as a place or event designed for socializing.
OP: Is this eligible?
Reply: No because ofâŠ
Veteran Member: As previous post and also âŠ
Embassador: And also due toâŠ
OP: OK Thanks.
We all know that the criteria has many grey areas and can be twisted to fit anything. My usual comment is that you could socialise at a Dog Poo Bin chatting to other dog owners but I am not nominating itâŠ
Why is it not enjoyable thing to do? I donate blood regularly.
Agree on this one. So i just wait how op present his nomination and just let community decide. Anyway i wont reject blood donation thing quickly and see how is the detail 1st
For university buildings, I do see people trying to submit EVERY building on campus and most of them are just not notable or eligible in any way. A residential block is not eligible in my opinion, however university campuses are often good places for public art which is..
You may enjoy the feeling that you get as you have done a good thing but surely itâs not the process you enjoy⊠âI love it when they take the blood and I start to feel woozyâŠâ
Post Office â Even today, in small towns, the post office is often the social hub of the town. Itâs a major source of news⊠and gossip. It would also traditionally qualify under exploration.
Library â Meets exploration criterium. Itâs where you go to do research and learn. Itâs also a community hub.
Game/Card Stores â Often hold tournaments and meets
Just a place where students sleep⊠doesnât meet criteria, IMO⊠even though itâs probably one of the most social places on campus. If the building is more than just a place where students sleep it may have merit.
Class room buildings, labs, libraries: All good options. it may take a little more work, but buildings are frequently named after prominent persons, alumni, faculty, etc. Universities also love to document everything. With a little bit of research, most university buildings could qualify based on the merit of the person theyâre named after.
You seem to have a major misunderstanding about blood donation centers.
Blood donation centers are not community centers.
Blood donation centers are places where medical procedures are performed, and are basically ineligible.
Therefore, I think it is inappropriate for Wayfinder to revise the eligibility criteria in Wayfarer and apply for it themselves.
With that said, let me give you some advice.
In Ingress, there is a system called the Red Faction.
Permanent Red Cross blood donation centers are portals.
Itâs been a long time, so I may be mistaken, but Iâm pretty sure that more than 10 years ago, an Ingress agent living in South America called on other agents to donate blood in order to help a friend, which led to widespread cooperation in blood donation. Niantic at the time approved this, and with the consent of the Red Cross, it was shown as an official portal in the Ingress field.
This initiative is still ongoing.
Incidentally, Niantic does not pay any compensation to Ingress agents for their blood donations. There are no special items or anything like that.
Even so, Ingress agent make blood donations or monetary donations (since some people are physically unable to donate blood) to the Red Cross and encourage others to donate blood.
In addition, it is displayed as an official pokestop in some parts of Japan in PoGo.
The only special reward is the pokestop gift design.
It is a pity that this initiative is not spreading.
There must be some reason why it is not spreading.
If you think that blood donation centers should be pokestops, Wayfarer is not the place to appeal.
It is Scopely, PoGo, and the Red Cross.
If they agree, blood donation centers will become pokestops.
Overcoming the lack of understanding of eligibility criteria is one of Wayfarerâs key issues.
Both the submitter and the reviewer should consider both why the object and facilities were installed and what people will do with it. The objects and facilities that are installed always play some role, though, one must consider whether the purpose for which they were installed falls under any of the eligibility criteria set forth in Wayfarer: exploration, socialization, or exercise. If considered from this perspective, the misconception that the eligibility criteria are satisfied by secondary or incidental impacts caused by the object or facility will be greatly reduced.
To give an example, it should not be argued that the stairs from the riverbed to the top of the embankment meet the eligibility criteria for exercise because they can be used for training, or that the waiting room of a town clinic meets the eligibility criteria as a place for neighborly socializing.
I have not mentioned nor argued that a blood donation centre is equivalent to a community centre.
I have not expressed any desire for wayfarer to change their eligibility criteria.
I looked at Nianticâs eligibility criteria, and under the Social category I proposed that:
The donation centre could fit the condition: âsomething that draws us together to share an experience in a locally and culturally relevant way.â if they frequently held blood drives.
Thatâs it.
You and others have misunderstood that post as an implication of me not knowing that a blood donation centre is and does.
Let me clear this up for you and the others just in case there is still some miscommunication or perhaps a language barrier: I know what a blood donation centre is and what it does.
Thank you for your concern.
One last thing, you said you were going to give advice, I read through your post but couldnât find any, just your anecdote about Ingress and your lamentation about some initiative. But if the advice was that last part, why tell me? Iâm not the one doing the nominating. You have forgotten the OP. That advice should be directed towards them.
For what itâs worth, I submitted and got (quickly) accepted a year ago a blood donation centre that isnât a church or anything else, but a building specific to that purpose.
âThis building houses the only permanent blood donor centre in Sheffield, located in the city centre near to cathedral. An important piece of community infrastructure that enables people to assist others.â
