I have submitted lots of wayspots recently on University of York campus, which is completely accessible to the public (all cycleways and footpaths). A 10 second Google search yields several pages that explain how it is open to the public. On top of this, the university is not a K12 facility in any capacity. It is a higher education teaching and research institution (staff and students 18+). Many smaller wayspots I have submitted have been accepted quite quickly, but many of the larger genuine landmark buildings I submit are being rejected as private property and for being a school… The attached submission I even added extra detail in the supporting info (after initial rejection) to try and stress that this is a public campus and pedestrians can explore all of the buildings (certainly from the outside at least). It’s a serious failure of reviewing that these buildings are being rejected simply because the reviewer isn’t reading the supporting info. I am also conscious that I can only resubmit it once unless it gets considered spam. But why does it seem to always happen with the most wayspot-worthy buildings and locations on campus?
Title: the dianna Bowles building, university of York
Description: The Dianna Bowles Building (and lecture theatre) in the Department of Biology. Named in honour of Professor Dianna Bowles, a pioneering biochemist at the university who established the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP) and received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth Il for services to plant science.
Supporting info: NOT private property. The university campus is fully accessible to the public. The building is also easily and safely accessed via pedestrian walkways that come from Vanbrugh and Wentworth colleges. This is a landmark building for the campus. It hosts university lectures, academic seminars, and guest speaker events. It is named after Prof. Dianna Bowles (received an OBE from the Queen for services to science). This directly aligns with Niantic’s criteria as a major landmark for exploration, especially for students at the university.
