Why was this wayspot approved and how on earth did it not get removed? A plain subdivision sign without some unique story / history/background/ art is not something that should get approved and then on top of that problem is that the huge sign is in the middle of the front yard of a private residence property of a single family home making it unqualified two ways.
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I hate these. Niantic has so far not made a clarification on them, and so far refused to remove them when reported. Will be following your appeal. This one is particularly egregious in its encroachment onto the SFPRP homeowner’s property.
Well proving it doesnt have history will be challanging. Are u sure its on prp because i see the fence is going behind it. That thing is placed by government right? Is it possible to put in prp?
Personally i like this place name sign. But its kinda subjective.
I think this is what happens every time we ask for a clarification on these. People who don’t understand what these signs are think they are something else. They meet no criteria and are simply billboards to sell the real estate offered there.
These are not government signs, and they do not denote villages or towns.
It is different in places like this.
The estate of houses is usually built by one builder. To mark the start of the estate and often as part of the marketing strategy they build a sign. Sometimes it will be on communal land but sometimes it will be part of the wall of a property.
When its the later it is on SFPRP.
And this case looks like the later which is why the pin is placed near the road.
I appreciate that you have become more active recently. I do not want to silence your enthusiasm. However, in cases where others have local knowledge, it is best to observe the conversation rather than give uninformed opinions. I typically don’t get involved in conversations about the eligibility of places or items in countries where I have never been, like Indonesia. I may call for an expert to come answer the question, but I try to read and follow the conversation instead of insisting that I know what’s going on.
In the US, these signs are 100% installed by the company who developed and built the neighborhood. They are used as a way to advertise or set their neighborhood apart from those built/developed by other builders. That’s it. They don’t serve any real purpose to the people who live in the neighborhood. They certainly don’t act as a great place to exercise, socialize, or explore. I know this because I used to work for a posh builder/developer in my area.
In this particular case, the pin is located AWAY from the sign, which is wrong. The submitter did that because the sign is absolutely on single family private residential property - that is the homeowner’s front yard/garden.
This wayspot should be removed simply because the location is ineligible, regardless of how these signs in general do or do not meet WF criteria.
