This is a forum for discussion in a respectful way.
I appreciate it is not meant to be taken literally but it’s not a place for battles or conflict.
I am placing this topic in slow mode to give time to reflect and consider.
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I understand why it doesn’t feel good for many people to comment that a submission is not eligible or even looks deceptive. But let me tell you my own story…
I submitted this. It’s a section on a training course designed to help new wheelchair users learn how to push through gravel. There’s a section that features sand (seen in the background) and another section that featured some other kind of difficult surface.
I explained all of that in my nomination. But this was a highly unusual submission.
One of my locals pinged me to tell me that people on the Wayfarer Discussion Discord were talking about my submission because they had seen it in review. The gist of the conversation on WDD was that I had found a “busted up sidewalk” and had made up a fancy story about it being a wheelchair training course. In other words, they were very openly discussing how I was lying about my submission.
My first reaction to that was, “wow, that’s rude.” But when I looked at what I had submitted through their eyes, I had to acknowledge that it was very hard to understand if someone had never seen it in person. I learned quickly that my job as the submitter is to think about how a reviewer will understand what I’m sending them. I need to imagine what questions/reactions they will have and preemptively address all those questions.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there who make up fake stories. So as a submitter, I need to find a way to convey the truth of the submission so that there is no doubt about anything. We usually think about this for location, but that’s also the case for what the item is and how it meets criteria.
The reviewers have tough jobs and most of us take that seriously. I know that I am a much better Wayfinder because I chose not to be offended when others were critical of my submissions. I listened to what they had to say and asked what I could do better to make it easier for them to understand.
In the example above, I realized that no photo would do justice to this training course. So I abandoned the idea of submitting it. About a year later, I was walking in the same area but approached from a different angle and realized that there was a plaque honoring the foundation who paid for the training course! I was able to find the press release from when that happened. I took a photo of the plaque and linked the press release in supplemental and bam! it was approved!!!
That was the 2nd thing I ever tried to nominate. If I look back at my early nominations, I didn’t get another rejection until the 13th thing. I feel like I had such a strong start in my Wayfinding because I was so willing to listen to the feedback of those “harsh” reviewers. They taught me amazing skills.
I hope for everyone to develop the same set of skills.
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Just a reminder, @NianticAaron has already given you a warning about how you interact on the forum on one of your other threads:
I suggest trying to be more chill and respectful. People here generally want to be helpful, and it’s easier for us to be helpful towards people if they’re not being antagonistic towards us.
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Like I said prior. Respect is subjective.
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Returning to the topic. The solution has been provided, you can request a move of the wayspot via the help chat.
You have provided evidence that the location is currently incorrect, so that should be sufficient.
The forum members won’t be able to move the wayspot, but Niantic can, and they can be reached via the helpchat.
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