When submitting a Wayspot Appeal, make sure to include as much of the following information as possible:
Wayspot Title: West Town Mall
Location (lat/lon): (35.926958, -84.037047)
City: Knoxville
Country: United States
Additional Information (if any): This was the nomination for the mall itself. This shopping mall is an amazing location for social activity. There are so many events and communities that meet up in this mall. (Pokémon GO, Trading cards, etc.)
Wayspot Title: West Town Mall Alternative Entrance
Location (lat/lon): (35.924611, -84.036213)
City: Knoxville
Country: United States
Additional Information (if any): This is an alternative entrance to the mall that is used by many different people. It is separate and distinct from the other entrances to the mall and is safely accessible.
Wayspot Title: CM Games Event Room
Location (lat/lon): (35.924029, -84.037277)
City: Knoxville
Country: United States
Additional Information (if any): This game room at CM Games is meant to provide social value. There are different trading card events that happen very often here and people show up for them.
I am confused. Are you talking about locations that were removed from game, or nominations that you submitted which were rejected? When you asked about these on the Wayfarer Discussion Discord, it sounded like these were removed game locations, but this confused me:
Usually the team will want evidence that the poi still exists and meets criteria. But if the whole mall has been wiped of game locations, this could have been a property owner request. I don’t know whether to send you on a mission to get evidence or to wait and see what staff says about the removals.
It was only some of the wayspots that were removed, The first two wayspots can be seen with streetview and the game room was recently accepted a month ago. I found this image on google from 9 months ago that shows the room and the neon sign I used as the main photo. https://maps.app.goo.gl/2eVbjudeUNfhrzxm9
You may only get 1 of the mall Wayspots back, as for larger areas, there should only be 1 Wayspot for the entire larger area, not multiple. The Alt Entrance may not get restored if it was removed, since the mall already had another Wayspot.
As for the Event Room, in Ingress, there’s another Wayspot in that L17 S2 cell, so it’s possible that the other Wayspot is in PoGo. Is there a Wayspot in PoGo for Classic Films Poster Wall at 35.924343,-84.037567? Are you familiar with the density/inclusion rules for PoGo? You can find more about them here:
Ah, ok only one of the entrances can be a wayspot. Also while I was there today I did not see the Film posters in the game. I am not sure if they were deleted as well. I am also familiar with the density rules and how the cells work. I will have to go back and compare the Ingress map to the PoGo map to see what else was deleted.
Thanks for the appeal, @Vaea2732. We have taken another look but stand by our decision to retire the Wayspots “West Town Mall Alternative Entrance” and “CM Games Event Room” in question and we’ve decided to move the Wayspot “West Town Mall” to the correct location.
Please note: The changes will not reflect in Ingress. Ingress Prime is no longer associated with Wayfarer. To make changes in Ingress, please reach out to Ingress support through Ingress in-game support or using the webform link provided in Niantic Spatial Support: https://nianticspatial.helpshift.com/hc/en/8-recon/faq/798-reporting-a-wayspot
