Hey, I’m pretty cofused because every traimarker of an official walking trail gets rejected in my region. Looks like these are all the same reviewers which don’t know this is egible right? Very frustrating. I don’t want to appeal every trailmarker
Hi! Could you share your full nomination, including the supporting photo and text? We can advise on what works in our experience for appealing less often then.
On the contrary, it makes a whole world of difference, because I can now tell you that your nomination likely got rejected because it is missing proof, which could be a better way to use your supporting information field. I would suggest doing that next time and it will likely produce much better results. ![]()
Put yourself in the reviewers’ shoes. It is already difficult to educate reviewers about sticker trail markers, and there are a good number of them out there that are fake (check some of the other threads on this forum). If you proactively include external proof of a trail being here, such as a trail map, or information that independently proves that this trail is marked in this way, it makes it more likely that this sticker is here for a reason. Also be mindful of any poles that may end up being on single-family private residential property.
You can of course complain about reviewers, but this complaint is stronger when you have done everything you could to demonstrate existence and permanence of the nomination. As we say “the onus is on the submitter to include all the necessary information”. Reviewers are not obligated to do any external research.
Out of curiosity, why not try the equivalent metallic arrow trail markers in the same area? They are way less likely to have this problem.
Thank you for your detailed answer! To me it was obvious that this is an official walking trail and I think I should be possible to prove next time. Im currently travelling from village to village in my region to submit everything I see. The arrow trailmarkers are already in waiting process or vote.
What are my options to prove it better? Only more detailed descriptions or could I do something else? Is it ok to put a map in supporting photos?
Very welcome! My suggestion would be to find a trail map and any other information showing this is an official trail, to ensure it clearly shows the trail going through this street, and to include it as a link in your supporting information. Show don’t tell.
Some people also include map screenshots in one of their supporting photos (since you can use up to 5 when submitting via the web interface).


