Why didn't my pokestop appear in pokemon go even though it was accepted?

[hankwolfman]

Welcome to the forum @221120112137

This question gets asked a lot, and a post was made to help explain the processes involved:

Why an accepted Wayspot may not be used in Pokemon Go (S2 cells and Pokemon Go)

I have this written up for when I see a wheresmypokestop question. I know the in-game prompt tells you that you are submitting a “Pokestop” but you are actually submitting a Wayspot to the database. The Web Submit form does use the word “wayspot” instead. The Wayspot can only become a Pokestop or gym if it is alone in a level 17 S2 cell. The S2 cell use has not been officially confirmed as far as I am aware, but staff has acknowledged there is an additional step after acceptance. This is a good…

That being said, if any were accepted within the past 48 hours, they might just be delayed, as there were some reports that the daily sync may have been skipped yesterday. If it’s been longer than 48 hours though, then it’s very likely that they’re not appearing for the reasons detailed in the linked post above.

If you’d like a visual explanation of how all this works, you are welcome to provide the names and coordinates of the nominations that aren’t showing in game, and someone with the correct wayfarer tools for the job will be able to show you what’s going on.