The official name of a building POI was changed on my college campus and I have since been trying to submit a title edit to the corresponding in-game POI. Specifically, I proposed to change the name from “WashU Lab Sciences Building” to “Mark S. Wrighton Hall” (see first image below). Here is the of…

[image] Jammelev: was renamed (see second image below). What reason could Niantic have for rejecting this accurate and valid title change on two separate occasions? To be clear, I am saying Niantic because both title changes (and the approved description change) went to Niantic’s internal review…

[image] Jammelev: What reason could Niantic have for rejecting this accurate and valid title change on two separate occasions? Unfortunately, not everyone who makes policies at Niantic is smart. Most people would look at this and see that one church is now another churchbuilding has had an of…

That’s so incredibly frustrating. The school literally announced: “Laboratory Sciences building to be named Mark S. Wrighton Hall”. It’s the exact same building – all they did was engrave an official name on it. It doesn’t make any sense that Niantic would want to actively block players from submitt…

@NianticAaron , can you please provide guidance on the policy that led to what would otherwise be a simple, innocuous, and accurate title update being repeatedly rejected by internal review despite the corresponding description suggestion, which references the very same title update, being approved b…

Thank you for taking a look at this and implementing my title correction. I do think that many Wayfarers are frustrated with how analogous title edits are often rejected by the team (initially and then also on appeal) due to the notion that the POI is being improperly ‘repurposed’, when in fact the …

I understand your sentiments. The reviewers may not have the context that you, as a submitter, have. So, when submitting an appeal, it may be useful to add context, support link etc.

When we were able to appeal with the help chat, we were able to attach photos as evidence for our appeals. Can this option be added to appeal button appeals.

I’ll share this with the team to see if it’s doable. For now, any links or a text description should be enough.

Why does Niantic keep rejecting this title edit?

Nomination Support

NianticAaron May 22, 2024, 9:16am 5

We have changed the name of the Wayspot to reflect the updated name of the building.

Denied PokeStop Title Change

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Why does Niantic keep rejecting this title edit?

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