Okay guys, I could really use some help here. I’ve wanted the Wayfarer platinum medal for a while, but I never touched Wayfarer because I kept hearing people say your Pokémon GO account could get banned for reviewing nominations. Around 1–2 weeks ago, I found out that reviewing itself doesn’t get your account banned, so I decided to grind for the medal. It requires 1,500 agreements, and I’ve reviewed around 1,559 nominations in the last 8–9 days.

When I first started, I reviewed around 40–60 nominations and checked back a couple of days later. Out of those, 42 had been accepted and 1 was rejected. Most of the nominations I’ve reviewed recently were graffiti, cafés, parks and restaurants, so I’m hoping a good number of them get accepted. But how long does it usually take for reviews to turn into agreements? Are we talking weeks or months, and what’s the average acceptance rate these days?

I did some searching before posting, but most of the information I found was pretty old, and I’m not sure how relevant it is to the current system. Would really appreciate some insight from people who have been doing Wayfarer for a long time. How long should I expect to wait before seeing the results of these 1,500+ reviews?

img link: https://ibb.co/TBB022hR

I can't seem to upload supporting images for my first submission.

It let's me select them but then I get no upload option.

Am I making an obvious mistake?

A couple months ago I submitted this nomination in hopes it would be turned into a pokestop or gym, but they added it as a Dynamax/MP spot instead. It doesn’t always appear in game though. Is it even possible for it to be upgraded to a pokestop or gym now? I really just am curious because I thought it would make for really cool gifts to send to my friends haha.

Hey guys! I won’t lie I’m quite upset about this rejection. I really was not sure how to get better photo since the courts are in the middle of a parking lot. If anyone has any advice on better photos for situations like this that would be great since the submission being fake thing is obviously wrong since the complex is new and not showing up on Google Maps. I thought about taking a closer picture so none of the lot was visible but it didn’t look good no matter how I did it.

Precious posts I’ve read seem to indicate that I’m simply at a luck for the draw when it comes to finding reviewers who are gonna take the time to actually verify the place exists because despite having supporting photos of the whole complex they still somehow flagged it as fake. I guess if anybody has advice on this as well I’ll take it but I’m pretty sure I’m at the mercy of Google Maps and other reviewers on this one.

Edit: yall are helping me realize how badly they designed this place. I was blinded by the prospect of new waypoints 🤣

I have been approving these because they are specifically intended to enhance the local community, like any noticeboard.

But being inside a building they are a little less accessible (though arguably no one would likely be meeting at them outside of a supermarket opening hours)
And they are something of a commercial initiative in generic businesses.

Do you have any extra criteria that helps you determine Yay or Nay on these? or do you always Approve? (or Reject, should you be that way inclined)

Related comment: why is there no category for Noticeboard / Community Noticeboard when there are multiple salami-sliced iterations for so many less ubiquitous things.

Hi all!

I'm trying to understand what's eligible, but I think there must be a rule I'm not aware of.

I already looked at the site (https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/4693-forum-criteria-discussions-library/) but it doesn't say anything about tile mosaics or about what's considered "too common", so I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be learning from it...

If it was just a mistake I made when filling out the submission, I'd be encouraged to try again with a better one, but the rejection explanation makes it sound like tile mosaics are just not allowed under any circumstances and I should probably give up on it?

For context, this is a beautiful two-part piece of tile art embedded into a paved footpath in one of my city's biggest parks. I always see people stopping in surprise to look at it, and I thought it could be a fun Pokéstop!

In the last month or two I've made two posts asking for help with submissions. In response I got one or two who genuinely seemed like they wanted to help.

But I also got well over a dozen others where people were complete assholes to me. Why? Why do so many people feel a need to be a complete dick to others as their first interaction with them?

In two spots for this sub the second rule listed is "Be Respectful". Yet so many people can't manage that. It's seriously fucking depressing.

Just seems a little too perfect and the text isn't greatly legible, none of the supporting images included the bookshare either (but also didn't capture where the bookshare would be)

https://preview.redd.it/nshd8a8ia8uh1.png?width=1668&format=png&auto=webp&s=17ab9f48f4d3549c12bf040fb86447191327f77d

Google maps photo for reference.

Dears,

While wandering around I found this neet little shrine, which would usually qualify as a PoI.

Issue: it's in a wall on the other side of a street. It's meant as a "watch but don't touch" shrine with the intend of divine protection for drivers.

There is a safe pathway on the opposite side of the street. Even protected by a thick railing.

But well... guess it's up for interpretation if it's safely reachable.

How would you feel about it?

Coords are

50.052105,9.081263

The Google pic is from 2023. The railing is new, so doesn't appear on streetwatch, it seems

Cheers

Apparently my report was rejected. I reported that the power spot had the same name as the church next to it. But in reality it's called Immanuel Ministries Outreach. Out of curiosity is it common for a power spot to have exact same name as a pokestop/gym?

Makes it all feel worth it.

I've tried for several days to set my location and when I do, and press continue, the page does nothing. Any ideas?

The context is: Søvind is a small village, the info sign features local community events (current one on the poster advertises market days).

The posters that go on the sign are obviously not permanent, but the actual sign (AKA the nomination for review) is very visually bolted to the ground, as well as distinct in color and form, and it serves a purpose of drawing people together in the small community. So the rejection really threw me.

I'm curious to why someone would review like that, and even what I must assume is the majority of the reviewers who got this. I have no doubts about the validity of this nomination so I'm going to appeal it, I just think it's a waste of an appeal that could be used elsewhere.

Is there something I'm missing with this nomination?

Description reads: Søvinds informationstavle hvor man kan læse om hvad der rører sig i byen. (Translates roughly: Søvind's info board where you can read about what's happening in the town).