r/NianticWayfarer

Mostly I find it funny, plus it's a good example of something being in the game doesn't mean it should have been eligible or let through.

The stop is for a dog park a few blocks from my place. I recognize the park name because I've spun the existing stop for it a whole bunch, so when it showed up in my queue, it was a matter of seconds to find the picture and mark it as duplicate.

It's got the same name, the stops are 0.04km apart, and it's a dog park so fairly small and just a fenced grass area. But the new stop uses a different sign, so I'm guessing either reviewers didn't realize it was a duplicate or they approved because they were voting based on the sign.

I'm not complaining about a new stop that close to home, but also a good example that a stop being in the game isn't proof that it meets criteria, even if it's a recent stop.

I live in a rural area with absolutely no Pokestops, on a road distinguished by number instead of name. The nearest town ^((which I "technically" live in according to my address, despite being the town's full distance away from it)) cannot be safely walked to. So, I only have access to Pokestops and Gyms and whatnot when I go into town, and other than that, I've got nothing.

To sum up what we have here, there's:

• A unique sign by the road, which I've already attempted to submit, but it was quickly rejected. It's probably considered "unsafe" despite there clearly being enough dirt path by it to safely walk, and hardly any cars ever come by anyway. We all walk past it. Nobody ever gets hurt. A shame we don't have sidewalks in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, because it makes all of our roadside paths look "dangerous" to everyone else.
• An old abandoned shed which has been in disrepair for decades and nobody is ever gonna claim that thing. It's real neat, but is probably considered "private property" despite the... Everything about it. I've attempted to submit it, but don't have high hopes.
• A dirt path which isn't by the road, but is by a field. I don't know if Niantic is looking at it and deciding it's private property because of the field it's next to, or thinks it looks unsafe, or what, but everyone walks on it. They rejected this nomination once already, but I'm trying again.
• Fields. Lots of them. Orchards and stuff. They probably wouldn't get approved, though, because of the private property thing, but literally nobody cares if you walk there. It's publicly accessible and a very nice place to walk. The owners don't mind it.
• Like, four houses, which obviously can't be nominated, because they're houses.
• Concrete manufacturing (ironic for a place with no concrete walkways)
• Bodies of water which are completely dry this time of year.
• Nothing for miles.

I really hope there's just something I'm not thinking of. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

So my nomination got approved, yesterday night. Then early this morning(daily sync and monthly? ), I checked the area and it became a powerspot, even though there's no other existing wayspot inside the cell, the nearest one is approx 400m away, I was hoping for a gymbirth. I thought one will only be a powerspot, if there's another existing pokestop? Or it's still their decision which one will be a powerspot or pokestop, it just the first time happened to me, on almost 1 year of nominating, some won't spawn cos there's another pokestop inside, and they decided not to make it as powerspot. Give me some clarity bout this. Thanks in advance.

Edit: Upon checking the wayfarer map the submission that got approved is still not reflected on the map.

Ive got Firefox, tampermonkey then downloaded the link for map tools, bit its not showing up on the map? I have the nominations map as well (which really puts into perspective how much I submit lol) but camt seem to get the cells to appear or even the other tools

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I added a link to the trail and I added the name of the trail there isn’t more that you can do really and they still deny it?

Disregarding the initial and incorrect claims of 'AI generated' and disregarding whatever the submitter did knowingly or not are any images that are changed in any way going to be flagged?

Can I remove people? Animals? Cars? Change the brightness? Saturation? Contrast?

Niantic say obviously doctored then fail to clarify what that means.

Do any Ambassadors have an answer or are any of you going to ask on that thread or just leave it with the usual self satisfied villagers and nobody actual learns anything or has a wider answer being that one specific case.

Will the mods now allow posts requesting upvotes on the Map? So long as photo is compliant and request is made in good faith?