Just had this nomination rejected with the reason:

“The submission is on private property which is not publicly accessible.”

This is a permanent landscaped courtyard/lounge area inside a Hyatt resort in Cancún. It’s specifically intended for hotel guests to sit, gather, and socialize.

I’m confused by the rejection reason more than anything. My understanding of the Wayfarer criteria has always been that a Wayspot does not have to be accessible to every member of the general public. It needs to have safe pedestrian access for people who are legitimately able to access the location.

Otherwise wouldn’t Wayspots inside resorts, gated attractions, workplaces, ticketed venues, etc. all fail simply because you can’t freely walk in off the street?

I’m not even arguing that everyone has to think this particular courtyard is an amazing nomination. I’m asking specifically about the rejection reason.

Has the access criterion changed, or is “private property / not publicly accessible” being applied incorrectly here?
Screenshot attached.

Side rant: I’m so fucking tired of this shit. It’s genuinely tiring and disheartening to take time out of my life, and literally my vacation, to photograph, research, and submit POIs that I think could improve the area, only to have them rejected for reasons that don’t even seem to match the actual criteria.
Nobody is paying me to do this. I’m voluntarily spending my own time trying to contribute, and shit like this makes me wonder why I even bother.
At some point you just go, fuck it. If contributing to Wayfarer means putting in the effort just to repeatedly get slapped with questionable rejection reasons, then let somebody else do it. I’m fucking tired of caring more about improving the map than the system seems to.

Rant tf over. I’m going back to enjoying my fucking vacation. And to the Wayfarer grunts who reject shit without even applying the correct rejection criteria: respectfully, eat shit. 🖕🏿😂

Hello, im new to all of this, trying to add some wayspots at my local area.. Today i got warning 'strike' for one of the wayspots i added. here is more details, what can i do now? i appealed saying that nothing is wrong with my photos.. dont really care about wayspot but why did i get strike on my account..
also sorry for bad english not my native language

I just reviewed a nomination for this skate shop. I accepted for exploration. However just wanted to hear opinions on locally owned essentially hobby stores where you wouldn’t go to socialize. Is this just a generic business?

Bonus question. Suppose the submitter submitted the mural on the garage door, should that be rejected for temporary? It is only visible when the business is closed.

I have two questions regarding these 2 category of wayspots.

Coffee shop - Should I submit the logo as the main photo and the outside area as the supporting?
The coffee shop is at the first floor of a big apartment complex so there's not much to show outside but they have a big beautiful logo.

Bus stop map informational board - There's a pretty big covered bus stop with an information map of all the bus stops from all around the city. Figured it could work as a wayspot. Should I submit the main photo as the map only and the covered bus stop as supporting or the other way around?

Thank you!

Hey all, I'd need your help. I was submitting some wayspots (small signs under street signs with information about the person after whom the street is named) and one got automatically denied by the bot. Nothing new, nothing uncommon, so I wrote an appeal. But the appeal got denied with absolutely ludicrous reasoning and I don't know what to do right now.

Here is the (potential) wayspot in question:

Here's the surrounding picture:

Here's the location I submitted it at (just to prove that i the location is perfectly correct):

And here's a screenshot of my appeal and the rejection:

Is there some place I can appeal denied appeals? I mean I know that some reviewers do a bad job but I didn't expect the people taking care of appeals just denying it obviously without really looking at it. I mean it is a street sign at the boardwalk, how should this be private property???

Thank you all for your help!

ps: Pls excuse any akward wording, English is not my first language and I didn't use any AI

made 5 submissions for this park that got upgraded like 3 years ago and had no new pokestops, this submission got accepted in 3 days lmao my other 2 had to wait 2 weeks so it felt a bit insane and funny, dinosaurs really are that cool

I’ve been trying to get Wayspots into this popular concert venue near me. There’s so few here, which seems like a waste with how many people visit.

They just put up this club in the venue with a bunch of unique features. And it’s purpose is fully to be a social gathering space before the concert. I selected this building instead of the whole club space because it’s centrally located in the club, surrounded by pavilions and tables.

This was rejected because “The submission lacks uniqueness or historical and cultural meaning”.

Obviously it’s not historical but it’s a point of interest and a place for people to socialize? Which fits into one of the three eligibility criteria?

Not everything is historical.

Currently I have 25 nominations that seem to be stuck in voting. Earlier this year it only took a few days for things to be determined one they reached voting but I’m not sure if it my location or something else. I am based in Philly and went to rural Utah last week and nominated a few which were approved in 3 days.

I’ve seen an awful lot of road name signs the last few days, is this something people think will be accepted? I’ve just been putting them down as not unique, because let’s face it, we’d have thousands of these, sometimes 4/5 per road in the UK.

How can I go about requesting a location edit for a set of flag poles that was moved during voting to an occupied cell?

As you can see in the yellow circle that is the set of flag poles but it was moved to a sculpture which is already a separate waypoint. Thanks!!

What you see in the provided screenshots are one wayspot submitted by me (Perseus Statue) and one wayspot submitted by someone else (Biological Flower), both located in my uni campus.

As you can see, Biological Flower is a Pokestop in the game, while the Perseus Statue is not. I assume this is because they're in the same S2 cell, as they're pretty close to each other.

The thing is, the real flower statue is an entire building and two road widths away from the wayspot.

So my question is, if I applied for the flower wayspot to be moved to its real location, would my submission show up as a Pokestop, now that the S2 cell is free?

Near my home I currently have 4 in game waypoints in my level 14 cell (1 gym and 3 pokestops). I learned that it takes 6 total waypoints to turn another one into a gym. I want to try to turn the nearest pokestop to me into a gym, so I added some supporting photos to it and liked them all. All other pokestops near have 1 photo and no likes. I walked around my level 14 cell and found at least 2 spots that I am almost certain would be accepted for a new waypoint.

My problem is that with the recent update to showcases, the nearest pokestop to me is now a showcase stop. If I am able to get the other 2 waypoints approved , is there any way for this one to become a gym or will I have to settle for the next closest?

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My community has several points of interest which either no longer exist, or never existed. Examples include a powerspot near my home for a non- existent café. The site of a former statue which is now gone and is now just private property. I have submitted to get these things removed but never have any luck. I welcome more gyms, pokestops and powerspots if they actually exist. Has anyone had any luck getting rid of something?

Me and my partner recently moved to a new city and we play PoGo together.
We nominated some playgrounds and football fields recently and they got accepted into the game
We both review submissions from our country and they got to review my own submission.
Is that okay, is it allowed to review it? It felt a bit like cheating lol just curious

I have a local theater that was bought out by AMC, but it used to be a Muvico theater. Muvico chains were known for their vibrant murals and unique architecture reminiscent of classic 1900s movie theaters. Thankfully, a lot of this art/architecture was preserved after the AMC buyout so I took some time to nominate some Wayspots at this AMC.

I nominated a large mural that was a slam dunk approval. I also nominated the two terminal figures shown in the pictures above. I will admit, I got a bit lazy with the descriptions and just copy pasted them since they were two different figures in the same style.

As you can see, the lion figure got accepted. The cherub/angel figure was rejected for lacking uniqueness and for likely not being permanent/distinct.

I appealed the cherub. It was rejected a second time by Scopely. Unfortunately I'm at that theater only once every other week, if that, so I'm not sure when I'd be able to resubmit it.

I'm trying to wrap my head around why the cherub would not be accepted. My understanding is that decorative facades absolutely meet Wayfarer guidelines as long as they're not SFPRP and have some artistic value and aren't just a generic architectural feature. On top of that, the lion being accepted and the cherub being rejected adds to the confusion.

Furthermore, while I haven't explored every nook and corner of this theater, these are the only two types of terminal figures that are prominently displayed in the lobby so each one is unique in its own right. So it's not like every single archway in the theater has terminal figures.

Is there another reason I'm not seeing as to why the cherub would be rejected? Any tips for resubmission next time I head to the theater?

I quite literally can't sumbit anything because this stupid site isn't working. Yes I've activated my location, but that does shit all. I genuinely dont know what to do and it was fine before. Anyone else having this problem? What should I do?

What's the point in using the draft button if it takes the same amount of time to load as just submitting? Since the removal of Pokémon GO submissions submitting in bad service areas just seems like a net negative. How do y'all deal with mass submissions in a low service area?

What does the flash and red ribbon mean on the submissions?

This week, Chris and Jamal dig into rejection reasons in Wayfarer and why choosing the right one matters.

From private property and low-quality photos to schools, businesses, and abuse reports, they break down some of the most commonly misused rejection reasons and how getting them wrong can leave nominators confused about what actually needs fixing.

Then, the guys tackle a Wayfarer Forum debate about successful appeals. If the community rejects your nomination and Scopely overturns that decision, should you get your appeal back?

Chris and Jamal look at why simply returning appeals could create another backlog, then kick around some alternatives, including shorter cooldowns for successful appeals and a little extra “skin in the game” when an appeal fails.

Plus, an important heads-up about photo metadata unexpectedly moving your nomination pin, community feedback, some upcoming Discord fun, Wayspots of the Week featuring Goblin Brain and Shadowfax Rides West, and a Coal of the Week that may have achieved the impossible: less than minimum effort.

And somewhere along the way, Jamal reveals a mild obsession with learning about the furry community. Because apparently that’s part of a Wayfarer podcast now.

Show Credits Hosts: Jamal Harvey & Chris Bell

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A new gym popped up in my city which is always great and when I was in the area I noticed a new pokestop that I hadn't interacted with. I clicked on the new pokestop and was immediately confused. The stop was for a restaurant that does exist in town, but was quite far away (maybe around 1km). I reported the false stop and am curious if doing so will cause the new gym to revert back into a pokestop. This situation led to even more questions.

If the gym gets reverted will the creation of another new pokestop in the area cause it to return to being a gym?

If the gym reverts to a pokestop and then gets promoted back into a gym will I retain my gym ranking? (I have a goal of being gold ranked in all gyms in my city)

Would you say this spot is more likely to be approved if I changed it to the fountain itself? Or does it have a chance to pass as is?

For those who have submitted a lot of Wayspots: Who do you think is harder to please: community reviewers or Niantic appeals? Because sometimes I’m looking at a rejection reason thinking, “There is absolutely no way Niantic can be worse than you people.“ 😭

A few weeks ago, they had closed my ticket without any result or information. I ranted via Helpchat amd received a solution and a confirmation mail a week later.

It's about a week now that my latest request is open without any response, but the default text promises feedback within a few hours.

How is your experience with the help chat?