wayfarer-discussion

[raw nest]

My most recently accepted pokestop got accepted a few days ago but it still ain't appearing on the map

[pale willow]

how do you guys get a pokestop into a gym? in my area theres like 6 pokestops and no gym closest one is like 1km

[median oriole]

@pale willow if you go to the bottom the pinned messages there should be a video with the info you need

[pale willow]

@median oriole thank you very much

[zealous pivot]

How to submit new pokestop

[lunar heart]

In-game

[daring wyvern]

Question because I am new to wayfarer. This would be a bad stop right? Because it's just a local store. Nothing special about it

[tribal tendon]

Yes nothing special about it.

[daring wyvern]

Thought so thank you

[tribal tendon]

You're welcome

[median oriole]

Definitely not here

[tribal tendon]

This is not the channel for raids.
To raid, please verify, by typing $verify in #profile-setup and follow the bots questions.
Once it is done, please read #how-to-remote-raid

[bleak spear]

Yay

[raw nest]

Hang on rq can someone go into "Featured Wayspots" and tell me what the stop that shows up is called

[ripe moth]

Hi

[mental flare]

I have a question about nominating golf course holes. I live on a gorgeous course that has beautiful lakes and paths to walk. I walk almost daily to our club house area that has 4 poke stops. And there’s one gym at hole 12. But I would really love to be able to spin stops along the way. Especially if I’m low on balls lol. Is there criteria somewhere regarding golf courses? None of the property is residential (we have to debate the club about trees etc all of the time). I added 2 example photos. The cool barn is old and they left it when designing the course. The other is just hole 6 which is marked with a sign. (I would take better photos to submit) thank you!!

[modern surge]

I am on the featured wayspots here for the first time ever! and it is the first one that shows up when you open the website!!

[raw nest]

Same! Mine showed up the other day too

[raw nest]

Ayyy my most recent nomination became a gym

First gym wooooo

[modern surge]

COngratsss!!!

[raw nest]

Ty!!!!!

Oh also

Another one of my recently accepted stops have been accepted for a week or so now but it still hasn't appeard in-game

Ik not all accepted nominations will appear in every niantic game but is there a way for me to actually make it appear as a stop?

Or is there nothing I can do if it just happens to not be put in pogo

[modern surge]

If it has been over a week already since it's accepted, it's probably in the same s17 cell as another pokestop or gym. that means that it won't be able to appear in Pogo except if the existing point in pogo gets moved to another s17 cell

[raw nest]

Ah okay that makes sense

The stop I nominated is pretty close to another one so that's probably the problem

[fallow hatch]

Why does this get rejected

This sign is over 10 feet tall and one of a kind

[junior umbra]

Looks like a restaurant advertisement to me

Would empathize it's a natural spot sign

[fallow hatch]

Ok do you know if I’m able to suggest it again without it getting marked as a duplicate? Or because it was rejected it won’t be a duplicate?

[junior umbra]

duplicates are only if the stop already exists

so if you have a playground stop, I'd mark any "super slide in playground X" as a duplicate

[lunar heart]

Is the course really a safe and accessible place for non golfers without interrupting a game?
The course flag will get rejected instantly.

[junior umbra]

Would you say they're safe and easy to access as non-golfers? 😂

The clubhouse might be good tho

19th hole

[fallow hatch]

Reviewers are horrible this is a place for exercise

[tribal tendon]

Try take a new picture without the cars in the background and maybe call it "Riverside Outdoor Fitness" and then add a good description.

[pearl finch]

Kinda confused why this was not accepted. I know the description was not the best lol.

Btw its called Crosses at _____ Church (the blank is the actual name of the church)

[cedar raven]

Too far away

[noble glen]

Why would have this been not accepted?

[pearl finch]

Ok thanks

[tribal tendon]

Aren't there any reasons as why it has been rejected?
Besides that, there is a road next to it. Is it located on safe area?

[noble glen]

there is a side walk, and the only reject was "other criteria"

[tribal tendon]

Did you show the side walk and is it a mass produced sign?

[crisp sapphire]

Can a post box outside the only post office of my village be a wayspot ❓

[raw nest]

Ayyy I got me a gym within walking distance of my house

[junior umbra]

appeal

[junior umbra]

why not just submit the post office?

[junior umbra]

bad pic

[junior umbra]

1. signs are iffy in some locations, I'd resubmit AND appeal 2) seems to show a non-pedestrian road in the background so really depends on the accompanying picture 3) I'd add "sign" to the name

[modern surge]

yayyyy congrats 🎉

[tropic birch]

Nice

[raw nest]

Tyyyy

[tribal tendon]

Nice!

[noble glen]

Is there a way to adjust the location of an already existing poke stop you submitted?

[junior umbra]

Once it's in the game yes, before that no

[normal spire]

I just reached level 38 and can now use wayfarer and review, i have only done 8 reviews, and then I checked my profile raiting and it is on ''Fair'', I'm pretty sure my rating was good when i started? Or do I start at ''fair''?

Also how does the profile rating affect me?

[modern surge]

If your rating is poor, your votes have less weight on the final outcome than the vote from someone that has a great rating. and also agreements won't count for your badge if you are in poor.

I would just keep reviewing with the guidelines in mind for a while ad see what your rating does

[normal spire]

Alright

Also

I need some help

Im submitting a pokestop

But it says the description contains 1 or more banned words

Stokkankeret var brukt på en båt som låg for anker i Leinevika i andre verdenskrig. En dag slet ankeret seg i uvær. I 1994 ble ankeret funnet ved Herøy Kystkamp, og har stått i utstiling siden da. Det er ukjent hvilken båt dette ankeret hørte til.

This is the description, it is in norwegian

I dont understand at all what words I have used that are banned?

Is " world war 2" banned?

Is the word anchor banned?

This is so weird, I have tried to remove many words but it still says it contains banned words? What is this stupid filter system? I'm using normal family friendly words?

Does it think norwegian is bad language or something?

There are lots of wayspots in my area with norwegian text

Nvm, i figured out what word was banned. It was "slet" which roughly translates too "Broke"

I guess i can see what the filter system might had thought i was writing.

[noble nymph]

if I have a nomination "in voting" should I upgrade that one or its better upgrading a nomination "in queue" ?

[normal spire]

I think you should upgrade the one in queue, since its still not in voting. I dont think it will help much to use it on the one thats already in voting, but i'm not entirely sure

[lunar heart]

Really weird. Niantic got some really weird filtering in naming Pokemon aswell

I've been able to submit words that do not exist in the American alphabet.

Try WW2 if that may work.

[normal spire]

It wasnt world war 2 that was censored, it was a norwegian word ''slet'' which roughly translates to ''broke'' in english. When i replaced the word ''slet'' with something else, it finally worked lol

i guess ''slet'' is very close to a banned word, idk if im allowed to write it here but you can probably see what its similar to

if you replace the e in ''slet'' with another letter

so the filter system probably thought i was trying to bypass it or something

but it doesnt matter now since I fixed it by using another word

What does this mean? Does it mean that out of the 38 i have reviewed, 5 of them has been accepted by niantic and 2 of them has been rejected so far?

[lunar heart]

Ah

[lunar heart]

Can be your nominations, but if you have not nominated its others being rejected thst you have review

[normal spire]

Alright thanks for the info 👍

I have submitted but they are stil in queue

when my submission says ''in queue'', does it mean that they wont show up for review for other people yet?

[fallow hatch]

If it hasn’t been visible in game it is too close to another poke stops to show up

No duplicate is only the same object like the same playground but for example if there’s the playground and an information sign right beside it and whichever one is accepted second won’t show up

I’m not sure of the exact distance but When some are too close they don’t show up

[tribal tendon]

There can only be one pokestop visible in each cells in pokemon GO

You can check the cells on pogomap.info
Choose settings, visual and then choose level 14 - 17 and satellite.

[lunar heart]

Intel ingress map can also be used.

[tribal tendon]

Okey?
But that's where you can check all the cells.
I use it when nominating.

[tribal tendon]

If you have ingress yes

[lunar heart]

You're also able to see existing portals so no duplicates would be submitted.

[tribal tendon]

As I said, you can see the cells on pogomap.info

[tribal tendon]

If someone has logged them on there yes.

[lunar heart]

Portals in Ingress works a bit different to Pokestops in Pokemon GO with spacing.

[tribal tendon]

Has it been accepted?

All count

[tribal tendon]

Alright.
When accepted, the nomination will appear at 8 pm local time.

[median oriole]

Not local time

Its a set time. 8 PM CET or 2 pm EST

[tribal tendon]

Hmm then it should be in the game unless it is in cell with another pokestop.

[tribal tendon]

Did you check on pogomap?

[tribal tendon]

You can do as I said earlier and then type in the address of the Pokestop.
Then you can check if there already is one in the cell

[normal spire]

this might be a stupid question, but what is exactly the difference between this two?

For an example, is this defined as a playground area or playground set?

[median oriole]

Doesnt really matter, "Set" is the equipment, area is the entire playground

[tribal tendon]

Well, usually when a Pokestop is accepted, it will be visible in Pokemon GO at 8 pm.
So maybe it is in the same cell as another stop.
You need to look at the cells, not how close or far they are to each other.
Also, not all stops may be on pogomap.info.

You can try check your nomination with the Pokestops in Pogomon GO and see if they are in the same cell.

[normal spire]

Ok, thanks for the info 👍

[gusty silo]

how is it possible to nominate my own stops?

[normal spire]

you need to be level 38 in pokemon go or level 10 in ingress

then you will get access to niantic wayfarer after doing a 10 question test

In the settings in pokemon go there is a section where you can press a button that says something like ''create pokestop''

watch a youtube video about it

[gusty silo]

ok thank you

[normal vault]

Anybody can tell me how you find the exact adress of a pokestop so you can add it to pogomap?

[lunar heart]

Google Maps?

[normal vault]

Yes but usually you can't see where the stops are in google maps

I mean is there any way to copy the exact coordinates out of pokemon go to pogomap?

[lunar heart]

I'm not sure but have you tried Ingress?

[normal vault]

Not yet

[lunar heart]

Intel ingress map

Download and create an account and you should be able to get into Intel ingress map

[normal vault]

And there this is possible?

[lunar heart]

Im not sure.

Don't have to be exact but try as good as you can.

[chilly ember]

Could the sign for a neighborhood become a poke stop?

[lunar heart]

pretty sure not.

[swift pasture]

It would have to be unusually flashy and decorative.

One by me is a stop but it legit looks like a castle corner.

[chilly ember]

Oh ok

I’m just trying to find anything within walking distance to nominate

[tribal tendon]

Trail markers meets the criteria for acceptance as it is "a great place for exercise" which is also stated on wayfarer.nianticlabs.com

[fierce harbor]

Can someone dm me if they can make me a poke stop?

[tribal tendon]

@storm pendant This is not the channel for that.
Please verify to be able to raid and read #how-to-remote-raid afterwards.

[normal vault]

Thx

[median oriole]

A ?

[median oriole]

A pin is a wayspot that does not appear in GO because its blocked by another stop or a gym in the same cell

[winter shadow]

When you upgrade a pokestop what does that do?

[median oriole]

Just makes it go through faster

[tribal tendon]

As said above. It's like a fast track same as you have in the airport.

[real hull]

can a religious tree be a pokestop?

What else can be a Pokestop. I have been adding multiple Pokestops but all are just temples and nothing else.

[lunar heart]

Pretty sure not.

[swift pasture]

The tree itself, no. If there's a sign for it, yes.

[noble nymph]

Approximately how many days does it take for a pokestop to appear after being accepted?

[lunar heart]

It's all different depending on where you live.

[junior umbra]

If the tree loves jesus, it can be a pokestop ofc 🙏 seriously tho, is the tree marked as religious in some way?

[junior umbra]

If there are a lot of reviewers in the area, around a week. If not, 6-18 months.

[real hull]

Very very religious. You can see women taking 108 or more turns of this tree and threading it and completing their worships.

[junior umbra]

so are those threads left there?

[real hull]

But if i put pictures of women while worshipping it, it will be rejected due to face reveal.

[real hull]

Yes.

[junior umbra]

Would definitely submit it, needs a good title, good pictures and good explanations though

[real hull]

Okay. I will. Will write a freaking essay on it.

[fresh valve]

Why i can't tap the icon to join the raid?

[lunar heart]

#help-and-feedback

[junior umbra]

have u tried having smaller fingers?

[grave dust]

Hey guys, I'm absolutely devastated to have 5/5 not accepted stops. I submitted bike trail markers (which were rejected on basis of pedestrian access even though being on the sidewalk), I submitted a sculpture on public grounds which got rejected because of being on a private residence, I submittedba tertiary school for adults with all information + links, it was rejected because of K-12
And now this: the following wayspot was rejected on the basis of "orientation" and "location Inappropriate" and I really, really don't know what I'm doing wrong.... Any help would be appreciated!

[junior umbra]

"Orientation" means generally that you took the picture in landscape, not portrait. I'd appeal that one and the school one at least.

But yes, looks like your area has people who figured out it's easier to get agreements if you just spam deny

[grave dust]

I already appealed the school (how long does it even take until Niantic takes a look at it?) so I can't repeal another decision yet. And yeah, that seems to be the way people in my area get their boosts... It's quite infuriating how other cities have every single bike trail sign and every bit of graffiti as an accepted wayspot while in my area everything seems to be denied...

Is there something obviously wrong with the stained glass window or did I just have "bad luck"? I'd rather resubmit it than wait for my appeal to be handled

[grave dust]

isso

[wanton echo]

$wayfarer

[junior umbra]

you can always do both

[junior umbra]

6 months or so

[grave dust]

At least that's faster than waiting for an unboosted stop to get into voting😅

Thank you very much for the information!

[winter shadow]

How does niantic decide which nominations become gyms?

[junior umbra]

I'd definitely say so

[worn yacht]

i have one questing guys, do you think i will reach this pokestop if i will move it?

because then i will be able to make 2 or 3more

[junior umbra]

There's an automated process, you can download ingress portal viewer or something like that from app store, it shows you S2 cells. Those are basically "map squares (of different sizes)" that divide the game and there are limits like "a <small> square can have only one pokestop" and "when you have 4 pokestops in a <big> square you get a gym" and "when you have 10 pokestops in a <big> square you get 2 gyms"

So more pokestops -> one of them becomes a gym

[junior umbra]

The criteria isn't public, but it used to be about how many photos and thumbs ups a stop had, now it probably also takes into account how much used it is

[junior umbra]

yup, also charge your phone

[worn yacht]

😂

[swift pasture]

@junior umbra It's actually 2 and 6 pokestops in an S2 cell to trigger gyms.

It might've changed from before but it's 2 and 6 now. So it's much easier to add gyms.

I've been taking full advantage of that and populating my area as much as I can. Legitimately of course. XD I did submit a sewer lid though that's now a gym, but it is decorative.

[median oriole]

The waypoints are already placed correctly? Why move them?

[junior umbra]

because he wants a home gym, duh

[median oriole]

They already have one

Please do not abuse the system. Also moving gyms into new cells can demote the gym

[median oriole]

The playground or what it is seems to already be at the correct location

[worn yacht]

?

[median oriole]

What is your plan here?

[worn yacht]

the blue dot, is a place where another pokestop can be

buti need to move the orange pokestop

[median oriole]

what is it?

A playground?

[worn yacht]

orange is a playground

and blue is a parkour/workout spot

[median oriole]

But the location you want to move it to is further away from the playground

[worn yacht]

i dont understand

[median oriole]

You want to move the playground stop right?

[worn yacht]

i want to move the orange pokestop

[median oriole]

The playgrounds location is correct enough, why move it away from the playground?

[worn yacht]

because i want to create a new stop in the square

[median oriole]

You cant abuse location edits just for a single stop

The playground is on the correct location already

[median oriole]

Is that a basketball court?

Submit that one

[worn yacht]

its just concrete surface where kids play football/ basketball

[median oriole]

Are the goals/hoops still there?

[worn yacht]

probably yes

lemme check

[median oriole]

Well you can submit it then

[worn yacht]

ik ik

wait

hmm

[median oriole]

There are probably several more playgrounds or courts around those apartments you can submit as well

[worn yacht]

those three pokestops

are all playgrounds in here

[median oriole]

i dont know? i dont live there

But according to the portal map you are showing me there are only 3 stops and a gym so far

You need to be level 38 to submit as well

[worn yacht]

im 37 and 500k or sum

it will take like a week

[median oriole]

And a test has to be taken as well to ulock submissions

But its quite easy

[worn yacht]

but i wanted to move the blue pokestop, so i can make another one for the outdoor workout gym

[median oriole]

Dont move things that are on the correct location already. Submit the athletic court

[worn yacht]

wait, why does it says that this is gym

and why it is a little bit taller than the others

[median oriole]

The map you are using is for the older niantic game called Ingress, the yellow thing around the orange circle (portal) is an ingress feature, just ignore those

[worn yacht]

okay, but why is it taller

[median oriole]

All the pokemon related stuff is added manually

Its because its a scan-portal. More rewards for scanning the waypoint in either pokemon go or ingress

[worn yacht]

oohh

[median oriole]

Go to the settings on your intel map and turn off ornaments and artifacts

And also clicking the number here gives you the ability to manually add the pokestops/gyms on your map

[worn yacht]

i have one question

would be a board about birds a good pokestop?

[median oriole]

infoboard?

With text and images?

[worn yacht]

something like this

maybe a little bit biger

bigger

[median oriole]

Yeah, thats an amazing candidate

It promotes exploration

[worn yacht]

oh okay

and i dont need to move anything

that solves my problem 😄

thanks :).

[junior umbra]

"Children Place" 🤣

[bleak spear]

Why is 30 an option when 25 is the max

[median oriole]

Why ask here when you can ask in #go-chat

[quick onyx]

My house would be a good gym

[lunar heart]

Your house will not be a eligable gym.

[quick onyx]

Why not

[quick onyx]

What abt the lamppost across from my house

[lunar heart]

Instant denial.

[quick onyx]

My house is a place with a cool story

[lunar heart]

Good luck- it'll be instantly denied due to a private property and not a unique place.

[quick onyx]

I can’t even nominate it anyway

[fallow hatch]

What’s wrong with this

[gusty silo]

Low quality photo

[fallow hatch]

How is that a bad photo

[golden raven]

Low quality photo usually has more to do with the actual pixel quality, not the artistry. Having the sun behind it can glare out other details sometimes so while it looks nice, it’s probably better to have a more plain looking straight on photo.

[fallow hatch]

Ahhh

Well do you think I should re suggest it?

[fallow hatch]

“low quality photo” meanwhile..

[median oriole]

Its because the photo isnt loaded for you

[glass sage]

Hey so anyone online right now?

[steady salmon]

Yea

[median oriole]

About 20k online

[tulip river]

Would a dog park have a good chance at becoming a pokestop or gym? I’m curious because we’ve had it for a long time by my apartment complex and a lot of people go there. Considering it for application.

[junior umbra]

Low odds imo

[junior umbra]

remember to bookmark that, those are great

[junior umbra]

dog parks are like 100%

[dense raft]

Would Robb school from uvalde TX be a good candidate? Since the shooting I think it’d be good to put one there to remember it, I live there…

[fallow hatch]

No…

[tacit crane]

/raid

[surreal bronze]

Can we nominate a gym?

[median oriole]

No but its possible to create them by having enough stops in a certain area

Check the YouTube link at the middle of the pinned messages

[wanton echo]

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[grizzled elm]

@wanton echo

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[chrome crest]

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[grizzled elm]

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[viral sky]

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[junior umbra]

Are people just doing that on any channel 😀

[raven anchor]

EZZZ

Does this mean I got a 100 on the quiz

[median oriole]

maybe not a 100, but you completed it! Congratulations

[fair pecan]

What is that?

[median oriole]

Quiz on wayfarer. Only way to get access to submissions and reviewing

[cosmic cedar]

$verify

[grizzled elm]

@cosmic cedar

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You are now verified!

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[median oriole]

You probably upgraded it soon after you submitted the nomination, it should go into voting the next two days

[jagged timber]

hey, got a new phone. just reached the level to recommend stops, it says i gotta register with a device thats been associated for 7 days? did i read that correct?

[junior umbra]

no idea

if you have a google acc you should be able to login to wayfarer with that

[tribal tendon]

Thank you for these

[lunar heart]

https://tenor.com/view/good-idea-björn-threat-pers-ninjas-in-pyjamas-thumbs-up-i-like-it-gif-21566504

[modern surge]

is this an advert

jk

[lunar heart]

Ninjas in Pyjamas

[modern surge]

🥷

[prime gulch]

any tips on how to get a garden accepted as a pokestop?

[fallow hatch]

What kind of garden are you talking about

[prime gulch]

just like a garden with some plants, i think the community takes care of it in the summer. there's also a cherry tree too and a bird bath. i could send a photo, that'd probably help understand more lol

i think my submission was good but idk i've had trouble getting things accepted before, you gotta write a lot about it, they're so stingy about nominations

[trail urchin]

Officially nominated 5 stops today in local town how long is the wait on approval?

[tribal tendon]

Natural features are not considered eligible for Pokestops.

[tribal tendon]

It depends. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

[junior umbra]

2 weeks to 18 months

[junior umbra]

I'd use the bird bath as photo, something like "community garden"

or park

In general if something is not generally known you'll want a distinguishing feature as the POI

[trail urchin]

Awesome thank you I plan on making new stops daily to see what sticks any recommendations for making stops super successful?

[junior umbra]

Depends a lot on your environs, but in general best answer is google. Don't look at what stops are there already, you might have a bunch of legacy stops. Prefer to think about what the stop would be named, how you set the photos, extra text and what would be relevant to reviewers. Then google niantic wayfarer + your stop type, you should find plenty of discussion on niantic forums.

Playgrounds are usually easy, dog parks, good graffiti, sports parks, large murals...

Also you can go do wayfarer reviews yourself, to help others in your area, again use google a lot, don't rely on your "gut feeling" at all.

[trail urchin]

Thanks for the information. I’ve reviewed a good amount of stops so far so seeing what others mark has helped out a lot. I’m exactly excited to go around and start nominating stops.

What would recommend to do when nominating a stop. My son and I nominated like 4 stops along a bike trail and it was tough actually doing it out in the sun trying to think about what to type at that moment so we felt rushed. I tried to take a picture and not upload it then when I got home made some edits.

[junior umbra]

so yeah, don't be rushed is first step, if it's within 10km of your home you can make a stop remotely

You can also pre-write the texts in a note and then just paste

Also if you're going along a bike trail or a nature path, a good rule of thumb is nominate one stop per trip

[median oriole]

2 days to 3+ years is more acccurate

[fast flax]

There’s this auto repair shop nearby with this cool graffiti van. Do you think this is worth submitting for a poke stop?

[junior umbra]

I would, especially if you get some history or creator

[median oriole]

Thats vandalism, cant be eligible. The van can also be temporary

Vandalised grafitti, tags an stencil arts are not eligible, only official murals are

[junior umbra]

I'd say more "Is it done with permission and is it obviously art?" Like there's graffiti that's actual graffiti in my hometown that's been there for 40 years (they paint over it and someone redoes the same thing again and again) and it's a stop.

While spray-painted artworks and murals are acceptable, graffiti tags that just include the graffiti writer's name or initials are ineligible. Additionally, graffiti tags are often regularly removed so they may also be ineligible under the non-permanent criteria.

If that van has been there for ages and is obviously left there as "please paint all over this" I'd say it would be the same as a "graffiti wall" that exist in some places, which is more of a landmark and a community site which is eligible IMO.

So if you sell that as "community art van" I'd give it at least 3 stars I guess.

But I'll agree that's definitely on the fence and would most likely fall in the "not" box.

If you really want that as a pokestop, you could talk to the repair shop owner and ask if he'd be interested in making it an "official" FFA graffiti van. Then go to a local newspaper and see if they want to make a 3-paragraph summer article about the van and its history. Then submit the stop as "Community art project van" and link the article as proof.

[fast flax]

It’s definitely not vandalism if it’s consented art. And it’s not temporary that vans not going anywhere. It’s clearly now just a graffiti mural

[fast flax]

Thanks for the insight

[median oriole]

I was Just explaining the criteria for grafitti. From your image alone there is now way to tell that its just a random backstreet van or a permanent grafitti "wall"

You can give it a go but youre most likely gonna get other rejection criteria and or temporary rejections

[fast flax]

Appreciate it I am new to submitting spots. I’ll give it a go

[languid wasp]

If there’s a place I think would be good for a stop or a gym if there anything I could do here to try and get a stop placed ? I’m not level 41 yet

Cuz my friend plays Pokémon go but she lives in a newly built up place, so there nothing anywhere where she lives, and to get to the closet stop she needs to walk like 40 mins one way

But there’s a park near where she lives in that built up are that I think could be good for a Pokestop

[jagged meteor]

We only discuss potential and how pokestop nominations work

This chat does not have direct connection to wayfarer and the overall decision on how stops are implimented

[trail urchin]

When nominating something like a Starbucks or Verizon or other sponsored stops what is the easiest process for those stops?

[median oriole]

Do not nominate those @trail urchin

Those are sponsored stops, meaning the stores have contacted niantic themselves to create a sponsor

In general they are not eligible due to being generic businesses

[trail urchin]

Thanks for the information.

[median oriole]

Id recommend going to wayfarer and withdrawing before it goes into voting and clogs the system

[trail urchin]

I didn’t nominate it I was just testing what I could potentially use for the system.

[median oriole]

Sorry if i sounded too aggressive, just wanted you to know

What do you mean the "easiest process" btw?

[trail urchin]

Makes perfect sense thank you again I just hit level 38 still learning the ways so the more information I know the better.

“Easiest process” as in what to use for the category, title and description, picture to use , etc if I could nominate the businesses above ^

[median oriole]

If you want advice fast you can watch the video made by PokéDaxi called "How to nominate pokestops"

[trail urchin]

I’ll get my study on

[median oriole]

And he has a few other videos on wayfarer and nominating as well

[junior umbra]

It's level 38 for submitting stops, not 41

[trail urchin]

Need some ideas on a pokestop nomination

So this is a pond along a walking path in my neighborhood. There is always kids/adults that go to this area feed the turtles in the pond as well. It’s a beautiful spot when the flowers bloom. What should I mark as it’s category’s?

Pond/ Hiking Path/ Garden?

[trail urchin]

Wrong channel buddy

[median oriole]

Too bad natural feature is a reject reason. Only time a natural feature can be eligible is with a sign or if the feature itself is really really really unique and special

[trail urchin]

Ok thanks for the info. I took a few other ones along that path that I thought were cool.

This bird house is pretty cool

[median oriole]

Is that on someones property?

[junior umbra]

yeah picture looks like I'd hit one star because of that

[trail urchin]

No it’s along a path that’s the fence of a house yes

Not on private property but you are right I should get a better picture of it my support image wasn’t to get either.

The other image I posted with it.

[junior umbra]

Fenced, so I'd 100% mark as private property

[trail urchin]

I’ll get a better picture for that one because it’s not private property at all.

[glass sage]

Can paintings with an unknown artist be a pokestop

[trail urchin]

Don’t see why not if it’s an awesome piece of art!

[graceful summit]

murals and spraypaintings often becomes stops and gyms. But has to be art and no gangstertag/bad motive

[fickle depot]

bruh 😂

[gray creek]

Don’t do it

[noble glen]

I got my first poke stop near my house! Before this the closest stop was 5 miles away

[jagged meteor]

About how long after a submitted waypoint gets accepted will you see it on the actual game?

Just got one of my first few accepted and im just curious when it will be dropped in

[median oriole]

Between 4 and 48 hours. Next global sync is in 11 hours

[vagrant hawk]

Does anyone know how many reviews it takes to reach max upgrade % for the day?

[median temple]

Do you think EV chargers would work for a stop?

[median oriole]

No

[junior umbra]

no

[floral mirage]

it's limitless

[ionic quest]

Made a nomination for a stop in india it's been 1 and a half month and still nothing. If I want to go to the nearest stop it's 8km away

[junior umbra]

try 2½ months without even going into voting

some places just have zero reviewers

[median oriole]

Ive had several in queue for 2 years

[tribal tendon]

Sometimes it's slow sadly. I've had nominations that's been waiting for over a year.

[wise vector]

Ps not lv 38 yet but when I am does the pokestop nomination need to be something special to the area or can it just be interesting

[tribal tendon]

It needs to be something that lives up to the criteria. Information is on https://wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/ when you reach level 38

[wise vector]

K

[jagged quiver]

i submitted a stop and it was accepted and it isnt in pogo, how does this happen?

[median oriole]

When was it accepted

[normal vault]

Probably the stop you summited is in the same level 14 cell as another stop, since there can only be one in each it didn't make it in pokemon go but in ingress

You can check it on pogomap.info

[jagged quiver]

yeah you prolly right

[vestal dock]

How come there are so many bar Pokéstops

I thought they weren't allowed to be

[median oriole]

Some bars allow children, those can be eligible. Chain businesses are not eligible

[pliant quarry]

Depends if the local bar is unique

[median oriole]

Doesnt really have to be unique, it just doesnt have to be a chain

[willow hollow]

You wouldn’t have to enter if it’s placed in the front

[ornate widget]

It's ok if there is people in background?

@tribal tendon

[tribal tendon]

According to the guidelines in Niantic wayfarer, it’s a no

[median oriole]

People can be in the background as long as their faces are not recognizeable. If the nomination is blocked or focused on a person its a no

[junior umbra]

No

Instant one star

[chilly ember]

Could a fancy neighborhood sign be nominated

[junior umbra]

Signs are good.

[modern surge]

🤨

[chilly ember]

Ok thanks

[median oriole]

Not instant.

[median oriole]

Read this

[median oriole]

Depends on what the sign looks like. You can post a photo of it if you want us to tell if it can be eligible or not. Generic street signs are not eligible

[junior umbra]

100% instant, absolutely no point of going into "Well, is it barely acceptable?" No, tag it with people and move on.

If they're like 1km away and you can make 3 pixels per person that's different, but the picture in question here is 100% going into the instant 1-star pile

[median oriole]

What does the "Face" and "Person" reject reasons say?

Face - Reject if face is recognizeable
Person - reject if its the focus of the nomination or the nomination is blocked by people

Its impossible to take photos of famous landmarks without people in it, so if you get a nomination of a landmark and there are People around it but No faces are recognizeable, do you reject?

To the right is the "Person" reject reason

This is the face reject reason

Im not talking misinformation, its right there

This nomination posted above, its focused on the nomination and there are no recognizeable faces

[junior umbra]

INELIGIBLE

Nominations with photos that unnecessarily include people

As a general rule, don’t submit photos that include people if you can avoid it. If you can’t (like at a crowded tourist attraction), you may submit the photo with people so long as they aren't the focus or posing for the camera.

First off, I disagree about this picture, there's three faces just to the right of the egg, you can sort of make out the middle one even with that awful resolution and "oh it's not a clear picture" is just a sore excuse.

Second, the ambiguity is my entire point, if there are PEOPLE, clearly depicted, in focus, in the picture, it becomes a game of "How good is the picture, how good is the phone, are there alternate ways of getting the POI picture from Niantic?" which, in and of itself, is a reason to just hit one star, because you absolutely are not qualified to know or decide any of those things.

Third, IT MOST CERTAINLY IS NOT impossible to take a picture without people in it. Just wait a bit more.

Fourth, you know, in some countries it's actually illegal to use pictures of people in them without their permission. You might think you know better because you know YOUR country has laws about public place photography, but do you really think you're qualified to make that claim for anywhere in the world?

Fifth, if I saw this picture as a POI in the game, I'd 100% report it. It's not what a POI picture is supposed to be, period.

Sixth, if there are people in the picture, just hit one star and move on, because 90% of other reviewers already do because they've thought this out already.

[median oriole]

Does it look like the submitter could avoid those people? They were watching a game

Yes they could have come back later but for some that isnt possible

I will admin that that photo is a bit of a stretch since i cant see it that well, but just having a person taking up 3% of the photo does not mean instant reject

Nothing is instant reject or accept

When you are reviewing on Wayfarer, you are looking for reasons to accept, not reject

"Fifth, if I saw this picture as a POI in the game, I'd 100% report it. It's not what a POI picture is supposed to be, period."

Why cant you just submit a new better photo?

"Fourth, you know, in some countries it's actually illegal to use pictures of people in them without their permission. You might think you know better because you know YOUR country has laws about public place photography, but do you really think you're qualified to make that claim for anywhere in the world?"

So photographing landmarks is illegal?

[junior umbra]

Landmarks always have people on them?

What a twist

[median oriole]

Should i go at midnight taking a photo?

[junior umbra]

Yes please

[median oriole]

You will reject it for Low quality photo

[junior umbra]

Set up some nice spotlights

Yes, it's funny how that works isn't it 😉

[median oriole]

Seems like you only want to reject things

[junior umbra]

Oh poor you, just so difficult to take good pictures 😂

[median oriole]

Im literally a photographer

Taking photos in famous cities is not easy without people

Especially large objects

[junior umbra]

you know, it's not a given, basic, inalienable right to get a pokestop there...

[median oriole]

There is one sculpture in the middle of Bergen, Norway where ive only seen it without people once. First lockdown of Covid at 8 am in the morning. Never seen it alone since

All the photos have people in it

It was still too dark to take a photo

This is a recognizeable face

[junior umbra]

That's a POI?

That's a lazy-ass photo tho

[median oriole]

YEah, its the most recent DNT hiking cabin.

And the first coastal cabin, made for kayakers

[junior umbra]

There's a whole bunch of bad pictures as POIs, and yeah, it might be impossible to take pictures of some things without people in them.

But it IS possible to actually put in some effort, walk around the POI, try to get a picture with people just looking away, or crop.

The picture we're discussing here is doing none of those things and has someone looking directly at the camera.

The hiking cabin picture I'd definitely report as bad, but eh, some people just like posting other peoples' faces online.

Also there's plenty of legacy POIs that would not get accepted today.

[median oriole]

True, but its better to just add new photos instead of reporting the waypoint itself

[junior umbra]

I'm talking about reporting the picture

[median oriole]

Reporting photos for existing waypoints isnt a thing

[junior umbra]

wait is that gone

huh

[median oriole]

I dont think its ever been a thing

[junior umbra]

never mind then, that should 100% be a thing tho

[median oriole]

You can remove waypoints, but not photos. But removing the waypoints also removes the photos

[ornate widget]

Can it be pokestop?

[junior umbra]

Uh, I would one star by instinct, let's see google.

Yup doesn't meet criteria. Not a place to converge or socialize, no historic purpose etc.

[floral mirage]

Not even Google needed, insta reject lulzies

[calm geyser]

theres a pokestop around me thats on ghe wrong location, can i change it or do i need to request a new one?

[junior umbra]

If u have lvl 38 u can submit a location edit yes

[floral mirage]

Or you can make a forum post with proof and Niantic will move it

[zinc rivet]

Can it be a pokespot

In voting

[junior umbra]

well the picture is awful

I'd one star just for that picture

like at least take a picture of the sign

and that could be the accompanying picture

[young kite]

Is Binley Mega Chippy a pokestop yet?

[median oriole]

Its a 1* for me

[median oriole]

The what now?

[cedar raven]

Discord links are not allowed? 🤔

Anyways,
Genuinely confused as to why my submission was rejected for those criteria as I placed the marker right on top of it and it's a graffiti so it's most definitely not seasonal?

I added this photo, is it because it doesn't really show the graffiti itself?

[junior umbra]

yes

[cosmic cedar]

How did I fail the wayfarer test twice?

I need an explanation

[junior umbra]

https://tenor.com/view/boring-monkey-click-gif-14619802

[cosmic cedar]

Nvm i passed

[cedar raven]

Now I'm even more confused, the marking is again right on top of the object plus it's a public garden thingy intended for pedestrians?

The object is on the supporting photo too

[median oriole]

Bee hotels are usually not eligible without a sign. Those ones are usually mass produced

[cunning cradle]

If you can find a sign related to it, you can definitely re-add it

[junior umbra]

Would appeal.

[paper junco]

is it true that pokestops must be at least 10 meters apart?

[tribal tendon]

Pokestops need to be in their own cell for them to show up in Pokemon GO

[tribal tendon]

@paper junco

[paper junco]

Ok

[cedar viper]

I just got an email that the poke stop I submitted 2 years ago was finally approved 😂 what’s so odd is they approved a stop several months ago that’s right next to it so I wonder how it will work since they’re just a few meters from each other

I guess I’ll find out since it should appear within 48 hours per the email

[normal vault]

Your supporting foto for the graffiti wayspot is extremly poor, always, ALWAYS show the POI you wanna have ingame on the support foto, i would have declined the graffiti because i can't tell it is really there and it doesn't show me any proof on the supporting picture

[normal vault]

I guess it depends, in my country usually those get accepted, even without sign but i guess it depends who rates it, part of the wayfarer community think this isn't a Wayspot, part will accept it at least where i rate

[cedar raven]

I'm still new to submissions and didn't even think about including the graffiti because I've seen so many submissions that were just a photo of the surroundings, I'll keep that in mind!
Thank you

[median oriole]

The supporting photo is to help the reviewers find that the object is correctly placed. A trick is to take the supporting photo with both the object and something that can be seen from satellite images

[normal vault]

There are some special cases where you don't need to include the POI on the supporting foto like a soccer field which is really easy to spot on google maps for the reviewer so you may show that it is also safe to access on the supporting foto but even then i would include a little part of it. For smaller objects like statues bee hotels and so on i would always try to get a supporting foto where you can see 3 things: the POI itself, that the POI has safe access for People and last and probably most important anything that confirms where the POI is and makes it easier to confirm the location for the reviewer. I had to decline so much spots just because the spot wasn't on the supporting foto and i coulnd't confirm the location which i would have otherwise gladly accepted and rated good

[paper junco]

How do I like a pokestop to have a better chance at it going to be a gym?

[lunar heart]

Ingress

[paper junco]

No

I need ti give a like to the pokestop but i dont how

How i activate the cells?

[paper junco]

@tribal tendon can u help me ?

[tribal tendon]

Choose settings, visual and then choose level 14 - 17 and satellite

Then you can see the cells

[paper junco]

How do I like a pokestop to have a better chance at it going to be a gym?

I need to give like to pokestop

[paper junco]

And this ? ^^

[tribal tendon]

Gyms are made like this^ @paper junco

Which Pokestop that will become a gym, is determined by the number of Pokemon GO photos plus the likes

[crisp sapphire]

New species of Pikachu 😂

[paper junco]

And how i can give upvote for the pokestop?

[junior umbra]

niantic wayfarer

[paper junco]

Someone told me i can give upvote in pokemon go

Not only in niantic wayfarer

[tribal tendon]

You can't vote. You can spin the stop and/or scan it.

[junior umbra]

you can thumbs up pictures

but that's it

[lunar heart]

You can not. You can vote up a portal in Ingress for the picture to increase the chance of it being a gym.
You can not vote in Pokemon Go.

[junior umbra]

you can thumbs up a picture also in pokemon go, but I understand that no longer has anything to do with gym odds

[sterile flint]

I can't make a new PokeStop even tho I'm lvl 41

[tribal tendon]

You should have that option in your settings in Pokemon GO

[junior umbra]

you also have to complete the wayfarer quiz

[paper junco]

Why i dont see the pokestops and gyms on the map?

@tribal tendon please help i dont really understand S2 cells

[normal vault]

Becuase they are not on pogomap.info automatically, you have to manually add them

[normal vault]

What exactly do you not understand?

[paper junco]

Do u have app IITC mobile?

[paper junco]

Oh ok

[normal vault]

No

[paper junco]

Can I buy some kind of cross and make a base under it and nominate it for pokestop?

[lunar heart]

no

[junior umbra]

No

Well I mean u can but good fn luck ;) if it's there in street view maybe

[pearl finch]

😮

👹

[junior umbra]

maybe wrong channel? 😂

[normal vault]

You can but it has to seem like a real stop so you would have to buy a big and special looking one, like a 2meter cross with jesus or something like that and maybe a sign. But first of all not worth the money and time for a pokestop. Also if you really get it accepted there might be players reporting it when they go there and see it isn't really there and you might get banned and the stop removed.

[sterile flint]

ok tjz

*thx

[trim igloo]

Why is a restaurant a bad pokestop? mine get's rejected over and over again...

Or town/city entrance ? seems to be rejected too.

I guess no good photo? or whatever could be wrong with it?

It doesn't really say the point of why it's rejected...
One point might be that people think it's a private property?... But it's a restaurant... =_=....

and why is this o good? just a safe town entrance.

[hushed ruin]

Looks generic, even though it is valid to me. Keep trying until it gets accepted

[trim igloo]

hope keeps on trying works

[lunar heart]

There are no sign or anything pointing its special.

It looks like a normal house.

[lunar heart]

This thing has a sign for something. Points interest to go to that town and visit.

Have in mind that when you submit something, it should be a worthy place to visit for tourists.

[trim igloo]

😐 the restaurant is a tourist place. So I guess it needa a more fancy photo

[trim igloo]

yes, but it got rejected.... reason　I don't know, the reason wasn't written.

[lunar heart]

Are there are sign close? Make sure it is clear to read in the picture.

nvm

Try again in like two weeks

I had a playground get rejected twice

Tried again and it got accepted

Wait 2-4 weeks and try again

Another description or something

[trim igloo]

sign close? what kind of sign?

[lunar heart]

nvm. im just tiered

[lunar heart]

thought you replied to this one

[trim igloo]

I see. Yes will try again.

sign board of the restaurant? I tried signboard only as well. But rejected 😶 I try with new photo soon, will take one with visitors

[calm badge]

Haven’t really seen a restaurant w pokestop, it’s mostly a historic monument or churches

[junior umbra]

I've seen a few, mostly historic pubs etc

like if something has been there for 50-100 years it's definitely eligible imo

[calm badge]

yea

[trim igloo]

It has been there for a long long time but often renamed. I guess since 1950 or something.

It was 3 times renamed.

First it was a pub only
And now its more a kind of restaurant. but drinking only is also possible.

[wind nest]

What happened to my photo and question

[junior umbra]

maybe it was against the rules

I dunno

[zinc ether]

why do most new pokestops just radomly apear and disapear despite not being an event pokestop?

[median oriole]

1. Could have been a stop that meets the removal criteria
2. Moved into occupied cell
3. Actually is an event stop

[versed cobalt]

Around how long does it take for a poke stop to get added

[versed cobalt]

Assuming it meets all of the criteria

[tribal tendon]

It depends. Sometimes fast, sometimes not.

[ornate widget]

Can tiolrs be pokestop?

@tribal tendon

[tribal tendon]

Hello

[tribal tendon]

What sorry?

[ornate widget]

OK thanks

[tribal tendon]

Sorry, what are you asking?

[ornate widget]

Can tailors be stop?

[tribal tendon]

Chains cannot and normal stores is no either, but if they have a cool sign, you can try nominate that

[ornate widget]

👍

[polar prism]

Lets be honest, your nomination only gets through if the person voting it is having a nice day

[normal vault]

Is this a wayspot in your opinion?

[median oriole]

Those give temporary vibes

You sure its not just an exhibition?

[plucky nova]

started this timer in late december

[sharp wave]

i also had once started but it stops after sum time 😦

[plucky nova]

lol

i had one that i started in like july last year

but my friend reset it

on purpose as well

im still kinda mad

[median oriole]

Can you guys take this somewhere else? Nothing of that is wayfarer related

Except that nominations do take that long to get through sometimes

[prime pine]

What does this mean?

[tribal tendon]

The balloon means that it’s in voting at Niantic and not by other reviewers

[normal vault]

Can indoor climbing gyms be a wayspot? Since it meets some criteria to be exact it is a good place to meet friends and people and exercise

[median oriole]

Sounds good

@fallow hatch Whats the clown emoji for?

[quaint badge]

How long does an accepted poke stop show up?

I was submitted in 5/9th

[normal vault]

I don't think you can be a wayspot

[normal vault]

Just joking it depends strongly where you live at, and if you use an upgrade or not. Mine with upgrade usually take ~2-5 Days, without upgrade it is a bit more random, i would say 3-20 Days.
Some people say if you are in a big city it tends to take longer since there are more nominations

[quaint badge]

:GotEm.Gif:

[grizzled quest]

Some in here should get a handy tool to submit new POIs.. IITC Mobile. You'll need to get the plug-ins to be able to see all POIs and L17 cells.. I use it a fair bit and the same with ingress.. Keeping in mind we can't help many with stops we need to be physically at the location to do it..

[fallow hatch]

@fallow hatch

Hey?

[cinder kindle]

Can you nominate a high school stadium (separate with the school itself)?

[median oriole]

Nopr

Anything on K-12 grounds is straight up ineligible

[cinder kindle]

ty

[candid quarry]

Enyome here I need help

[tribal tendon]

What do you need help with?

[median oriole]

Large discord servers makes me think kids are just AI or NPCs

[modern surge]

[vague lake]

is today a community day?

[lunar heart]

Wrong chat.

[robust wyvern]

Please tag the <@&770285540503191613> for assistance, thank you 👍

[median oriole]

<@&770285540503191613> please?

Thanks

[dusty socket]

thank u

[dusk tiger]

Whats up

[median oriole]

Olives fixed it for me, was a nsfw discord invite

[pearl finch]

Is it not allowed in the rules or something?

I feel like it’s similar to a little free library so thats why I submitted it

[grizzled quest]

No signage stating what it is. I would reject it as well

[pearl finch]

Like the title?

[grizzled quest]

A sign saying what it is.. To be honest before i even read it. It just look like a bird house on a pole

[pearl finch]

Oooh ok

Thanks im just not gonna try this one anymore because it does kinda look like that haha

[grizzled quest]

I rather be honest then tell you to submit it again..

[pearl finch]

Yea thanks I appreciate it because ur saving me time

[grizzled quest]

You're welcome

[grand tusk]

Do y’all think a popular road sign could possibly be a poke stop

[charred trench]

I dony think so

It needs to be a good place for people to meet eachother

I mean im not a professional at pokestops

Hell im not even lvl 38

Im lvl 37

But idk

[grand tusk]

It is, it’s a very long street with lots of space

[crimson delta]

What does this mean?

[charred trench]

Ok

If you say so

[fast flax]

When you appeal a poke stop do you get a notification when appeal is done?

[grand tusk]

Email

[fast flax]

Cause my poke stop is being decline for being temporary/seasonal but it clearly isn’t! I don’t know how to more clearly articulate that in my submission and I’ve had an active appeal for a couple months now

Haven’t heard on the result of the appeal

Like I’m pretty sure this van isn’t going anywhere and is now just a local graffiti exhibit. If it’s only getting decline for not being permanent then that means it fits all other categories, and this is clearly permanent so I’m confused

[median oriole]

Thats not eligible at all

You can withdraw it by going into edit and clicking withdraw, it would really help speed up the queue

[median oriole]

Its a waypoint, its blocked by another nearby stop or gym

[crimson delta]

So I can't nominate it?

[median oriole]

Its already a waypoint

Pokemon GO isnt the only game that uses the objects you see in game

[crimson delta]

I know

[median oriole]

Every Niantic game uses "Waypoints" with different proximity rules

Pokemon go has cell rules, square areas where only one gym or stop can appear in each

[crimson delta]

So it can't become a pokestop then

[median oriole]

Nope, unless if someone moves it into a new open cell or the stop blocking it gets removed

[crimson delta]

Ah

Where can I find a map that shows the cells?

[median oriole]

one sec

Google "PoGo Tools plugin" and a reddit tutorial should pop up

[crimson delta]

Thanks!

[grand tusk]

Why?

[median oriole]

Its just a generic sign?

[grand tusk]

Yes but the road is very popular and it’s one of the longest roads in the city

In Israel I saw a poke stop that was a street sign

[median oriole]

What you see in game does not always reflect on the current criteria...

Just because you saw ONE generic sign in game in Israel doesnt mean its eligible either

To me it looks like a normal long road, just because the road is slightly unique doesnt mean the sign is eligible

I saw a school pokestop one time, doesnt mean K-12 schools are eligible

I got the school stop removed too, because it met the removal criteria

[grand tusk]

Geez okay sorry

What about this

[median oriole]

Didnt mean to sound rude, just wanted to make clear

[median oriole]

That looks good

[grand tusk]

Is the only way to speed up your nomination to get an upgrade

?

[median oriole]

For some areas yes

[tribal tendon]

No it does not meet the requirements.

[tribal tendon]

It means the Pokestop is already used in other Niantic games, such as ingress for example.

[tribal tendon]

@crimson delta In the pinned messages in here.

[tribal tendon]

@crimson delta

[crimson delta]

@tribal tendon alright thanks!

[tribal tendon]

You're welcome

[tribal tendon]

@fallow hatch Look here

So when there are 6, one of them will become a gym.

You're welcome

And if there are 2, one will become a gym as well.

Hope it helps

You're welcome

[grand tusk]

Would this be a good poke stop

[median oriole]

why not submit the church building instead?

[grand tusk]

Because it has a Montessori in it

[median oriole]

Its a school?

[grand tusk]

No but they have a program

[median oriole]

Focused on children?

[grand tusk]

Yeah

[median oriole]

Well its a school then

Unfortunately not eligible

[grand tusk]

Yeah but there is a gym there

[median oriole]

Pogo gym?

[grand tusk]

And a poke stop

[median oriole]

Real life gym?

[grand tusk]

Yep

Pogo

[median oriole]

On the school property?

[grand tusk]

Yeah

[median oriole]

Those shouldnt be there then

[grand tusk]

Not really cuz the program isn’t always on

Almost every church has a childrens program

[median oriole]

So i went ahead and looked it up on Google maps

[grand tusk]

Yeah

[median oriole]

First of all, the sign you submitted is not safely accessible by sidewalk

And the church is already a wayspot

Your sign will be marked as duplicate

[grand tusk]

Yeah Ik but not the church the other sign

And an art piece in front of it

[median oriole]

The sign is for the church

You dont submit the artwork and the plaque for it seperately and you dont submit the church sign and the church seperately

[grand tusk]

Ok

Thanks!

[median oriole]

No problem, you can ask me if you need any help. I will come with honest answers

[naive thunder]

Anyone know a Update on the Make a friend quest?

[normal vault]

Wrong channel

[kind adder]

My fiancé and I are about to hit level 38. There is a neighborhood sign, a community pool, and massive park all within grabs of where we live. Do you think any of those would be eligible? I am not sure how it all works as we aren’t level 38 yet haha

[median oriole]

the latter two sounds good

[tribal tendon]

@kind adder Here's a small guide. When you hit level 38, go to www.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com and there you have to take a test and when completed, you can see your nominations and guides to what is good and what isn't for nominating stops.
www.pogomap.info is also good to look at. Here you can see the cells and if you look at pinned messages in here, there's information on that.

[tribal tendon]

And if you are still unsure if they are good nominations, feel free to post a picture of it in here and ask. That's a lot easier

[kind adder]

Perfect thank you so much! Still have a bit of grinding to do to get to 38, but we are coming up on it. I appreciate it!

[tribal tendon]

Go for it!
And you're welcome

[tall berry]

A

[normal vault]

B

[fallow hatch]

Can anyone help me I’m lvl 38 and can’t nominate poke stops

[normal vault]

You have to go to the wayfarer website and pass the test first

It seems i am not allowed to share the wayfarer link?

But anyway just search it in google you will find it

[fallow hatch]

K

[tribal tendon]

It’s in pinned messages @fallow hatch