wayfarer-discussion

[boreal scaffold]

Where can i find a S2 lvl 14 map

[fathom nebula]

In which category is a non-busy cool looking rotunda?

[untold fiber]

So I have a submission waiting. Been about 3 weeks. How long does it normally take

[inner zephyr]

Pogomap.info

[boreal scaffold]

Ok thanks

[inner zephyr]

not sure how indate it is, but you can add and edit stops/gyms if needed.

[boreal scaffold]

Ok

[median oriole]

Ask local wayfarer people if they know. Its different everywhere

[graceful sparrow]

im in rural area how to get more stops around me

tried posting few they didnt approve anything

[median oriole]

rural areas do have disadvantages, thats just how the game is

[tribal tendon]

It can be fast or it can take longer. Depends on the amount of reviewers. An upgrade will help it go faster.

[lean smelt]

i just reached level 38 on pogo and i can't make a pokestop request because i was banned on ingress 3 years ago, i guess there is no solution?

[cedar raven]

How long can appeals take? I got an answer for my previous submission within a day, but this one has been sitting there for 2 months now

[normal vault]

You can ask the support but otherwise I guess no. But are you sure it is because of ingress? Did you pass the wayfarer test?

[normal vault]

Depends, one of my appeals took around a week, one around 2-3 months. Can be anything

[lean smelt]

Yeah i'm sure it's because i spoofed on ingress 3 years ago. I can't try to pass thé wayfarer test, i juste can't do anything on wayfarer

[normal vault]

yeah seems because you spoofed you are not able to be a wayfarer, you may ask the support but i don't know if they will do something about this

[lean smelt]

That's funny because i spoofed just to unlock the wayfarer requests and now i have the level and can't request 😂

Sorry for my terrible english

[fiery drift]

Sounds like the repercussions of your actions are coming back to bite you 😆

[grand tusk]

How much faster will an upgrade make your nomination get approved

I just put one on one of mine

[modern surge]

Im on the featured wayspots here

[tribal tendon]

Depends. Some has been fast for me, others took years

[tribal tendon]

Nice Cas!

[modern surge]

[tribal tendon]

Depends, but an upgrade pretty much works the same way as the fast track in the airport. If that makes sense

[tribal tendon]

Isn't it the second time now?

[modern surge]

I think so yes . Once at home. And once here in this area in France

[tribal tendon]

Great!
I remembered you were featured once before. That's so cool
Enjoy France!

[modern surge]

Thank you!!!

[desert hazel]

Finally set up my wayfarer and I love reviewing other peoples stuff 😅 do I get anything for it besides street cred

[fiery drift]

I just got my access 2 days ago and have already reviewed over 300+ submissions. I am 81% in to leveling (not sure what leveling will do though).

[desert hazel]

You can boost one of your own submissions once it reaches 100% so it gets review faster

[fiery drift]

Ohhhhh

I have yet to submit anything since I live in the middle of numerous farms. But that’s good to know. All of my work has been done by reviewing others so far.

[median oriole]

Advice: If you want to approve a nomination, dont choose less than 3 stars on any category

[fiery drift]

That’s a really good tip. Any others like this?

[median oriole]

More tips?

[fiery drift]

Yeah, are there any other tips when submitting for new stops and or reviewing them for approval?

[median oriole]

Joining the wayfarer discussion discord server can help you alot, lots of knowledgeable people there

If you need help you can ask in that server

[fiery drift]

I’ve noticed and it’s been very helpful

[median oriole]

Oh youre there?

if not you can look up "Wayfarer Discord" on google

First result should be that server

[fiery drift]

I am, still need to get situated with the discord channel. But so far it has been helpful.

[fervent rock]

Is there anyway I can make a pokestop without being lv 38

[median oriole]

Become level 10
in another game

Ingress by Niantic

[worn patrol]

i have the same problem

no pokestops close to me

or those things in ingress

[floral mirage]

level 38 is easy, add hundreds of friends and grind. In the meantime u can look for things that could be potential pokestops in your area

[fair berry]

Can a grocery store be a pokestop?

[floral mirage]

very not likely

[fair berry]

I see. Thanks!

[floral mirage]

but if there's fountains,statues, art or restaurants/caffees there some of these might be good

[sudden trail]

Libraries, schools, community buildings, historical markers, churches, VFWs, City Hall, municipal buildings (fire department, police station, public works), water towers, parks

I live in rural central IL in a town with only 1200 people, we have an abundance of pokestops here but we had to fight for them. Now we have 15 stops and 7 gyms

[fair berry]

Got it. Thank you!

[floral mirage]

wasn't fire departments said to be ineligible ?

[sudden trail]

Nope got them in several of my towns nearby

Unless they are just not adding anymore that I’m aware of

[median oriole]

Sorry, school and fire/police departmentions? Those are big no nos

Those are not eligible

Just note that what you see in game doesnt mean its eligible, the stops could have been approved pre-pogo

Nothing on school property is eligible, and everything that can block emergency services is obviously ineligible

[sudden trail]

ok just going by what I've seen and indeed, recent additions.

[median oriole]

For a nomination to be eligible it needs to meet one of the three main criterias (exercise, exploration and socializing) and it cannot meet any of the rejection criteria

Recent additions? Thats sad that people approve ineligible nominations, im struggling to get eligible nominations approved

[sudden trail]

Ineligible location, place, or object

Location is unsafe, without pedestrian access

Location is a private residential property (even if historical), farmland, a K12 and under school (preschool, primary/elementary, secondary/high school), child care/daycare center, rehabilitation center, safety shelter

Location is an adult-oriented store or service, such as a liquor store, shooting range, firearm store, or provides sexual and/or adult content

Location obstructs the driveways of emergency services or may interfere with the operations of fire stations, police stations, hospitals, military bases, industrial sites, power plants, or air traffic control towers

Location, place, or object is temporary, or highly unlikely to be permanent

Sensitive locations like gravestones (not associated with a significant/historical figure) and cemeteries

[median oriole]

I know the rejection criteria

Ive been doing this for 2.5 years

unless if youre trying to educate MM

[sudden trail]

It doesn't say they are off limits but only if the stop is obstructed.

Maybe that's why?

[median oriole]

The problem with these being waypoints is that people shouldnt go do raids at a fire/police station

[sudden trail]

I thought he was inquiring about pokestops, not gyms.

[median oriole]

Same thing

They are both in game waypoints

[sudden trail]

The stops I've seen being created are indeed just stops.

ok well you cannot raid at a pokestop so I suppose that helps lol

[median oriole]

Anything can turn into a gym at the right conditions

Im just saying please dont submit those stations, it can promote others submit more of them, which isnt ideal

[sudden trail]

Personally, I don't see the problem with making them pokestops. I feel the company already places an assumption of you're not going to stand and block things regardless what it is. I mean, I've seen some stops where they are on a highway and require you to stop. So it really depends on the interpretation of the rules to the person approving the stop it seems.

Regardless, there are options for the hopeful new pokemon go'er. Hopefully they can make something of it.

[median oriole]

Oh. my. god.

If a nomination like the one on the highway isnt accessible via pedestrians it should be removed

Submitting waypoints isnt based on personal opinion, its what Niantics criteria say

Also please show me proof of any fire/police stations getting approved recently, because i do not believe you at all

[lilac oasis]

first of all.... fire departments and police buildings do not meet criteria...

2nd of all, they are ineligible do to obstruction of emergency services

[bronze gull]

I have a question? I'm not sure if it applies to this chatroom though? Still learning.

I live in a relatively small town. We have one place that we call a mall, though it has remained almost entirely vacant for years now. But it was just recently sold and the new owner is completely closing and demolishing it. One of the statues on the outside is a gym. What will likely happen to it?

[median oriole]

If its not there it should be removed from the game as well

[wanton grove]

Niantic won't go removing it on their own, it will only go if a player reports it has been removed

[bronze gull]

Ok. Thank you.

[old lance]

How does Niantic decide whether a nomination is going to be a pokestop or a gym? algorithm? area analysis?

[wanton grove]

photos on the existing stops and the 👍 on them

[normal vault]

Wrong Channel!

[fallow hatch]

Yeah

[old cedar]

This good?

[tribal tendon]

Wrong channel. This is for wayfarer

[soft nacelle]

Will someone tell me what this channel is for?

[wanton grove]

wayfarer is the platform niantic made for players to nominate new locations to be included in their games and to review other player's nominations to determine whether they meet criteria

[tribal tendon]

Nomination of pokestops. You can read more in the pinned messages

[soft nacelle]

Oh thankgs

[young kite]

There’s a public pool and basketball court in my community is there any way that i could nominate those

Possibly even get a gym there?

[normal vault]

Public pool is unlikely to get accepted, at least from my experience, but have seen some getting accepted. The basketball court however should get accepted if it is public, safe for pedestrians and so on.

[median oriole]

If the pool is not within an enclosed apartment complex its eligible

For some reason niantic decided that pools within apartments are ineligible, but playgrounds, athletic courts, shelter and all that are still eligible

[slate ferry]

Keep in mind that it “should” get rejected, doesn’t mean it will and vice versa. It’s all about how your community votes it, never hurts to submit.

[young kite]

It’s outside

[median oriole]

Enclosed apartment pools can be outside too

[young kite]

It’s not an apartment pool

[median oriole]

Then it can be eligible

[old lance]

Hey there, is there any way I can change my username on wayfarer?

[wanton grove]

it should be whatever the name is in your Google account, so you can change that but you can't currently set it to something different

[old lance]

And that info is public?

[wanton grove]

no one else can view your Wayfarer profile so no

unless you're asking about your name appearing on wayspots you've created by that's your game name

[old lance]

Oh nice! Thank you, for the info 😄

[shrewd island]

What is wayfarer?

[tall tulip]

Nominating new pokestops

[shrewd island]

Ok thank you, wish I could but I’m not high enough level yet

[tall tulip]

I think you need to reach level 36

[wanton grove]

38

[median oriole]

Its way more than just nominating pokestops lol

[lunar heart]

no

[median oriole]

?

[lunar heart]

It's literally called nomination because it has to go through a process where people review it.

[median oriole]

Yeah, and you can actually review yourself!

Its not just nominating

Plus you nominate wayspots, not pokestops

[lunar heart]

It does not work like that.

[median oriole]

Ive done wayfarer for 2.5 years, what are you trying to tell me?

[lunar heart]

that's nice.

Ive done it since Ingress.

Started this in 2017.

[median oriole]

So youre saying i cant review?

[lunar heart]

No.

[median oriole]

only nominate pokestops

[lunar heart]

What are you even talking about?

[median oriole]

Im wondering the same

[lunar heart]

38 actually. Or level 10 in ingress.

[median oriole]

What do you mean it doesnt work like that

To me this sounds like you are saying that wayfarer is just nominating pokestops. You gotta explain more

[tall tulip]

for pogo players it is mainly for nominating new pokestops. But yes they are called waypoints. Just easier to say pokestops for new people

[median oriole]

That is correct

The reason why people should call it wayspots is because not all approved nominations go into pokemon go. But call it whatever you want

[tall tulip]

I know. I have multiple nominations that got put into other games. But for someone new to wayfarer and on a pogo discord, it is easier to just call it pokestops.

[hollow nexus]

Is it faster to level up in Pokémon go or ingress? I’m currently level one in ingress and level 32 in Pokémon go, And because of the absolute GRIND of Pokémon go I’m wondering if it would be faster to do ingress

I don’t really play it so I have no reference, I really only started using it for campfire

[fallow hatch]

Pokemon Go 100%

[median oriole]

Well it depends on what your play area is. You could easily reach lvl10 in ingress in less than a week.
Same thing with GO

[normal vault]

Wayspots, not PokeStops

[normal vault]

I think reaching level 10 in pogo is way easier than reaching lvl 10 in ingress lmao

[median oriole]

Yeah 😂

Meant level 38 in GO

Level 10 in Ingress

[wanton grove]

if you have a decent number of wayspots nearby and some idea of what to do ingress can be much quicker. i got back to level 10 in under 3 weeks after recursing last time (prestige system)
in PoGo you can do it regardless of wayspots if you're able to find remote friends to send you gifts but it will take time to hit ultra and best friends for the big xp

[hollow nexus]

Yea Im kinda in a rural area for the most part, so I might just keep playing pogo. Thanks for feedback

[muted pilot]

how long does it usually take for the Wayfarer community to review your Waystop nomination? Just asking

[normal vault]

Depends on upgrade and where exactly you life. With upgrade i would say 2-15 Days, without depending really where you are 5 days up to 2 years lol, did already hear everything

[muted pilot]

how does it depend on where I live

I mean there are 4 pokestops where I live

[wanton grove]

some areas are much faster than others, and the only real way to find out is to wait and see or ask someone else in the area who has nominated

[muted pilot]

there are really no local players here

other than me

[wanton grove]

few stops in the immediate vicinity doesn't guarantee it will be quick if you are relatively close to a city with many more

[normal vault]

Some areas have more people reviewing. Or many people nominating stops so your nomination will have to wait longer

[muted pilot]

okay, hoping a month is enough

[wanton grove]

feel free to share what you've nominated for feedback too, it can be very frustrating to wait weeks or months just to have it rejected especially if it's for a reason that's easy to correct

from what we can tell this is no longer correct btw, it seems to be the photos and votes in pogo that count now

more research is still needed though

[junior umbra]

If you're in a low player density area the net is wider, like all of lapland is basically one "zone" where the reindeer circlejerk about boards and signs

Also upgrades widen the net, I've seen stops up to 700km away in wayfarer.

Net as in the range where wayfarer finds reviewers

[muted pilot]

alright thanks

[wanton grove]

yes upgraded nominations will go out to any reviewer in your country

[red sorrel]

I’m in a fb group for ppl to get nominations in without being level 38

Idk I been waiting for my request to go thru.
I know it’s a good spot for atleast a poke stop might even be worthy of a gym but idk my odds of that working out.

[fallow hatch]

You only have to be level 10 in ingress to submit wayspot nominations.

Ingress is niantics other game that is like Pokémon.

[tall tulip]

I know. But for someone new to wayfarer, it is easier to just say pokestops

[normal vault]

I guess but for someone who does not know may 1+1 equl 4, isn't right tough

[sturdy forum]

Someone that's made a few pokestops, is an American flag pole good enough to be one?

[wanton grove]

usually no unless it's part of a larger monument of some kind

[sturdy forum]

What if it's a memorial of a veteran

[normal vault]

Fot the other wayfarer reviewers here. I sometimes get objects inside a building, what of those are eligible? Like a statue inside a mall? Or a not temporary statue in a bib?

[wanton grove]

being inside a building does not make anything ineligible, but you should make sure that the location is accurate or at least makes sense

[thick parrot]

playgrounds behind schools can’t be pokestops right

[wanton grove]

if they are on school property, no

[normal vault]

For example just assuming there would be a supermarket and in the entrance area would be a big, permanent installed artwork. Would that be eligible?

[wanton grove]

sounds like it yes

[modern surge]

Third time I’m on the screen, second time here in France 😂

I now have two things on the screen here

[fallow hatch]

My wayspot got accepted on the 31st. How long until it appears in pogo or ingress? I keep checking both apps but have not seen it yet. Pls @ me if you reply

Never mind, it appeared in ingress just as I checked again but not pogo. Which means it must share the same S17 cell as a near by wayspot 😫

[normal vault]

@fallow hatch i believe ti have heard pogo brings Wayspots later ingame than ingress does. Not sure about it tough, heard it might be 02:00 am but if world wide local time or whatever. You can check with websites like pogomap.info if the wayspots share the same cell, but you have to enter the location of them manually

[median oriole]

Definitely cell blocked

Pogo syncs faster than ingress now

[inner dagger]

pogo syncs every 2 hours, if you didn't see the new stop within 24 hours, it is blocked as there is another stop in the S17 cell

you can try moving other stops around if it isn't too far away from the other cell if you play ingress

[wanton grove]

not quite, each day at 9:02am Pacific there's a daily "cutoff" and anything approved before that time will sync that day, anything after will sync the following day
for pogo the daily sync is around 11am pacific, and for ingress it's around 3:15pm pacific
so if your approval comes just after cutoff, it could be longer until you see it. plus occasional skipped days or delayed syncs

[fallow hatch]

Thanks everyone

[supple jay]

once you hit level 38, is there a limit to pokestops/gyms we can make?

[wanton grove]

you start with 40 available nominations which is the max you can hold at once. if you use some, you regain 1 per day

[shrewd island]

God damn, that’s great!

So are we able to nominate places as gyms aswell or just pokestops

[median oriole]

Wayspots

[raw nest]

Pokestops get turned into gyms depending on how many stops are in a certain cell

[median oriole]

You nominate wayspots, those can become objects in niantic games such as pokestops/gyms in GO and portals in Ingress
Some might not appear in the game youd like it to sometimes

[raw nest]

@shrewd island

[median oriole]

Those that dont appear in any game are still in the system, and could be used in future games

[shrewd island]

Thx for redirecting me

[raw nest]

I live in a small town that only has 4 stops, I nominated 3 of them myself. Two of the four are within close proximity of eachother so the second of the two became a gym

No worries

[shrewd island]

Omg nice!

[raw nest]

Mhm

[shrewd island]

So constant use of a poke stop turns it into a gym?

[median oriole]

No

[shrewd island]

Or closeness

Or is it just chance

[median oriole]

Watch PokéDaxis video about this, how to make gyms

[shrewd island]

K

He is pretty good

[median oriole]

This one helps

[shrewd island]

Ok, thank u so much!

[raw nest]

Not neccisarily, most gyms first appear when there's a couple pokestops within close proximity.

[shrewd island]

Is pokidaxi instinct or what team?

[shrewd island]

Oh ok

[raw nest]

One stop I nominated in a neighboring town got accepted and immidiately turned into a gym whereas a couple other I've seen have previously existed as a pokestop but then get turned into a gym once a new pokestop is placed near it

[median oriole]

Thats not related? But yeah

[shrewd island]

Nice

[median oriole]

Ive helped him with a few wayfarer videos, hes a nice dude

Back before he hit 80k

[raw nest]

Sweet

[shrewd island]

Cool!

U got a YouTube channel?

[raw nest]

For some reason the past couple weeks when I try to nominate a new stop, the game crashes when I select a photo disc pic or a background pic 😭

[median oriole]

Yeah actually i just started recently

[shrewd island]

Nice!

[median oriole]

Wayfarer vlogging channel. Its called Trollfarer

[shrewd island]

Ok, sounds cool!

Thank u for the help!

[tribal tendon]

@spiral night @mellow ether Please don’t talk about raids in here. This is for wayfarer only. Raid according to #how-to-remote-raid

[mellow ether]

Sorry

[ancient furnace]

.

[fallow hatch]

how long doescit usually take ur poi to appear in game after its accepted?

[normal vault]

For pogo to appear there has to be no other wayspot in the same cell, if there isn't it will usually appear within one day, i heard 02:00 am but don't know if local

[median oriole]

Its one time globally

1:45 pm Pacific i think

[wanton grove]

10:45am pacific actually 😆

[median oriole]

Close enough 😭

[fallow hatch]

😅

[mystic crag]

close

[cold rain]

I am so frustrated. I have nominated a number of spots that have been accepted. But when I try to nominate spots in my neighborhood they all get rejected.

This spot was rejected for pedestrian access. Yet the spot is less than 3m from the road. People walk safely here every day. This is a dead end road with very little traffic. It also lists mismatched location. And the location was right at the sign. The plaque is on the sign.

This is a rock garden that has had flowers in the past. It was rejected for Natural Feature and "Other Rejection Criteria"

For the sign above I had submitted before and it was rejected for being on private property. This is a public sign 3m from a public road.

Am I wrong or should these have been accepted?

[median oriole]

Who is Nelson tisdale? For a memorial plaque to be eligible it has to be about a really significant person

Also that rock garden doesnt look like to be a park, and doesnt look like to have safe pedestrian access (middle of a roundabout or something)

Cant tell from photos alone

[willow gale]

Can I put a stop on my house

[wanton grove]

no

[median oriole]

no

[normal vault]

Y'all think this could be a wayspot? got declined 2 times before but there is more than one family living in this house so no private location

here a supporting picture

[normal vault]

I see why it was rejected for pedestrian access, since there is a road with no "safe" path. Doesn't matter how much traffic there is since the ones who decline it don't life there and can't tell by themselfs and who knows how safe it is. The other point is even if there is safe access and the location is correct, what is so special about this? There is no sign or anything i can see, so i would reject it as natural feature.

[median oriole]

To be clear, that backyard right there is only accessible to those who live there or those who visit. I wouldnt consider it eligible

[normal vault]

Mhhh see your point
You can see it from the street tough and there are a few wayspots here with the same problem

But yeah probably not eligible

[median oriole]

For example lake fountains are not eligible because you cant go up to it ||maybe Jesus can||. Altough limited access is okay, going on someones private property is not okay

Limited access as in office buildings, gated parks/museums/gardens/amusement parks and businesses

[thorny tinsel]

I'm level 38 but can't nominate, how do I contribute?

[wanton grove]

there's a bug right now causing that, you'll have to wait until they fix it or you reach level 39

[thorny tinsel]

Alright

[median oriole]

<@&770285540503191613> please?

Sorry for the ping, didnt know i could use HelpMe

[soft nacelle]

Uhm what's this for?

[median oriole]

Wayfarer

[tribal tendon]

Everything alright?

[median oriole]

yeah

Just some inappropiate message

[tribal tendon]

Alright Thank you

[tribal tendon]

Wayfarer/nomination of pokestops and more. There are information in the pinned messages as well

[soft nacelle]

Oh thank you

[tribal tendon]

You’re welcome

[raven grove]

anyone elses submissions just been stuck in voting for weeks?

[median oriole]

try years

[tribal tendon]

Yes and months and years too. Sometimes we got to be patient

[normal vault]

I guess so but if nominations are for years in voting either you should upgrade or niantic shoot fix their system and make it that the stops which are longer in Queue get more reviews

[wanton grove]

a lot of times an area needs just a few more folks reviewing to speed things up so encouraging your friends to try it out can be a big help

[tribal tendon]

You can suggest that to Niantic
It depends on the amount of reviewers tho.

[normal vault]

Well we both know niantic does not really care about it, they care about cash wayfarer is just there because it has to be there for the community to grow

[wanton grove]

out of curiosity, how much do you review?

[normal vault]

not much, like 10 reviews now why?

[wanton grove]

well if you're not reviewing, you're part of why it's slow. niantic can't just magically speed things up without making sacrifices in other ways that they apparently don't want to

reviewing is a key part of "helping the community grow"

and i don't mean that as a slight or an insult or anything, just a statement of fact

[normal vault]

ah sorry thought you would say something like you don't have a clue since you are not reviewing. I do it in waves, but have not that many, am now at 1604 reviews, so i guess i do a bit, maybe 20 a day

[wanton grove]

gotcha

another thing i'll add is that they have made changes in the past six months which have improved the times for newly made nominations, folks in lots of areas have noticed that

unfortunately they have not done as much to clear out the older stuff that's languishing

[floral sable]

Im new to nominating, do you think this park would get accepted

[median oriole]

Nominate the playground, if there is a park sign, nominate it seperately

[pearl finch]

This got denied is there anyway it could be accepted if I submitted it again?

Or do they not like street signs

It said location sensitive

[median oriole]

Is it a bike lane or sidewalk?

Those should be eligible if the route is on a trail

[pearl finch]

I see professional bikers left side of the road where that sign is but theres a sidewalk u can use a bike on also

[normal vault]

It can be a wayspot if it is a trail sign and there is an official route for this sign. If it just symbolize that there is a bike lane on the road it is not eligible. Most reviewers may have declined it because it looks casual and not really as if it is part of a route, try provide information and links about it if it is eligible. Location sensitive may just be a reason they take cause they don't think they wanna accept it and take the first reason coming to their mind

[normal vault]

If it is just a sign saying you can ride bike on the lane it is not a wayspot and you should not try again

[pearl finch]

Ok sounds good thanks!

[normal vault]

Has to be part of a bike route

But saying this, it is by no means an easy nomination, you'll need to proof it is eligible and even when it should be accepted some might not

[pearl finch]

👍

Im just trying to get something that i can reach from my house bc i run out of pokeballs constantly

I have one right behind my house but theres no possible way to move it closer right?

[median oriole]

Place it where it should be, on the candidate

Dont move wayspots for game advantages

[pearl finch]

Ok its at the edge of the circle that pops out of ur character but im not gonna move it

[normal vault]

Try to find something interesting near your house but yeah basically don't do it for game advantage, if there is something near you you can play a little bit with the location, as long as it is still on the object, or let's say really close but if it is not enough let it be

@median oriole do you know anything about how wayspots become gyms in pogo? First it was all ingress i think but heard someone saying lately it depends now on pokemon go pics and likes

[median oriole]

Yeah

I would recommend a video by PokéDaxi on this

"How to make gyms pokemon go" on YouTube

[normal vault]

K thx a lot

[abstract iron]

So could this be a good nomination? It’s a good place to play for kids

[normal vault]

If it is public accesable yes, but you have to make a picture by yourself

[graceful bone]

The age of the waypoint is a factor of importance, but if there another waypoint that has more community interest, because of likes, pictures or other contributions then this might get preference over the age of the older waypoint.

[wanton grove]

age didn't matter, if the votes are tied it's a random choice

[normal vault]

Can there be 4 gyms in a S2? I read cap is 3 but one site said 35+ can be 4

[wanton grove]

just 3, the 4th is an old myth

[median oriole]

Just wondering, is this in Scandinavia?

That looks public to me

[modern surge]

It used to be the oldest one becomes the gym right? And now it is the one with the most likes and images in pogo and ingress combined if I’m correct

[tribal tendon]

It seems so yes

[abstract iron]

@median oriole yes it’s in Norway

[graceful sparrow]

how to get more poke stop in rural areas

I have like 2 in walkable distance but not easy like others have

[lofty plover]

i have the same issue

[junior umbra]

need points of interest

like artwork, a little free library, a marked nature path, a historical sign or something are easiest in rural areas

playgrounds

[plain jolt]

Omg please tell me this is the help ive been looking for. So im trying to get a pokestop on my street. There are NONe around me. Ive tried like 4 times before. I just put 2 in today and i think i did it right. But who approves or votes on them i know i created a wayfair account so i could do other peoples is there away for someone else to look up mine and approve it

[wanton grove]

first off no, there is no way for any reviewer to look at a specific nomination. the system provides nominations for reviewers automatically

[plain jolt]

Thats what i thought

[wanton grove]

second, pokestops in residential areas are often difficult as there is a hard restriction against them being on private residential property (only single family homes though, within apartment grounds is ok)

[plain jolt]

What about bus stops?

[wanton grove]

bus stops typically do not meet any of the criteria to be eligible unless they have interesting art or some other additional factor

[plain jolt]

Stream?

Streams*?

[wanton grove]

possibly if there is a sign, but otherwise generally no

[plain jolt]

I guess the bench up the street is gonna have to do i was hoping i could get one closer. But itll have to do i guess

Oh wait

What about like cemeterys

[wanton grove]

certain historic cemeteries may be ok, but most are not. for many reviewers the distinction is whether the cemetery offers any kind of tours or has historically notable people interred within

mostly they fall under the "sensitive location" reason to be rejected

[plain jolt]

Ah i see

Thank you so much for clearing this up for me

Ill have to get creative

[wanton grove]

you're welcome! yeah it can be tough in some areas

[plain jolt]

Yea i feel like i live on such a good street for one tho it sucks. Its one street over from two large apartment conplexs and is a dead end street with 3 coldasacs and people walk here all the time because its the perfect neighborhood quite and has side walks.

[wanton grove]

apartments often have amenities that are eligible, if those complexes allow folks to walk through that may be an option

[plain jolt]

Yea i was hoping for one closer tho. I have 2 small boys so we dont usually make it to far when walking. But i guess theyll have to start now lol

[fallow hatch]

thanks

[shell vortex]

why tho

[quaint pulsar]

When you get to the level where you do tasks to level up do they need to be done on that level or could they be done when you get there

[worn stump]

that level

[normal vault]

on that level, but that's not wayfarer discussion

[broken cove]

10/10 pokestop placement

it’s actually for a pedestrian walkway beneath the highway but you can’t tell without tapping on it

[wanton grove]

😆 i made that pokestop

[raw nest]

Hey, something I never really understood.

What's the difference between these two stops? Like one "Stem" is shorter and the other is longer. Does that signify anything?

[median oriole]

AR mapping

[raw nest]

Ah yeah I see that now

Never really caught onto it before lmao

Thanks

[placid fog]

You too can't do pokestops but i have 37lvl+ and i can't¿????

[normal vault]

Did you do the wayfarer test?

[placid fog]

New pokestop button don't works

@normal vault

[normal vault]

Did you do the Wayfarer test? On the wayfarer website? You don't do it in Pokemon go

[placid fog]

What's i need to do

But button don't works

[normal vault]

Go to the wayfarer website and log in with the same account you use for pokemon go

The link to the website is also in the pinned Messages

[placid fog]

Give me link

Here

[normal vault]

I can't

The link gets blocked

Go to the pinned Messages scroll completely down there is the link

[placid fog]

I log in to website

[normal vault]

Yes

[frail badge]

I got two spots approved and they didn’t show up. I only play pogo so I cared to see then on pogo

What’s up with that?

[median oriole]

When did you get those approved?

[round spear]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[harsh spire]

man a lot of these stops are temporary art or just don't meet any criteria :/ does anyone else feel this way too?

[fair timber]

Does the shadow of the guy taking the picture violate the acceptance criteria?

[fair timber]

read this: pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/

[median oriole]

@fair timber not at all unless posing

That doesnt look bad

[normal vault]

@median oriole

[median oriole]

yeah?

[normal vault]

Do you know by any chance what it takes to get the super rating?

[median oriole]

Great rating?

[normal vault]

I had super rating till right now

But then i switched to good

[median oriole]

How many reviews do you have in total?

[normal vault]

Even though my rate in what i rate right increased

Right now 1709

[median oriole]

Best strat to get back to great is to simply wait

The agreements just need to catch up

[normal vault]

I am at great right now but i was at the best rating before so idk what happened, didn't rate that much the last days

May it be it also calculates how active you rate?

[median oriole]

nope

its simply how you rate, its not really that easy to predict

[normal vault]

Mhh i see

What rate of agreements do you have?

[median oriole]

like agreements to reviews total ratio?

[normal vault]

Yes

[median oriole]

75%

[normal vault]

Damn not bad

[median oriole]

But ive seen people with less than 60% with great

[normal vault]

Am at ~60%

Gotta improve a little bit still

But i tend to accept things when i think they are wayspots even if i think the community will decline

[median oriole]

Thats good

[normal vault]

Do you accept trail marks?

[median oriole]

Well yeah obviously

[normal vault]

K yeah same but they get declined really often

[median oriole]

Trail markers are my primary source of nominations

Ive probably nominated close to 800 of them

[little needle]

Why is it taken so long ?

[fair berry]

Does fast food chains elligible?

[tribal tendon]

They are not.

[median oriole]

They do not elligible

[fair berry]

I see because I've seen burger king as a pokestop. Thanks

[median oriole]

What you see in game doesnt always reflect on the current criteria
The burger king stop might have been:
An old nomination from pre-pogo
An imported wayspot
Brought in with Wayfarer abuse

[fair berry]

Got it. Thanks again

[fallow hatch]

Do bike stops count as a wayfarer

Likeeee

Where u collect ebikes and rent them

Kind of like lime but

In one spot

[median oriole]

Not really

Those are too generic and often temporary

[fallow hatch]

What is a perfect waypoint

Cause I live in a street with no pokestops

[lunar heart]

Google

jk

[fallow hatch]

Tell memeee

[lunar heart]

Anything intreresting to see basically

To visit.

[fallow hatch]

Hi

[tribal tendon]

You can look at the pinned messages as a start.

[untold lichen]

I submitted a pokestop nomination about a week ago (my local playground), but when my nomination was decided, it was claimed to be a “duplicate” even though it’s not a pokestop. Because I don’t have Ingress, I can’t view all waypoint locations, and I’m wondering if there’s POIs that aren’t on Pokémon go but are on Ingress?

[wanton grove]

yes there are many

only one per L17 S2 cell well be a pokestop

[lunar heart]

yes

There can be Portals in ingress. You can just download Ingress and then log in the Intel map on intel.ingress.com/intel

[untold lichen]

Can I make an ingress account without ingress?

[lunar heart]

no

[untold lichen]

Ok

[lunar heart]

Just create an Ingress account with your google account.

Then log into Ingress.

[untold lichen]

Alr

[quiet osprey]

You can check seamlessly with their app “Campfire”

[wanton grove]

no that only shows gyms

[normal vault]

@untold lichen you can check in Pogo if you tap on nominate and where you zoom on the map is a checkbox with show wayspots. This way you can see what's already in the game

[untold lichen]

Ok

[mild rover]

Anyone got a kangaskhan

[forest oyster]

It’s been almost a year and it’s still in voting 🥲

[fallow hatch]

Why even bother, more than half of nominations get rejected, meanwhile others get accepted flawlessly, this system is rigged

[lunar heart]

The issue I find there is that sign can be moved. Which is why.

A temporary sign is not permanent and does not meet the criteria.

[barren hill]

literally submitted a movable object and asked it to be a wayspot. find actual things that are allowed under wayfarer

[barren hill]

probably best not to say “kids” in descriptions. Niantic really doesn’t like that. Just say “a public meeting spot”

[forest oyster]

I can’t change it now 😦

[inner dagger]

It is not a temporary display which is why it gets denied

you can always resubmit something anyways

[inner dagger]

I think you should just resubmit it tbh

[placid fog]

If i send nominate pokestop
that's when he will be accepted?

@inner dagger

[inner dagger]

It depends on which area you are in; they can get accepted in a week in a quiet place (ie uk's smaller cities) or months in a busy place (ie tokyo japan)

[dire ruin]

who pinged me

[inner dagger]

me now

[dire ruin]

oh

u need smth

[inner dagger]

i didnt ping you earlier

nah

[dire ruin]

alrr

[placid fog]

If from Poland

[inner dagger]

I never went there so idk

[placid fog]

So in what's cells is gym?

@inner dagger

[placid fog]

This 4black points are places to nominate so here be only 1gym?

But this is cell 14

@inner dagger

[inner dagger]

Click s12 and s17

S14 doesn’t do anything in pogo terms

Also yes 4 submissions is 1 gym onl

Only

You need 8 for 2

18 for 3

[placid fog]

So i got 1gym?

If i nominate?

[inner dagger]

if they all pass

yes

well actually idk

its S14 you are showing

S12 is what we need

[placid fog]

S 17

S 12

[inner dagger]

so that would be 1 gym

[placid fog]

Ok and 4pokestop

3*

[inner dagger]

3 stop and a gym

[placid fog]

So whats i need to do to be 2 gym

?

[inner dagger]

4 more nominations that are in a different s17 cell

[placid fog]

Ok

can the notice board be a pokestop?

And a pokestop may be a street sign with the city's coat of arms?

[inner dagger]

Yes, it matches niantic's rules, but you have to justify it in your submission

[placid fog]

@inner dagger

[placid fog]

So in discription i need to write notice board showing
the most important information in the village

[placid fog]

@inner dagger

???

[placid fog]

.

[median oriole]

This is incorrect, the cell size gym rules use is L14, not L12

[median oriole]

With those four nominations, if all get approved, 1 gym and two stops in the upper cell and one lone stop in the bottom one

[median oriole]

Try nominating the building, and not the sign. Also is the business significant enough to be eligible? Galleries are certainly eligible, but i dont know if that is a gallery

Just because you get a rejection doesnt mean the system is rigged

[inner dagger]

youre right, i must have remembered something else

[inner dagger]

Tbh, some eligible things takes a few submissions even. Some local art at my place took 42 submissions because people mistook it for something that is not art. Ended up having to submit the website of the artist to make it pass

[median oriole]

42....??

Can i see the art?

A dozen rejects in a row is possible, but 42?? god damn

[inner dagger]

I will dm you, i dont want to dox myself here

At the end I had to attach the website to proof myself

: /

[placid fog]

Ok thx

[placid fog]

whether the chapel behind the neighbor's fence could be a pokestop

?

@inner dagger

[median oriole]

If you are talking about something on private property, then its ineligible

[analog niche]

Is it ok if you fail once? I just found out about the answer video ;-;

[inner dagger]

You just have to wait a while to do it again

[analog niche]

It’s aight I passed the test

[median oriole]

Why would you look up the answers? The point of it is to learn the criteria

If you are gonna cheat a test its not even neccessary to take one

[analog niche]

In the pins they shared a link of a video with the answers ☠️

[median oriole]

@modern surge can you remove those links please?

[analog niche]

💀

Probably will stay there

[modern surge]

Thanks, I removed those links and changed the info about failing the test since that was outdated

[median oriole]

Thanks man

[winter pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-squirtle-cute-cool-gif-17959904

Hello my fellow lvl37+s trainers I just joined the club

Theres a school that is closed near my house, apparently a big deal since it was the first all black school in the area, u guys think it’ll get accepted? Theres also a track, tennis court and playground down the hill plus a church on the corner thats gonna get a few gyms wouldn’t it?

[normal vault]

Schools are usually not eligible, if it is permanent closed and has such an important history maybe but you would need to prove both. Playgrounds however make great wayspots if they don't meet any decline criteria (public accesable, pedestrian access and so on), Tennis Court and Church are great. One other thing don't talk about Pokestops in your Wayfarer nominations, since there are reviewers from Ingress, if you write something like portal/pokestop in the description or anything that will show what game you play it will be declined and just try to keep it the same in support information

[junior umbra]

👌

[placid fog]

This means mine nomination are accepted?

[junior umbra]

no

[median oriole]

Those like that are Foursquare imports, so niantic collaborated with Foursquare to help some countries (lots of middle asian countries and some in Europe). The imports arent really good as you can see 😬

[median oriole]

It means you approved something your reviewed, and it was fully reviewed and approved by the majority

[placid fog]

So i can see WHO review my nomination?

And it are accepted?

[normal vault]

No, your stats "total nominations reviewed" say how kany nomination of others you did rate. "Nominations Accepted" let's you know how many reviews you voted for when you reviewed other nominations got accepted by the community and that you where part of the majority who agreed on that, the others same principal with decline and duplicates. You can NOT see who reviewed your own nominations, only if they got accepted or declined

[loud echo]

Is there any good things to nominate in a residential area for pokestops? I like to walk my dog but there aren't a lot of stops only around the busy intersections.

[solar tusk]

If you’re in US, look up local Eagle Scout projects near you. We have a few bridges/flowerbeds built as Eagle Scout projects in my neighborhood that met the criteria to become pokestops

[median oriole]

If in the US, there isnt that much you can find on the empty residential area sidewalks. Most commonly little free libraries (must be between the road and sidewalk, not between the house and sidewalk to be eligible)

[junior umbra]

art pieces on fences (not graffiti), little free libraries, painted transformers, end of street basketball hoops, playgrounds, unique pubs/restaurants, memorial stones or plaques...

[median oriole]

On fences, must not be on the property to be eligible

[junior umbra]

not always

but mostly yes

[median oriole]

In USA, anything between the house and the road is private property. Little free libraries have an exception that if they are stood between the sidewalk and the road its okay

[abstract iron]

So what dos appealed mean?

[junior umbra]

means niantic will review it

[abstract iron]

@junior umbra really I didn’t know that are you 100% sure?

[junior umbra]

yes

[median oriole]

Hey, none of those you submitted are eligible

All three are generic signs

I suggest withdrawing both the barn leker signs

[median oriole]

@abstract iron Im norwegian also, i can help you find candidates if you want

[placid fog]

This 2places are good to be pokestop?

[analog niche]

What does in queue mean? Is it like just it’s in queue for a bit until it’s in voting?

[median oriole]

Are those in the backyards of private homes?

[median oriole]

The queue is a queue for nominations to go into voting

Simple as that

[analog niche]

Alright thanks

[wanton grove]

it isn't actually a queue though, things don't come out in the same order they go in

[abstract iron]

Ok

[abstract iron]

Ok

[abstract iron]

Okay noice dm me

[normal vault]

@median oriole

How do you treat those

Usually i accept all trail/bike markers but struggling with those, since they are really generic and there is no information about a route it would be part of

[median oriole]

Approve as long as they are on a trail

Bike lane signs are not eligible

[normal vault]

Yeah but there is no information about a trail

[normal vault]

I do not think it is a bike lane sign, usually they do look different in Germany

[median oriole]

Bike lanes are lanes for bikes along a car road

[normal vault]

Yes i know

[median oriole]

if the lane is separate from the road, i would 3* it

If its on a trail, 5*

[normal vault]

Bike lane signs look like this here

[normal vault]

Hard to tell since i have no information about it, can only see the sign

[median oriole]

If you want to approve it, go ahead.

[normal vault]

I'll give 3 stars

[ebon wedge]

why cant i use wayfarer to make a pokestop if im having a pokemon trainer club account for pokemon go?

[sand steeple]

Damn it

[analog niche]

Maybe try to link that account with a google account since the only two options to log in are Facebook and google(for me)

And you also have to be level 37 in Pokémon go to access wayfarer

[median oriole]

38 for submissions. 37 for reviewing

[tawdry burrow]

They changed it … I’m 37 and I submitted some

[placid fog]

This means people around the word review my nomination?

@normal vault

[median oriole]

Yes, thanks for reminding me. Some level 37 can submit for now @tawdry burrow

[normal vault]

Not around the world but near you, local if you didn't use upgrade and if you used upgrade it gets voted on by a wider radius as far as i know

[placid fog]

Near means from my country?

[normal vault]

Yeah pretty much i would say

[tidal halo]

It's gonna be dumb if they decline this cause the original description was idk.

[median oriole]

Its a chain business..??

[placid fog]

City map can be pokestop?

@normal vault

[normal vault]

Depends but in most of the times yes. Can you send pic?

[normal vault]

Looks good, try it @placid fog

[placid fog]

Ok

[junior umbra]

I would probs 2-star for orientation, should try to center

[median oriole]

Thats... Not.. What... Orientation means..

Its when the photo is tilted to the side

[median oriole]

Try to center the sign in the photo, and avoid having your finger there

Take two steps back

[tiny halo]

german moment

[tawdry burrow]

Yes but H‑E‑B is like a local staple that we ADORE they do a lot to serve the community and everyone loves them. It’s hard to describe but we also love our whats burger. It’s a weird culture thing

[tawdry burrow]

I would one star the photo for the finger being in it tbh

[normal vault]

I think it is not the pic he used for nomination, just to show us how it looks like

[tawdry burrow]

Ohhhh

[placid fog]

Yea

I did other photo for nomination

[analog niche]

Are benches not acceptable? Just asking cause I get a bunch when reviewing. Picture below is an example

[analog niche]

Does it also apply to picnic benches as well?

[median oriole]

In the recent wayfarer challenge niantic made it clear that oicnic benches are eligible (if permanent)

[median oriole]

Doesnt matter if you adore it, its a chain business

[earnest pagoda]

How long does it usually take for a poke stop nomination to get accepted or declined?

[analog niche]

Oh alright thanks

[median oriole]

Ask locals in your area, its different everywhere

But in more urban areas the time can be slow. A month to more than two years

[tawdry burrow]

I didn’t know chain businesses weren’t acceptable what rejection criteria does that fall under

[unkempt gyro]

I wonder if its possible to create a piece of art and submit as a waypoint

[open dawn]

There's a waypoint a few blocks from where I live. It's a mermaid painted on a wooden power pole. Sadly someone has since come and shaved it off, but the waypoint still exists

So I'd imagine depending on the art, you can

[unkempt gyro]

Oh nice. I'll keep that in mind

[median oriole]

There used to be a "Generic business" reject reason, but now they fall under other rejectiom criteria

[median oriole]

First thing, its gotta be on public property, secondly, you need permission from the land owners or the local government, and then you gotta make an actually interesting piece of art. Good luck though

Homemade wayspots are allowed, but please make the POIs for the community, not for the pokestop

I made some trail markers on a local trail so that people could go there more often. And its the most hiked trail in the village now

For a business to be eligible, its gotta be locally famous/famous, and not a chain business

[unkempt gyro]

Yea I want an interesting one

Not just another info plaque for a tree

[placid fog]

If mine nomination are not accepted i can try again do same pokestop ?

@unkempt gyro

@median oriole

[median oriole]

What did you nominate?

[placid fog]

Chapel

[median oriole]

Check wayfarer and see what reject reasons you got

[placid fog]

Private house

[median oriole]

Is it on private property?

[placid fog]

But i saw other pokestops with private and this got accepted

So wtf

[placid fog]

Yea

[median oriole]

What you see in game does not reflect on the current criteria. Those could have been wrongly approved

DO NOT submit wayspots on private property

The reject was correct

[placid fog]

I can try again nominate same pokestop

[median oriole]

No no

[placid fog]

Ok

[placid fog]

So why other pokestops be accepted if they be in private

?

[median oriole]

Wrongly approved

Locations on private property can be reported and removed

[placid fog]

If i buil fast cross near mine house this can be accepted?

😅

[median oriole]

I said nothing on private residential property is eligible

Its got to be public property. You cant submit something in your garden

[placid fog]

But i do it in place where don't be house

[median oriole]

Dont you think its a little weird to build something just so that you can reach a pokestop from your house?

[placid fog]

So if i try again nominate same pokestop players reviews see duplicat ?

[median oriole]

Dont nominate it... It was rejected so it wouldnt be a duplicate. But dont submit it again please..

[placid fog]

Ok

If my nomination got accepted when i can see pokestop in game?

But today i get one accepted

@median oriole

[median oriole]

See in 2-3 hours. There is a global sync every day

[placid fog]

Very fast?

[median oriole]

If it doesnt appear within 3 hours, check the next day on the same time

[placid fog]

This is now in voting u think this get accepted?

@median oriole

[median oriole]

Car license plates in the back is a big concern

[placid fog]

a religious figurine can be a pokestop?

[placid fog]

I can't do photo without cars here be much cars everyday

[median oriole]

If it gets rejected, try taking a photo where you are looking up to the sculpture, so the background is the sky or the trees

[placid fog]

Ok

[placid fog]

?

[median oriole]

Yes, but it has to be on public property..

[placid fog]

This can be pokestop ???

@median oriole

[median oriole]

I cant tell from a single photo alone. What kind of location is it at?

[placid fog]

Near the mill

[median oriole]

I dont know about the mill

[placid fog]

I can try?

[median oriole]

I guess?

[placid fog]

Ok

If location to pokestop is not see in gogle maps it can't be pokestop?

But bech that i nominate got accepted

And him is not visible in maps

@median oriole

[glossy stag]

can anyone tell me why wayfarer often gives me such weird positions? actually its supposed to be an italian restaurant, but i ended up in a sun studio? 😂

not the first time that i get such weird position which isnt where the actual spot is

[median oriole]

You can click the back button and find a better view

Wayfarer simply shows you the nearest photosphere or street view

[placid fog]

@median oriole what's means this purple button

[median oriole]

It means when the next upgrade is gained, it will automatically apply to that specific nomination

[placid fog]

Upgrade what's gives?

Review can only people from near me ?

[placid fog]

Or from all countries

[median oriole]

Everyone in your country

So poland

[placid fog]

So other people can't?

But i get to review nominate from Czech republic

In wayfarer website

[median oriole]

Upgraded nominations: Can be reviewed by everyone in the same country
Not upgraded: Can be reviewed by everyone within a certain area, if you are near the borders of other countries then those can also review your nominations

I can review nominations from Denmark and Sweden, and i can review nominations from northern Norway if those are upgraded

[placid fog]

Thx

[analog niche]

Can someone explain how some contributions can already be in voting and some take a while? Does it depend on the area it got contributed?

[junior umbra]

seems like a no-brainer

[junior umbra]

depends 100% on the area, some areas have a very low # of reviewers

some places will have 1 week queue/review time, others it could be 2 years

some places have people who play ingress and pogo and they review with 2 accounts

it's a surprisingly low amount of reviews that makes or breaks a stop

[placid fog]

Him don't appear yet

[silent copper]

レイド招待していないサイトですか

[placid fog]

@median oriole

[median oriole]

Please dont tag me literally everytime you need help. I said check again the same time today

So in 8 hours

[placid fog]

So who i need tag if i write this in go chat everyone write go to #wayfarer-discussion and here nothing write

[median oriole]

Try to figure more things yourself

On Wayfarer, you can look at the criterias

[junior umbra]

Why do you need to tag?

[normal vault]

Tag WonderQueenDK he's always happy to answer your questions

[median oriole]

I dont mind being tagged once, but 16 times in 30 hours is a bit too much

[placid fog]

Ok

[placid fog]

Pidove it gets accepted 😁

[analog niche]

Alright thanks for the info!

[glossy stag]

Ahhh okay, tysm

[placid fog]

Pond can be pokestop?

[junior umbra]

uh... very soft maybe? Does the pond have a plaque or something signifying it?

I mean, does it have other significance except "it has water and sometimes ducks in it"

[placid fog]

Only small fishes

Under them water

[junior umbra]

I'm sure the pond is very important to the small fish but niantic (and reviewers) would probably disagree

[placid fog]

Ok

But history rock ?

Can be

[junior umbra]

is there a plaque or a sign?

[placid fog]

Sign

[junior umbra]

then yes

[placid fog]

Ok

[junior umbra]

should be a nobrainer

[placid fog]

Mine nominations that got accepted don't appear in pogo

2days ago got accepted

@junior umbra

[junior umbra]

Are they too close to other stops? Also, don't @ people.

[placid fog]

No

[zinc ether]

How long does it take for a pokestop to have a result

Like how long does it take for it to either get approved or not approved

[onyx hamlet]

If someone know what is this ?

[median oriole]

Nothing related to wayfarer

[median oriole]

Different for each area, ask a local player that does wayfarer

[zinc ether]

I’m in a city

Is that good or bad

[tiny halo]

E

[median oriole]

Wether its good or bad is your opinion. But its usually slow in cities, months to 2 years

[zinc ether]

What aww

[median oriole]

Upgrades bypass the slow wait

So if you review and get agreements, you can gain upgrades

[zinc ether]

Ahh ok

How many reviews do i need

[median oriole]

Not a number, but if you review correctly enough you can gain 100 agreements (1 upgrade) in 130-170 reviews

[zinc ether]

Ohh so I have to review corectly

Ok

[median oriole]

Agreements are gained when you reviewed positively (accept) and the nomination gets accepted and when you reviev negatively (reject) and it gets rejected. (And duplicated)

[zinc ether]

My wayfair location is Hong Kong and like a lot of them are mainland china

[median oriole]

review area is large

You can get stuff from a large area around your play area. Hong Kong is small

If you are new to reviewing, a small tip: Dont give less than 3 stars on any category if you want to APPROVE

[zinc ether]

I’ve been giving 4s and 5s

[zinc ether]

Should I fill in the optional stuff

[median oriole]

Its not neccessary

[analog niche]

What PrincePidove said it’s unrelated but it’s an ultra wormhole

[bitter inlet]

Opinions on Gyms in apartment buildings or a gym building inside a complex?

[potent birch]

Good

[bitter inlet]

That's what I thought. They keep getting rejected. I'll keep trying and appeal for now.

@potent birch thank you

[ornate wave]

Need friends for a mission, please add me:

0428 5573 4460

Ty

[median oriole]

#friend-codes

[normal vault]

@median oriole can you help me out?

[median oriole]

okay?

[median oriole]

Just ask

[normal vault]

Think this could be a wayspot?

[median oriole]

Is that a trail marker?

[normal vault]

Yes

[median oriole]

5* all the way

[normal vault]

I wanna nominate it

[median oriole]

But if thats germany, you are gonna have a really hard time

[normal vault]

It is lol

But i will try

Thanks a lot

[lunar heart]

Can you get a better shot of it?

[weak mulch]

What is wayfarer

[bitter inlet]

@weak mulch wayfarer is the website that is used to vote on pokestop/waypoint submissions.

[tribal tendon]

Look at pinned messages as well for help

[weak mulch]

Ok thx

[placid fog]

Mine nominations that got accepted don't appear in week so i need to wait to be new pogo update?

@junior umbra

[lunar heart]

no

It can take months or years for a nomination to go through.

[lilac oasis]

i think you misunderstood the question, they said "accepted"

[lilac oasis]

they are probably in occupied cells, and thus, not eligible to appear in PoGo

[silent siren]

Do c2 cell maps exist?

[regal cape]

How long does it take to get pokestop approved?

[hearty meadow]

it depends, but not more than 2 days

if you are lucky less than some hours

[wanton grove]

i don't think that's what they're asking

approval can take between 2 days and 2 years and the best way to find out is to ask others in your area or nominate things yourself and wait and see

[analog niche]

How long does in voting usually take?

[median oriole]

Answer is one message above you

[primal cypress]

And how abbout nominating school building?

Are they eligible to be a pokestop?

[analog niche]

It can’t be a school that’s (k-12)

[median oriole]

If its on school property, its not eligible

If its outside the schools official property, it can be eligible

[primal cypress]

There are no exceptions if it is rural are with literaly no pokestops nearby?

I heard that fire stations can be such a exception in this case

[worldly rose]

I have a baseball court in my school and a football court and they are Pokestop

[lilac oasis]

no exceptions for school with underage children

[wanton grove]

this was the case in the early days of ingress but no longer is

[lilac oasis]

which school?

[worldly rose]

Dude not telling you

[floral mirage]

people don't listen to this anti-pokemon players lobbyist

[median oriole]

<@&770285540503191613> Hey can you please ban this douche? He got mad at me for explaining other Niantic games in another server, Wayfarer is for all Niantic games..

[wanton grove]

don't spread your whining to other servers dude, come on

[floral mirage]

exactly for all, don't understand why you're raising ingress over other Niantic games like pokemon, since this server is for POKEMON

[wanton grove]

nothing he said had anything to do with ingress

he just said nominations on school grounds are not eligible

[floral mirage]

he's constantly lobbying ingress over pokemon everywhere, i thought we are here as pokemon players who are creating pokestops. You're an ingress player? Cool keep it to yourself instead of arguing with people how it's also an important piece of Niantic franchise in a POKEMON server

[median oriole]

Sorry that you found out Wayfarer isnt just pokemon go, its a harsh truth

[floral mirage]

Ingress is dead anyway lol

[wanton grove]

are we talking about the same person? PrincePidove who constantly brags about how many gyms he's created above all else?

[median oriole]

As dead as your local wayfarer community

Its just you

[floral mirage]

also brags hows he created more portals than stops?

[median oriole]

I also created 500 flowers!

[floral mirage]

nope, my wayfarer community, is ok , i mean pokemon community lol. Ingress is dead, well not really, it was never alive in europe

[median oriole]

Possibly 10 basket ball courts for NBA All world too!

[floral mirage]

you're literally telling other players to nominate things in taken cells because it gets portals for ingress... this is a pokemon server, we want pokestops, not portals

[median oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/awkward-in-trouble-oh-no-shocked-whoops-gif-14693034

[wanton grove]

good advice tbh

[median oriole]

Literally my reaction rn ^

[floral mirage]

as another ingress lobbyist u have no word here

[median oriole]

I nominated 7 wayspots in one cell once

[floral mirage]

because u love pokemon go, right?

[median oriole]

Yes, because it could add spawns in the future when niantic updates their spawns

[grizzled quest]

Just so that you know, before PoGo and all that came along majority use to play Ingress.

[median oriole]

Also wanna see the most recent of my 410 gyms?

Its pretty scenic

[floral mirage]

majority of what? Before pokemon go nobody was playing augmented reality games

[wanton grove]

the history of big ops spanning continents in ingress is pretty fascinating, you might enjoy reading about them

[floral mirage]

i wanna see the percantage of your nominations that actually turned into stops or gyms

[wanton grove]

it offers a scale of AR gameplay pogo can't possibly obtain, totally different styles of games

[simple raven]

Let’s stop arguing please, this channel is for the discussion of wayfarer.

[floral mirage]

we are disccusing pokestops 🤓

[lilac oasis]

@floral mirage go misplace some pokestops or something

[simple raven]

Move on please.

[median oriole]

ive got screenshots of him mocking me in other servers if thats enough to ban him?

[floral mirage]

gladly will do, for our fellow pokemon players. Since this is a pokemon server

[simple raven]

If you are wanting to make reports please message @fossil crescent

[analog niche]

Dang that’s a lot how many nominations have you reviewed?

[floral mirage]

how bout u lol?

[analog niche]

I started last week like 202

[wanton grove]

that's a good start!

a few each day or each week consistently is the way to go

[median oriole]

I hit 70k a week ago, one day you will be there

[zinc ether]

if i can upgrade

like for reviewing

should i upgrade my sumbisson for a pool

but the pictures are bad in quality

or a excerise poll

oh wow

the one i submited 4 days ago is already in voting

while the one 9 days ago is still in queue

[median oriole]

Upgrade something you expect to be approved when reviewed by the entire country

Its not an apartment pool is it?

If you can show the submission (block the names if needed) i can come up with a more clear answer

[zinc ether]

well i doubt people in china

will even know the place

cause it's hong kong, china and macau

no taiwan tho

[zinc ether]

This is the one in voting

I could also show the one in queue

[median oriole]

Is that the photo you used?

[zinc ether]

ye

[median oriole]

You cant steal photos from the internet dude...

Not only is it not allowed in Wayfarer, stealing photos without consent is also not allowed in real life

What you nominate is a real world location, you need to take the photos yourselves (borrowing photos from others with their consent can also be okay)

[zinc ether]

does this mean good or bad

like will it still take months

or very soon

[tribal tendon]

It means that it is in voting and how long it will take for it to be accepted or declined can variate.
If you have an upgrade, you can use that to make it go faster tho.

[wanton grove]

can't upgrade if niantic is reviewing it

probably will finish in a few weeks at most

[analog niche]

For me I think it took around 4-5 days for niantic to review mines but who knows could take months

[wanton grove]

yeah it depends on the reason they pulled it, and other stuff

if it's an appeal, it could be a few months

but lately they've been pulling some others for various reasons that take a few days or weeks

[tribal tendon]

It's not Niantic reviewing unless you used appeal. And yes, you can only use upgrade before it goes into voting

[tribal tendon]

It depends a lot how long it takes. I have had some which took over a year.

[wanton grove]

if it has the balloon icon then it is Niantic reviewing

and there are several reasons it can happen

and you can upgrade in voting normally, just not Niantic voting

Niantic has been pulling certain nominations into that status recently based on certain words in the text and other reasons

[wanton grove]

I've upgraded dozens in voting before 😄

[tribal tendon]

You're right. My bad lol 😂

[wanton grove]

all good, it was broken for a while

[tribal tendon]

With the balloon yes

[wanton grove]

i think you still can't set upgrade next on in voting too

[tribal tendon]

Niantic broken? Can't be

[floral mirage]

the worst, most questionable nominations accepted in the past 12 months was by appeals

[raw nest]

Would a public gym be acceptable 🤔

[median oriole]

If its not a generic chain business, sure

[raw nest]

Yea it's a locally owned and operated gym

[normal vault]

Should be eligible but hard to get accepted depending on where you are living

[raw nest]

Alrighty ty

[zinc ether]

Should circle K be a poke stop?

[analog niche]

No because I see some sponsored in my area so I don’t think it will get through.

[floral mirage]

yes and no, only if sponsored

[tribal tendon]

They are sponsored so yes but if they weren’t, then no because it’s generic business

[analog niche]

Oh so that’s how sponsored pokestops works? So niantic usually puts the pokestops down but if there isn’t we can nominate them if the company is already sponsored? Sorry I’m still a bit new to this

[tribal tendon]

Not exactly. When sponsored, Niantic has the power and they can make them pokestops. Generic business is normally not eligible but if sponsored, Niantic can make them pokestops but we cannot. You can check the pinned messages for more information. And no need to be sorry, we have all been new

[analog niche]

Alright thanks!

[tribal tendon]

You’re welcome and feel free to ask in here if needed

[crystal basin]

If I own a small business is it hard to sponsor a gym and should I?

[normal vault]

Don't know how hard it is but why should you not, am sure some people would enjoy it

[vague plank]

As far as I know, it's still in the "Early Access Beta" so I'm not sure how reliable the application process is. If you Google "Niantic sponsored locations" you'll see the website and application process.

Depending on the area, why not consider sponsoring local art by commissioning a mural or sculpture at your business and nominating that?

[buoyant lintel]

is a shelter good nomination?

[normal vault]

Depends i would say. If it has an info sign and a confirmed history when and what for it was used and is something special in general sure, if it is just out there and nobody knows which purpose it served and is like in bad condition and obviously nobody cares about then you will have a really hard time

[lilac oasis]

Theres requirements that need to be met, and of course it needs to be open, they close it every now and then

[glossy stag]

if you can see a license plate on the additional information pic is that a reason to reject? the stop from a friend of mine got rejected bc of a visible license plate, but on the pic for the spot wasnt any only a bit on the one for additional info

[median oriole]

What type of shelter?

There are tens of different types

[median oriole]

Supporting photo doesnt make anything ineligible unless its abuse, or a pattern of recognizeable objects put by the submitter

[glossy stag]

Ahh okay tysm for ur fast answer :)

[buoyant lintel]

like shelter when its raining

[median oriole]

What type? Gazebo, pavilions, lean-tos or those shelters for evactuation?

[buoyant lintel]

can i send a photo?

[median oriole]

Yes