wayfarer-discussion

[wanton grove]

primarily Pokemon go players will be aware of level 17 cells on that grid as there can only be one stop per cell of that size

that link has a detailed explanation of the whole thing

[red raft]

how do you get more people to join ur raids

like instead of 5

[wanton grove]

#help-and-feedback

[fallow hatch]

Does this mean I’m getting a new poke stop?

[wanton grove]

if it's the first wayspot in it's cell!

[fallow hatch]

What does that mean?

[wanton grove]

scroll up a bit and read the link

[fallow hatch]

This is where it will be located

[wanton grove]

probably yes then

[fallow hatch]

Yay

How long does it take for poke stops to be put in?

[wanton grove]

it should show up about 14 hours from now

[fallow hatch]

Ah ok

bruh my Mailbox got rejected 😡

I just want a poke stop across from my house 😔

[wanton grove]

there's a sync time once a day where they all get added

[fallow hatch]

Ah ok

That’ll be cool to see a Poke stop I took photos for

[fallow hatch]

There’s poke stops like maybe 300 feet away and another one maybe 150 feet away will it still be put in

Cause the other one that got accepted wasn’t put in but it had a gym and a pokestop like 5-10 feet away

[wanton grove]

yeah the exact distance doesn't matter, it's just the cell grid that matters

[fallow hatch]

Ah ok so sorry to ask u so many questions but if a cell@is empty and I submit a poke stop and it gets accepted will it always put a Poke stop there?

[median oriole]

note that anything on a single family home property is not eligible. You cant have a pokestop on your property.

and also, not everyone can get a home stop

[young slate]

How do I try to make a stop?

[vague plank]

Read up on eligibility & criteria
https://niantic.helpshift.com/a/wayfarer/?p=web&s=wayspot-acceptance-criteria

Read up on spacing requirements for Pokémon GO
https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/

Be level 37 in GO

Ask any questions along the way.

If reading isn't your thing, check out this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUqzevjxAg

[vague plank]

Several resources for you 👆 what kind of area are you?

[fallow hatch]

How long until all accepted poke stops from yesterday get put in

[wanton grove]

about 3 hours

[elfin portal]

What is the best way to get mega energy?

[fallow hatch]

Like in 3 hours we should see all poke stops put in?

[wanton grove]

yep, the daily sync time is around 11:50am PST

[fallow hatch]

Ok Ty

[vague plank]

#go-chat

[vague plank]

You asked yesterday 😅

[fallow hatch]

I have bad memory

💀

[robust venture]

When I upgrade a pokestop suggestion, will this pokestop be rated faster?

[median oriole]

The nomination will be sped up yeah

[grand nest]

When there are 2 pokestops in 1 cell, one of them becomes an arena?

[median oriole]

what cell size?

[charred mortar]

Should I evolve this or wait until I get a better iv magikarp might not be shadow

[lilac oasis]

Wrong channel

[charred mortar]

Mb

[rugged pewter]

Does anyone else have this?

[lilac oasis]

wrong channel

[rugged pewter]

Oops

[open loom]

what does this medal mean and how do i progress it?

[wanton grove]

when you review a nomination on the Wayfarer website and that nomination reaches a final decision and your review matches that decision you earn one point towards that badge

[tiny ivy]

i just got lvl 37 and don’t know how to add a poke stop
plz help

[vague plank]

Make sure you read up on eligibility requirements so you know what you can submit:
https://niantic.helpshift.com/a/wayfarer/?p=web&s=wayspot-acceptance-criteria
You'll have to take a test, too, and then be able to submit through the "Settings" section of the PoGO app.

This video is really helpful, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUqzevjxAg

[fathom nebula]

Question. Are fitness gyms with multiple branches throughout cities eligible?

[median oriole]

Chain businesses are not eligible. But non-chain fitness centers/gyms can be

[lilac oasis]

Any fitness center/gym can be if it meets criteria, regardless of chain status

[tight hedge]

Question: i nominated a little free library in my neighborhood. The problem is that google maps hasnt updated the street view in 10 years so when people look at my nomination, they think its in a private residence. Is it possible to get my nomination accepted?

[lilac oasis]

where is it placed?

[tight hedge]

Outside of the sresidence

easily accesible to the public

[lilac oasis]

if its ON single home private property, then its not eligible

even if its on the edge

[deep charm]

I need help! I don’t know if I should purify it to a hundo or not!!

[ebon junco]

does that even become a hundo? make sure its atleast 13/13/13

[deep charm]

Yup! I’m sure it will! I’m thinking about doing it cause it can mega evolve

[ebon junco]

ehh, shadow metagross will still be stronget than mega

same case with salamence

[vague plank]

#go-chat @ebon junco @deep charm or #brag-it

[ebon junco]

brag it for what

im just helping him with a question

[lilac oasis]

It's still the wrong channel

[vague plank]

Trumpvoter could have posted in #brag-it; that part was directed to them.

[dense hornet]

Looking for people to raid the Primals and mega latios/latias! Dm me and we create a group chat to prepare! (Only add if level 40 and above, and has remote raid passes to use)

[median oriole]

Youre looking at the wrong place

[lilac oasis]

No thanks

[wanton grove]

so who's planning to apply for the 2023 Wayfarer Ambassador program?

[vague plank]

Me! Oh, wait...

[ionic mason]

Guys to do the primal raids we need to be in las vegas ??

[heavy valley]

For the Vegas Tour, yes

But theres also going to be a global event where everyone will get to do primal raids

[ionic mason]

Ok

Thx

[heavy valley]

Np, but you should probably ask anything that isnt wayfarer related in #go-chat

[full turret]

How long does it take for a nomination to become a pokestop after being accepted?

[vague plank]

Depends. There's a daily sync for PoGO but sometimes it gets delayed or skipped. And not all accepted nominations end up becoming Stops.

Today's sync happened about 2 hours ago with the "cutoff" for the sync having been 5 hours before that. So if you're asking about a particular nomination, if it was accepted more than ~6 hours ago it should have synced today and if it was accepted less than ~6 hours ago then it could sync tomorrow. If it was "supposed" to sync today and didn't, it likely won't.

[full turret]

Well, it was accepted on Wednesday. So probably won’t become a stop?

[vague plank]

Likely not due to being too close to other existing Stops. If you feel comfortable you can share the location here or in DM.

[full turret]

That actually makes a lot of sense, thanks.

[warm sand]

Guys i have a quick question, is it worth using a charge TM on a shadow beldum with IVs: 14/15/5????

[analog niche]

Wrong channel

[ebon junco]

so we have to be lvl 37 to submit a pokestop/gym application

[wanton grove]

yes

[ebon junco]

damn

[robust zinc]

what lvl u borge?

[ebon junco]

24

34

[robust zinc]

ah

[drifting delta]

Let’s say I open a church in my house

[median oriole]

Good luck, not eligible unless its official

[lilac oasis]

nope, just wayfaring

[robust zinc]

#friend-codes

[thick wave]

Thats what some people do to not pay property tax

[median oriole]

no, not at all

For something to be eligible it needs to meet these three criterias:
A place to explore
A place to exercise
A place to socialize
And cannot meet any rejection criteria

That is tagging, which is vandalism, which is not any of these three and can easily be temporary. Also the photo quality looks like its from google Street view

https://wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/new/criteria/eligibility

its also better to ask BEFORE you submit

[grizzled quest]

It's sounds awesome and would be a great experience, but it so many requirements for it as well lol. It's worse then doing an induction for a job interview

[lilac oasis]

thats vandalism

[analog niche]

I had this gift for a bit and it turned into a blank gift. Does that mean the pokestop that I got it from recently got removed from the game?

[tribal tendon]

I'm guessing you and Pidove?

[wanton grove]

i'm a 2022 ambassador, but i'll be staying on in some capacity for year 2

[tight hedge]

i can send you an image of the object when i have the chance

[vague plank]

Yes, it was removed from PoGO (and maybe the database altogether).

[analog niche]

Alright thanks I was wondering what happened to that gift

[median oriole]

Nope im passing

Maybe next year

[slow crypt]

What is in raids

[tribal tendon]

This channel is for wayfarer only.
You can use the tag ?tag boss in #help-and-feedback to see the current raid bosses.

[median oriole]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/40251/global-reviewer-challenge-indonesia

[junior umbra]

TL;DR 50 UltraBalls, 2 Star Piece, 2 Incense, 2 Poffin if 6000 agreements in indonesia

[median oriole]

And lots of cool ingress stuff if you play Ingress.
5 upgrades

[tulip hemlock]

It would be pretty cool of you liam

Isn't this considered abuse though according to you or am I mistaken

[median oriole]

If its a legit wayspot that meets criteria, nothing wrong

[keen swift]

Please, dont @ me again

[tulip hemlock]

@keen swift sorry

I didn't realize it mentions you I thought it just replies to the conversation

My apologies

Black is a gym, green is where I'd like to propose a stop (it's a common path and where my marker is there is a memorial bench.) Is there any chance I can nominate it as a stop or is it not a good enough point

Idk my neighbor hood is really really weak on pokestops mainly because I don't believe there are high level players to nominate stops

There is 1 gym and 1 stop in my entire neighborhood

Idk originally I didn't think I could get a stop in front of my house that's too much to ask for and as it was mentioned it would be abuse. But how about a pokestop at the bench along a highly trafficked pathway ?

[topaz dagger]

lucky i have none

[fallow hatch]

Or probably not much people are playing near ur area

[keen swift]

Benches are pretty much only eligible if they are artworks, are dedicated to a famous person, or have an incredible view

From what I've heard

[keen swift]

When you reply to someone it says "@ on". Tap on that to turn it off

[vague plank]

This is a good way to summarize it 😄

Tbh if it's a residential neighborhood, it's more likely there just isn't anything eligible. Most suburban neighborhoods just don't really have infrastructure that supports Niantic Wayfarer criteria. Some things around that might meet criteria include:
Playgrounds, Little Free Libraries, designated trails, city/organization installed artworks like murals or sculptures, or speciality cafes and dining establishments.

And none of those can be on grounds of single family private residential property.

[edgy edge]

what about war memorial benches?

[keen swift]

Yea, those too. Pretty much it cant be "just a bench", that doesnt suffice

[vague plank]

Keep in mind, "are dedicated to a famous person" doesn't have to be a globally famous person. A dedication to a locally influential or prominent person could eligible, but you'll need to convey that to reviewers who may not be local or as favorable.

Include as much as you can about them as is relevant. Were they local? A commanding officer? What did they do for the community besides serve in the war?

I've had success with group memorials, like a dedication to "soldiers of x war" as opposed to an individual person. I've seen memorials for town founders or former mayors go through, as well.

[inland marten]

Can someone help me with the wayfarer test

[wanton grove]

nope

that is, you can ask questions about concepts but not for direct answers

[inland marten]

This test is gonna drive me f’in crazy

[lilac oasis]

It's not that hard, look over the criteria pages first

[inland marten]

I just looked on utube I stop caring after second try

[fierce relic]

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[grizzled quest]

Yes

[fierce relic]

Can we get a second rayquaz raid chat it’s impossible rn

Overflow

[grizzled quest]

This is wayfarer though channel. You can DM @fossil crescent

[fierce relic]

My bad

[bright oak]

There is one gym that is accessible from my home, which is a plaque, but there are like 12 other gyms in a single park cuz it has two playgrounds, a couple of memorial benches, a statue, a sculpture, a special light post, a graffiti wall and so much more I can't remember.

[junior umbra]

dw about it, the material is crap but the test is ez

[deft cave]

My apartment building's pool storage shed somehow got designated a pokestop. I love it. I can ping 2 pokestops from my bed... no gyms tho 😦

[lilac oasis]

Please dont submit anything if you don't care

[inland marten]

Lmao I didn’t care about the test

[lilac oasis]

If you didn't care about the test, than you don't care about criteria

[inland marten]

“Ok”

[lilac oasis]

How are you going to know what's ok to submit or not?

[lunar heart]

If you care about the criterias, the test is hella easy.
If you dont. You don't.

[inland marten]

It’s common sense but my reading comprehension isn’t the best lol so with words I can tell ya

If we good, we good.

[wanton grove]

please feel free to ask for feedback on your nominations before they go into voting
some things that seem to be common sense actually aren't due to particulars of the criteria

[robust venture]

Do you think that they will assume a swing on a playground when the playground is already a pokestop (not in the same S2 level 17 cell but the swing would be the 2nd pokestop in a S2 level 14 cell)

[vague plank]

If the swing is part of the existing playground, it should be a duplicate, regardless of if it's a a free cell.

[robust venture]

But when I evaluated pokestop suggestions, I saw that was the case and the playground pokestop picture doesn't contain the swing but idk

Which pokestop will be a new arena when you add a 2nd in the 14 cell? Or is the chance 50/50?

[vague plank]

Playground equipment should be separate structures in separate play areas or significantly different to both be eligible. If it's the same structure it'll almost assuredly be duplicated.

[vague plank]

There's a photo score that can "force" an existing Stop to become an Arena, but you can't force the new one. And Niantic has said they consider this to be "manipulation of the gameboard" and to be abuse.

[robust venture]

Ok thanks

[robust venture]

Photo score?

[drowsy galleon]

Thumbs up on photos

[crisp gyro]

What happened to the raids?

That was like, the whole purpose for me being in the chat and now they’re gone

[lunar heart]

??? This is wayfarer chat not raid chat

[lilac oasis]

theyve never been in here

[pure pecan]

How long does it take for my pokestop suggestion to get accepted/declined

[lunar heart]

A week up to years.

[pure pecan]

Great

Maybe when im 30 ill get a stop near my house

[vague plank]

If you review, you can earn upgrades that can be applied to your nomination to help fast track it.

[pure pecan]

Oh okay thanks

[modern surge]

Is there still a way to get the cells overlayed on IITC-MOBILE? A local also wants it

[slate ether]

hello, relatively new to this, how would i nominate a place for a pokestop/gym?

[wanton grove]

https://gitlab.com/NvlblNm/pogo-s2/-/raw/master/s2check.user.js

[vague plank]

Can you elaborate by what you mean by "place?" Like, the nomination process in general or are you looking for pointers with a specific candidate?

[spice kayak]

Is it possible to sneakily nominate my house as a pokestop?

[wanton grove]

no

[vague plank]

Well, yes, but you may receive a not-so-sneaky ban.

[modern surge]

Thank you!

[rocky coyote]

Hi guys, i got full 3 stats slowpoke, what evolution I should make?

[median oriole]

1* does not meet criteria

[lilac oasis]

that would make a terrible waypoint

[fallow hatch]

lmao

[fathom nebula]

Opinions on a Community Basketball Court which is on a road. The court has lines and stuff. The road isn't really busy but Street View drove through it. Also marked as a Basketball Court on Google Maps Satellite.

[vague plank]

If cars are likely to be driving by on the court itself it doesn't sound very safe, even if it isn't very busy. It kind of sounds like you'd be setting up for kids playing on their phones in the road and potentially drivers being distracted by the game rushing to do something and not paying attention to people on the court.

[slate ether]

im interested in nominating a place that just opened up near me

it's dairy queen and its usually always packed

what do you guys think?

[vague plank]

In most situations, reviewers will reject most chain or "generic" business.

[slate ether]

i see

[drowsy sable]

Hi, anyone know what is this??

The f4 research

[median oriole]

Not something that fits the channel topic

Thats what i see

[finite vortex]

bro try a different channel

[modern surge]

That are quests from the Hoenn GO Tour you have to decode to be able to read them, but it looks like they might have messed up some of the signs in your language. But this is not on topic for this channel so I suggest asking it in #help-and-feedback or #go-chat

I need some opinions, If you have a sports area like this, where would you put nominations.

For anyone wondering, this is the same area with the s2 cell overlay.

[wanton grove]

i would try for this, with 2-3 of these being in ingress but not pogo

[modern surge]

I think you sent the same picture twice, I don't see any edits on here?

[wanton grove]

oops

[modern surge]

ah thanks!

Thank you, that makes sense!

[vague plank]

Some of those might get pushed by reviewers. I try and take photos that represent where I place the pin to prevent that, but also not misrepresenting the court. It'll help, too, if you can find numbers or names for the courts.

Good luck, though.

[wanton grove]

yeah sorry i answered and then had to step away
that's like best case scenario so to speak
in addition to what gendgi suggested, i would also plan out an intentional order for the whole plan. identify which ones you think should be upgraded. and wait to submit some until you see how reviewers handle the first round or two

[vague plank]

Especially prioritize anything that you'd prefer to be a gym.

[modern surge]

Ah yes that's a good point. I'll try to do that and look if I can find numbers of the courts somewhere

[modern surge]

thanks

[glacial surge]

Hi, I've just graduated the wayfarer training finally. any good tips to start a good contribution generally ?

[vague plank]

Don't nominate something on single family private residential property, even Little Free Libraries! Make sure your supporting photo helps prove safe pedestrian access and identify the location for reviewers to verify location accuracy.

[vague plank]

If you're into those YouTubers, Poké Daxi did a really helpful video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUqzevjxAg
There's also some really seasoned and helpful Wayfarer folks in this channel who would be happy to help if you come across any questions or need help fine tuning a potential nomination!

[glacial surge]

Thanks @vague plank

[modern surge]

I've been getting e-mails from Nia about my nominations before december 2021, that those have been moved into some sort of special queue

[vague plank]

Yup, it's part of their effort to push out anything over 2 years old. They're internally reviewing anything older than [x] date and if they can't reach a decision, they push it back into Hold for the submitter to get the chance to edit the text. Then it goes back into either a prioritized community review pool or directly into Niantic review, again.

[modern surge]

ah okay

good that they are clearing the backlog

[spark kindle]

Question how love does it take to vote?

Cause for me it says it's been in voting since 2022

[wanton grove]

that depends very much on your area

in some places it is very quick, just a few days
in other places it's a few weeks or months
and in others it can be a year or more

[spark kindle]

Oh ok

Is there like anyway I can speed it up or help it in someway?

[wanton grove]

upgrading will get it through quickly, otherwise not directly not. you can encourage others in your local area to get involved and review more

[spark kindle]

Oh ok thanks for the help

[glacial surge]

how to get an upgrade tho ? just reviewing submissions?

[wanton grove]

yep

100 agreements earns you 1 upgrade

[glacial surge]

thanks

[wanton grove]

i would recommend going into the settings and turning off automatic upgrades so you can be sure the one you want is upgraded and you don't "waste" the first one you earn

[glacial surge]

Thanks. but my first waypoint submission was going to be the nearby park anyways.

good to know tho

Been doing reviews and it looks like there arent alot of high levels in my area. I have been getting reviews from waay out of my familiarity areas

[wanton grove]

you'll get reviews from a very large area, yeah

[glacial surge]

when does the database update the stats from the reviews ?

[wanton grove]

uh can you elaborate?

[glacial surge]

the reviews that I've done ... when can i expect to see any accepts/rejects ?

[wanton grove]

oh, that will happen whenever one of them completes review. so you're essentially waiting for other people to review the same thing
sometimes you'll be the very last person to review a nomination and the number will go up immediately if you agreed with the outcome

[glacial surge]

oh ... i get it now ...

[wanton grove]

yep, it can take a while when you're first getting started

if you review a steady amount every day or two they will slowly start to build up
i've done a ton of reviews, so i can take a break for a week or two and steadily earn agreements each day

[glacial surge]

quick question. I have been getting quite a few survey marks as reviews. I personally dont think those should be accepted unless they are historic. whats the general consensus here ?

[vague plank]

They don't necessarily need to be historic but they should aid/facilitate exploration. Most survey markers in residential neighborhoods simply fail to meet criteria.

[tranquil stump]

@latent pivot

[wanton grove]

try harder

[median oriole]

While its still in queue, fix the typo on the playground

Ashbrun - Ashburn

[modern surge]

@tranquil stump Please don't spam mention other members like that, it might be found annoying and clutters the channels.

[spark kindle]

On thanks didn't even see that

[lilac oasis]

Your new 2023 Wayfarer ambassadors
https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/40660/welcome-our-new-wayfarer-ambassadors-discussion/p1?new=1

[vague plank]

Out with the old, in with the new 😉

[wanton grove]

nice knowing ya gendgi

[modern surge]

Congrats on becoming one of the new ambasadors @lilac oasis

[lilac oasis]

thank you very much 🙂

[glacial surge]

I am assuming trying to put in waypoint application to try to force one of them to become a gym is an ABUSE rejection criteria ???

[modern surge]

Could you give more details on what you mean?

Also, I just got this one accepted!

[glacial surge]

Lets say I want to put in two waypoints so that in hopes of one of them becoming a gym is not recommended ??

[modern surge]

If both of the nominations are eligible, that is all allowed!

[glacial surge]

I live in a historic area. but the most historic thing in the place is not a stop so can I place the application in a ways so that it can force more gyms in the area ?

[median oriole]

You cant misplace things

Pokemon GO isnt the only game using the Lightship database, and misplacing objects can severely affect other games negatively

[glacial surge]

hi guys. Am I doing something wrong? I was great this morning but I seem to have dropped to good

[craggy spoke]

How long does it take for a nomination to be reviewed? I've been waiting a few weeks now

[median oriole]

Youre new to reviewing, its common. Its best to review a bit and then wait for a week to let the agreements come in

[median oriole]

Different everywhere, it could be two days, two weeks, two years. Best to ask someone local who knows about wayfarer. Upgrades can speed everything up to less than a day

[craggy spoke]

Okay thanks, is there anyway to view how many people have reviewed it already 🤔

[modern needle]

Is there anyway to get a stop anywhere or do it have to have meaning for it to be a stop

[modern surge]

No, that is not possible. Closest thing that would be to that is when you have made a google streetview photosphere for the location, and then look how much views it already got.

But that is not 100% accurate because Google itself also might do like ~20 views. And other people ofcourse.

[craggy spoke]

Alr thx

[modern surge]

It has to be a great place to explore, or a great place to exercise, or a great place to be social with other. And not meet any of the rejection criteria

[modern needle]

Oh right thanks cuz I tried a few in the last but got rejected

[median oriole]

you can show us what you submitted and we can maybe help.

[modern needle]

Were would I do that I haven't done it in ages

[median oriole]

wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/new/nominations

[junior umbra]

What's an ambassador?

[lilac oasis]

basically a link between the wayfarer community and niantic

[lethal sparrow]

How do I get poki balls and who can trade free 1500 cp guys pls I’m. New on level 17 dm if yes and trading 1000 cp guys

[modern surge]

Hi, this is not the correct channel to ask that. I suggest asking questions like this in #go-chat or #help-and-feedback .

[lethal sparrow]

Ok

Thx

[modern surge]

Trading is limited from 100m of your current location, so that is not possible to arrange in this server. And as for getting pokeballs, I suggest adding people from #friend-codes and opening their gifts, and spinning lots of stops.

[lethal sparrow]

Ok Ty

[modern surge]

Went out and nominated 40 things today during the whole fighting type thingy.

They created loads of new walking trails in my area with lot's and lot's of trail markers

[glacial surge]

I've been doing this for a few days now and wondering how to see the S2 cell on a map? The Pogo S2 plugin for the Ingress Intel webpage has been discontinued and is blank.

[wanton grove]

https://gitlab.com/NvlblNm/pogo-s2

the original dev stopped working on it and took down their code

that link is the latest, maintained by some new folks

[glacial surge]

Thanks @wanton grove

[glacial surge]

sorry if I seem to be asking lots of questions but this submission seems to verging on abuse ?

basically asking for pokestop and this doesnt seem to fit the criteria

[rotund pike]

How do we become able to vote on what becomes a stop?

[vague plank]

The abuse is more them using Google Street View rather than their own photos.

[vague plank]

Level 38+ Trainers can partake in "Niantic Wayfarer" where the community reviews and votes on Wayspot nominations that may become used as PokéStops and Gyms or even in other Niantic games. Log in with your linked eligible account at https://wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/ and you'll have to take a test before you can review.

[lilac oasis]

37*

[glacial surge]

Ah! ... I missed that. no third party photos!

Thanks

[glacial surge]

how come my upgrade next is greyed out ?

[wanton grove]

is it in voting?

[glacial surge]

nope. just submitted and In queue

[wanton grove]

oh

you can only have one upgrade next at a time

[glacial surge]

so I cannot move that upgrade next ??

ok, no worries

[wanton grove]

correct. you can't remove it from a nomination once set. you'll have to earn an upgrade to "clear" it

[glacial surge]

Thanks.

[raven rune]

Once a nomination is accepted how long does it take to show up in the game guys? I’ve had three accepted and none have shown up yet? Thanks 🙏🏻

[lilac oasis]

typically within 36 hrs

[vague plank]

There's a standard daily sync time but it sometimes gets delayed or skipped altogether. It's also possible it is "blocked" due to game proximity issues and will not be able to sync at all. If you're comfortable sharing, you could tell us the name of the nomination and approximate location. But don't feel like you have to dox yourself if you don't want.

[glacial surge]

Any advice for my submission ?

[vast magnet]

Is it possible to have a gym and a stop in the same level 17 cell. Long story short, there's already a gym in the game and I know that the other wayspot, that is in the same level 17 cell, hasn't been nominated. Would it become a pokestop or just collect dust in their wayspot database?

[vast magnet]

In the UK this would be rejected as a natural feature.

[median oriole]

collect dust? It might be in other games.
Only one wayspot per L17 cell for POGO, no inclusion rules in the Lightship wayspot database

[vast magnet]

Yup, collect dust, don't care about their other games 👍

[median oriole]

Dont submit things then

[vast magnet]

Yeah, that's what I've thought, thx

I will submit things

Just not in the same cells

[median oriole]

This should be eligible. Entrance to trails, even with limited to no man made things to mark it, it should still be eligible according to Niantic. Its gonna be hard to get it approved though

[glacial surge]

two days to go into In Voting ? I'd thought it'd be in the queue for at least 7 days before anyone gets to vote

[wanton grove]

nope, it can be 2-7 days. rarely 5 or more

or much longer if blocked by something else nearby in voting of course

[glacial surge]

oh. so that is the proximity blocked. Got it.

[modern surge]

Proximity block is only if there are submissions in voting in the same or neighboring s17 cells?

[vague plank]

There's no (known) hard rule for the "proximity block" and some folks have been able to more or less disapprove the neighboring level 17 theory.

[modern surge]

oh okay, wondering how it works then...

[brave schooner]

wow i made a pokestop like 2 months ish ago and it got marked as a duplicate even tho it wasnt and it was no where near another stop so i appealed and it has not been reviewed since oh yea

[wanton grove]

yeah unfortunately appeals are taking a long time
also are you sure it's not a duplicate of somethign that just isn't in pogo?

[brave schooner]

isnt in pogo what?

[wanton grove]

many wayspots that are approved appear in other niantic games.
there's a system by which some become pokestops

so it might already be a portal in the ingress game, or just in Niantic's database

[brave schooner]

well to lazy for that

also whats the wayferer role

[wanton grove]

it's a secret ||it lets a few of us post links in this channel||

[modern surge]

[median oriole]

Shhhh 🤫

[lunar heart]

Can be a portal in Ingress. They work kind of different with cells, there are 6 portals in one spot but 4 stops only shows up.

A place in my city

[median oriole]

Can be a wayspot that is blocked in every current game

[void vault]

Raid ho oh 4600 7244 3069

Soyons amis dans Pokémon GO ! Mon Code de Dresseur est : 4600 7244 3069.pou raid ho oh

[vague plank]

Check your channels! #how-to-remote-raid #where-are-the-raids might be a good place to start for you.

[fallow hatch]

my nomination has been in the systytem for months

[vague plank]

If you're interested in speeding it up, you can log in and do reviews to earn an Upgrade and assign it to your nomination to help prioritize it.

[marble sinew]

Sed life

[vague plank]

Is that an apartment complex? Look for notice boards, playgrounds, athletic courts, or Little Free Libraries!

[hollow bison]

Anyone know how long it takes for a pokestop to be placed in game after being accepted?

[vague plank]

There is a daily sync of the PoGO map from Niantic's Lightship database. Most Stops usually sync "tomorrow" at the latest.

Not all nominations that are accepted actually become Stops. There is a system in place that prevents new Stops from going live that are too close to each other.

[fallow hatch]

Hey looks like we both live in the Pokémon go shadow realm

[marble sinew]

I get your pain bro

[clear pumice]

I call that blank canvas

[modern surge]

exactly

[wanton grove]

hahahahahaa no

<@&770285540503191613>

[glacial surge]

does this mean I am doing really badly ?

[median oriole]

alot of people have gotten such email lately, there really is no way to tell you are reviewing incorrectly because they dont tell you what nomination you reviewed "incorrectly"

[lilac oasis]

https://pokemongohub.net/post/news/niantic-wayfarer-top-mistakes-made-when-nominating-pokestops-and-tips-to-avoid-them/

[glacial surge]

yes, I have been going thru the criterias as I am new and in the midst of the "obsessive interest" phase ...

[prime raven]

I got it worse than u. The blue dot in the top right is a poke stop. Second photo, the first one I accidentally clicked on a pokemon and it zoomed in

Second photo

[old burrow]

He’s flying lol

[lilac oasis]

Wrong channel

[hexed oracle]

That’s so cool

[fallow hatch]

Bro thinks he’s the mod💀

[modern surge]

He can point people to the fact that the post had nothing to do with the purpose of the channel.

[hollow bison]

If a submission for a pokestop has a phone number on the sign will it be denied automatically

[lilac oasis]

It should not... but it sometimes happens

[hollow bison]

Okay thanks managed to get two stops created near me trying to get more lol

[glad igloo]

The local playground area by me has a slide, swing set, and a jungle gym with probably 10-20 feet apart from each other. The slide got accepted and the swing set is in voting. Is it possible I could also do the jungle gym as a separate stop?

[candid cedar]

I live next to an elementary school with like 3 different playgrounds. Would it be weird to try and make those all pokestops since it’s in a school 💀

[wanton grove]

wayspots are not allowed on k-12 school property

I would encourage you to read the criteria pages on the wayfarer website before nominating anything

[polar epoch]

How do you create poke stops?

[glad igloo]

The local playground area by me has a slide, swing set, and a jungle gym with probably 10-20 feet apart from each other. The slide got accepted and the swing set is in voting. Is it possible I could also do the jungle gym as a separate stop?

[drowsy galleon]

They are all probably within the same s2 cell so you’ll only see one anyway

[vague plank]

Poké Daxi (YouTuber) did a pretty good job with this instructional video here. Some minor things have changed but the process is largely the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUqzevjxAg
Keep in mind that not all Wayspots you submit can actually appear into Photo as Stops/Gyms, though.

[vague plank]

It depends, but "10-20 feet apart" isn't very promising and the general guidance says something along the lines of "one per play area." If these structures are on the same same landscaped area, I would consider them a singular Wayspot rather than trying to do each piece separately.

[modern surge]

Got a new one accepted next to the train station

Some more of my nominations that got accepted this month.

[hot depot]

Would an antique phone booth in a historic downtown square be a good nomination?

[lunar heart]

What kind of Phone?

It has to be an object static to the place.

[vague plank]

If you just means an old pay phone, those usually aren't. But the old booths, especially the red or blue UK ones can be. Some even have an identifier on you can trace the era from.

[lunar heart]

Like @vague plank mentioned, if it's one of the old payphones they should not go though due to falling under the category of movable objects.

[vague plank]

I don't think we're in agreement there. I'm saying phone booths CAN be eligible and I wouldn't consider most to be intended to be moved around.

[hot depot]

It's definitely not moving, but its not a booth. Just a really old one outside of a local and old phone company

[hot depot]

Although it's nothing particularly interesting I guess

[lilac oasis]

id say thats old... not antique

[median oriole]

Thats prehistoric

The dinosaurs used them

[modern surge]

lol

[lament axle]

cool!

[vague plank]

But, why? @hexed oracle

[polar epoch]

Would a tree that is over 500 years old work?

In a neighborhood

Meaning there are more trees like that too

[vague plank]

Theoretically, yes, @polar epoch but proving it to reviewers will be really difficult if there isn't signage or a plaque associated. Also if it's something like 1 tree out of several hundred that are 500 years old, they wouldn't be important. But in an area where it's the oldest tree, sure.

Tbh I wouldn't believe the claim unless there was sign or an online article from a news site or historic registry to confirm the story.

[polar epoch]

Ok

[modern surge]

Another one got accepted!

[hexed oracle]

What did I do

[vague plank]

Well it's deleted but you didn't need to post a picture of a random face.

[hexed oracle]

What random face

[vague plank]

I'm not interested in continuing this.

[hexed oracle]

Wait was it this

[lilac oasis]

Please delete this

Has no business being here

[modern surge]

@hexed oracle yes it was. You have been told to stop, and warned now.

[vocal magnet]

So how do i get my pokestop acepted its been so long!!

[vague plank]

Many areas can take over a year or even longer to get nominations through. One thing you can do to speed yours up is reviewing other nominations. It'll help them move faster which in turn helps others find yours to review. You can also earn & apply an Upgrade that extra prioritizes your nomination, usually a day depending on the region.

But also remember that not everything nominated gets accepted, and not everything accepted can become a PokéStop. It must meet the inclusion requirements for the applicable game boards.

[hot depot]

Okay question. There is a church that is an established pokestop. However, the churches "worship center", a separate building, has been nominated. How would you vote on that?

[vague plank]

That depends on how the building was presented in the submission.

That's not terribly uncommon for churches to have several buildings for different use. I usually approve them as long as they aren't just offices/administration buildings or just a shed.

[modern surge]

Wayfarer has been sending me piles of e-mails today that submissions have been set on hold because they are old.

I have put most of them back into the system

[civic parcel]

They should go into Niantic In Voting soon then.

[modern surge]

👍

I also just got an edit suggestion accepted from september 2021

[civic parcel]

Nice

[lilac oasis]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/41529/wayfarer-status-report-ama-update

[reef basin]

how long should the description section be when nominating a location?

[vague plank]

There's no length requirement, but having more than just a few words is nice.

What makes it interesting, what should people visiting know?

[bold locust]

Hi guys, does an appeal get checked faster if it has an upgrade?

[vague plank]

No.

[bold locust]

How long do appeals take to resolve?

[vague plank]

They've changed their tactic lately. It was taking about 6 months but they recently said they'd start pulling new appeals faster. So could be a few days, weeks, or...?

[bold locust]

Gotcha, thanks!!

[drowsy galleon]

Mine has been appealed for 3 weeks so far

[late mantle]

Is there a channel that anyone knows of where you can exchange gifts solely for pokestop picture likes?

[modern surge]

We don't have a channel like that in the server.

What I'm wondering, is this an ok thing to do, or is it considered manipulation of the game board?

[vague plank]

Soliciting votes on photos solely for gym creation would probably fall under "manipulation of the game board" (https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/comment/67994/#Comment_67994)

Photo likes should be based on the best photo, not strictly "my" photo, and "best" is sometimes subjective. In cases I've personally solicited votes, it's been because troll voters (in PoGO or Ingress) have up-voted a car photo or otherwise horrendous photo that I'm trying to replace, and sometimes that isn't even my own.

It's not a bad idea and really shouldn't be overly moderated. The gym thing is one of Niantic's worst kept secrets and they never have changed the system to stop this thing that was "never intended."

I also know some people really get into sharing/receiving gifts from famous or popular locations.

Not sure if it really deserves a channel or just to get pointed to here, #go-chat, or even a #1053403878248435833 channel 🤷‍♂️

[bold locust]

Thanks for the info! I think mine has been applied for around the same time

[pastel spindle]

They do that often?

It took me about 10 days to get a new poke stop location near my rural area

But the others haven’t been answered 3+ weeks ago

Typically how long is it?

[bold locust]

I live in a city and an upgraded pokestop took around 1 week to get added

I've read online that it might take months (or even a year)

[modern surge]

no they don't do it often, never had it before.

[formal yoke]

Niantic considers that abuse, I wouldn't talk about it anywhere for that matter

Just noticed it was said earlier, oh well

[vague plank]

Asking for photo likes isn't inherently abuse. It's manipulating the game board that they consider abusive.

[bold locust]

Actually, what are pokestop picture likes? I didn't know that was a function within PoGo or Wayfarer

[vague plank]

Players can 👍 photos attached to a PokéStop. The photo with the most 👍 from users will become the "primary" photo that appears in the Stop or Gym disc.

[bold locust]

I see, but how does that affect the gameplay?

Or how is asking other players to like your pic manipulation?

[vague plank]

An old mechanic that Niantic used took data from their game Ingress. A Portal (which was where Stops/Gyms came from) with more photos & 👍 in that game would become the Gym when conditions were met.

Players could "manipulate" the map by using an unintended feature to control what became a Gym vs a Stop in an area.

[bold locust]

Interesting, I didn't know that

And that system has been implemented in PoGo through gifts?

[vague plank]

The manipulation is what was specifically called out as abuse, per the post I shared above.

[bold locust]

And how do you vote on what picture is better for a pokestop? (I'm lvl 37 so that and I don't see that option anywhere, is it unlocked at a higher level?)

[vague plank]

That's locked behind level 38, for some reason.

[bold locust]

I see, thanks for the info!!

[formal yoke]

If I were Niantic i would let people do edits before submissions, but that's a whole new topic

[reef basin]

I've done 180 wayfarer reviews but im only 61% of the way there to get an upgrade, I thought it was when you review 100

[wanton grove]

it's when you earn 100 agreements. an agreement can only be earned when the nomination completes review which in some cases takes days or weeks or months after you review it

[reef basin]

oh ok

oh wait i just checked and ive got around 40 agreements but I have 60%

thats weird

[wanton grove]

yep, you earn agreements when reviewing edits and photos as well. plus maybe some other mysterious sources. we're not really sure but the percentage is always higher than that sum

[reef basin]

oh ok good to know

[modern surge]

Got this one accepted

[bold locust]

Nice :)

[fallow hatch]

how long did it take?

[modern surge]

about a month, really quick for what I'm used to.

[abstract pivot]

Where do i add a stop?

[abstract pivot]

A month ????💀

[modern surge]

Nominations can be done through Pokémon GO or Ingress itself

[modern surge]

Yes? Better than the one from October 2020 I got accepted a month ago.

[abstract pivot]

Jeeze 💀

[abstract pivot]

How

Nvm lol

I just had to reload the game

[modern surge]

You have to do the wayfarer tutorial first. I think this pops up when you go to the review section on the website

Oh okay lol

[abstract pivot]

Lol

[bold locust]

So lucky!

[lilac oasis]

@abstract pivot are you familiar with criteria already?

[abstract pivot]

Yes

[lilac oasis]

pop quiz... are little free libraries eligible?

[abstract pivot]

No?

[lilac oasis]

not on single home residential property

yes on shared land or park, businesses etc.

[abstract pivot]

Ok

[bold locust]

Hey guys I just hit lvl 38

Is there anything else I can do regarding Wayfarer now that I'm at that level?

[modern surge]

Nice!

[modern surge]

I’m not sure I think they brought everything to level 37. Could you already nominate, review and submit edits?

[wanton grove]

I think liking photos is 38

[bold locust]

Thanks!

[bold locust]

No, nothing related to edits in level 37

[bold locust]

That's purely to change the image that a pokestop/gym has, right?

[wanton grove]

it can have some bearing on which becomes a gym, but that's not something Niantic looks kindly on

[bold locust]

Huh, that function (liking photos) seems to be missing for me

Is it supposed to be within the arrow in a pokestop?

[wanton grove]

tap on the stop, tap on the arrow in the upper right, tap on the box in the lower right that says "1 photo" (or other number)

then you'll see a gallery of the photos and be able to add a thumb. tap on a photo to see the number of thumbs and the name of the person who added it if they did so via pogo

[bold locust]

Awesome! I'll try to beautify some spots with better pics

Thanks for the info!!

[silk iris]

Bro…..

Just got a shiny 1463

Togetic

[lunar heart]

It's weather boosted

And wrong chat aswell

[bold locust]

In a way I guess

Also, wrong channel

[abstract pivot]

I think these channels dont need to be close to #brag-it

[lilac oasis]

<@&770285540503191613> is it possible to move this channel elsewhere where it wont get confused with random topics? or give me clean up perms? 😅

[grizzled mist]

Nah, just give them the right channel to talk in usually. Only higher ups gets the perms. Only suggestion I can give so far but I'll let the admins know. Thanks.

[median oriole]

give the Wayfarer Ambassador the cleanup perms, he is an expert

[wanton grove]

ambassadors are getting perms now? 😂

[grizzled mist]

Absolutely not

[modern surge]

No, I guess we can just tell people that it’s not the right channel.

I got a few more trailmarkers accepted

[tribal tendon]

Nice!

[abstract pivot]

If its reviewed will it tell me in a week if its rejected or accepted?

[bold locust]

Awesome!

[bold locust]

No, some are instant, some others take a long long time

[abstract pivot]

Hopefully mine won’t take more than 2 weeks cuz i need a pokestop at my house

[wanton grove]

that's how many you've reviewed btw, has nothing to do with the nomination(s) you've made

[bold locust]

I had reviewed around 200-250 nominations before I got the upgrade, so it takes some time

[abstract pivot]

Oh I thought someone reviewed mine

[wanton grove]

if it shows as "in voting" on your contributions page then at least one person has reviewed it

[bold locust]

Oh, you meant that? Then no, that's not how it works
That page shows how many you have reviewed, like tehstone says

Also, it doesn't take 2 weeks, more like several months to a year without an upgrade

[abstract pivot]

So this medal is how many I reviewed or submitted?

[abstract pivot]

How do i get an upgrade?

[bold locust]

Getting 100 agreements

[wanton grove]

that medal is how many you reviewed where your review matched the outcome, also known as "agreements"

[abstract pivot]

Breh

[wanton grove]

it's something to work for

your nominations get reviewed with or without upgrades. but if you want to speed them up it's not "free"

[abstract pivot]

All i want is 1 just ONE pokestop at my house

[wanton grove]

so does everyone

[abstract pivot]

I live in a rural area and my closest place where i play is miles away

[wanton grove]

fyi pokestops are not allowed on private residential property so depending on your situation, what you nominated may not even be eligible

can you share details about it?

[bold locust]

You could also try to place pokestops in interesting places to grow the community, let's say

[abstract pivot]

I didn’t really take screenshots when i was submitting my pokestop

[bold locust]

They might take some time to be reviewed but better late than never

[wanton grove]

from here, go to the Contributions tab on this same website

the details will be there

[abstract pivot]

I tried my best on the description 💀

[wanton grove]

ah so it has already been rejected

[abstract pivot]

And wdym “temporary or seasonal display” Like bruh its been there for years

[bold locust]

When did you submit it?

I'm dum

[abstract pivot]

7 days ago or 11th of april

[abstract pivot]

Lol

[wanton grove]

is it in your back yard?

[bold locust]

Yeah, best question to ask

[wanton grove]

people use this for things that appear temporary. idk if it applies here but i'm not surprised to see it as one of the reasons

also keep in mind when reviewing:

Does this meet criteria?
A Waypoint should be a great place of exploration, place for exercise, or place to be social.

[abstract pivot]

No its infront of my house

[wanton grove]

your description is not bad, and somewhat explains why it might be a good place to be social in your opinion

but many reviewers will not accept a birdhouse

[abstract pivot]

Its a social place

[abstract pivot]

Can you accept it?

Im getting desperate 💀

[wanton grove]

i don't review in north carolina so i'd never see it, and it takes many reviews to reach a decision

plus, if it's in your yard then it just is not eligible despite whatever else you say about it

[bold locust]

Wdym in front of your house? Like in the street?

[abstract pivot]

Well ima appeal and see what happens

[wanton grove]

is it within your property?

[abstract pivot]

I live in a mountain neighborhood

[bold locust]

Yeah, but is it in private property?

[abstract pivot]

Well yes but they dont have to know

Plus ive seen many pokestops in the side of the highway were u cant get there unless going in a neighborhood

[wanton grove]

within a neighborhood is not the same as within a specific property

[wanton grove]

i wouldn't waste an appeal on this tbh
reviewers can and will look at a map while reviewing it

[bold locust]

Won't go well then.
If it was accepted then that means (most likely) local players are reviewing submissions, it could be possible for one to have realized this was on private property and that's why it was not accepted

[abstract pivot]

To late 💀

[bold locust]

You have to provide a lot of objective information when appealing, it will most likely be rejected

[abstract pivot]

I will try the sign when you inter my neighborhood and see if that will work

[abstract pivot]

Welp i kept it short and simple

[bold locust]

What did you write?

[abstract pivot]

And ill do a pokestop at my school lol

[abstract pivot]

Its pretty bad but

[bold locust]

Schools are also not allowed

Maybe try to look for interesting landmarks or trail signs, those work well in rural areas

[abstract pivot]

“Its not a temporary or seasonal item its been there for years”

[wanton grove]

maybe you should read the criteria and help pages on the wayfarer website before nominating anything else

[abstract pivot]

THEN WHY DO I SEE SOMANY POKESTOPS ABOUT SCHOOLS IN MY AREA

[wanton grove]

sounds like it needs done cleanup

[bold locust]

No clue, but they are not within the criteria

[bold locust]

Yeah, did you pass the test first try?

[abstract pivot]

I think some of the criteria is a bit too much or dumb

[bold locust]

Not our rules, sadly

[bold locust]

Also also, schools might be there because local players thought schools were ok

But when you use an upgrade the pokestop is reviewed by Niantic, so double chance it will not be accepted

[abstract pivot]

Idk why SOME private property is ineligible when your character is massive and can encounter pokemon from far away

[bold locust]

I believe the radius of interaction is the same for both Pokémon and pokestops

[wanton grove]

other niantic games use these wayspots

and have different actions where distance matters in different ways

[bold locust]

Does Ingress still affect Pokémon Go's pokestops and gyms?

[wanton grove]

minimally, and only in certain cases

[bold locust]

Thought so, read that PoGo has been using its own data for a couple of years

Thanks for the answer!

[abstract pivot]

How do u get “secret way farer role”

[modern surge]

I have only given that role to a couple of active wayfarers that I know from the Wayfarer Discord so that they are able to post links to help explain things about Wayfarer to people.

[abstract pivot]

Ah 👍

[modern surge]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/41933/what-country-should-host-our-next-global-reviewer-challenge

I can’t vote?

[lilac oasis]

What issue are you having?

[modern surge]

If I click on the vote nothing happens

[wanton grove]

are you sure you're logged in and that you haven't already voted?

[modern surge]

Yes, it didn't want to work on my phone. But I am able to vote from my laptop

[tulip hemlock]

My neighbor down the street from me

Has a little library

But it sits on the edge of their property near the sidewalk

Would it be a possible nomination? Or will i get declined because it's on property

Idk I've seen a ton of little library pokestops

[modern surge]

Private property is different in different countries, but if this is the US that will probably get declined

[modern surge]

The next Wayfarer challenge will be Spain 🇪🇸 . Because Spain go the most votes!

[bold locust]

Cool :)

[grave dust]

Hey guys!
Maybe someone can help me with this issue: I submitted an eligible wayspot which was wrongly rejected by the community. Afterwards, I appealed that decision and a Niantic employee accepted my wayspot. However, that employee took my marker (red) which was placed on the edge of but still on the building (carefully placed due to S2 cell placements) and placed it about 30 meters aways from the real life location into an occupied cell (blue)
Now this stop doesn't appear in Pokémon Go, so I can't edit it. Is there anything I can do except for submitting it again so it becomes a duplicate and the right location is chosen by fellow wayfarers after what will probably be a year?

[modern surge]

If you have access to the Niantic Wayfarer app, you could edit the location there. And maybe if you don't have access to the wayfarer app but have an Ingress account and if it's visible in Ingress you could suggest a location edit there. But those edits will probably take a while to get accepted

[lilac oasis]

@grave dust i think its going to be hard to convince reviewers its misplaced, theres no ground view in google and satellite view is not enough to distinguish between both similar buildings

[grave dust]

I personally don't get why a Niantic employee wouldn't believe that the building I marked (in my supplemental photo you can even see the wrong building with the right building in frame) would be the wrong building only to place the marker next to another building. If they placed it on the building I would've believed it. But if I were to submit a wayspot with the employee's marker it would fall under abuse 😅

Unfortunately I neither have Wayfarer nor Ingress

[vague plank]

The Niantic reviewer used what was evident to them at the time. We certainly can't see your photos and don't need to judge or decide for you. Fortunately, you have a way to present more information to Niantic to consider movement.

[vague plank]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/categories/location-edit
There are examples you can dig through here for how to format your request. Take new pictures that frame the location of your Wayspot with respect to the buildings visible. Be sure they are geo-tagged with GPS coordinates from your phone.

[grave dust]

Thank you very much

[bold locust]

How do you access to the Wayfarer app?

[wanton grove]

it's not meant to be accessed yet. help chat is what you should use

[tulip hemlock]

It's canada

[lunar heart]

In Sweden, you are allowed to tresspass on another's property. If a ball gets thrown on their yard or alike. But we also have the culture of we do not like people being on our yards. We don't like to talk to stangers.

[tulip hemlock]

Well

It's a little library made for the public

And people step onto the property all the time to grab books

But

You can reach it from the sidewalk

Too

So it isn't on their property unless you choose to go on their property

If you understand MD

[lunar heart]

I can't really help you in this situation, I don't know laws in Canada but give it a shot.

[vague plank]

The location of the POI may not be in private single family residential property, as zoned by the local governance and enforced by Niantic and reviewers. It doesn't matter if you can access from adjacent shared land, the Wayspot itself still may not be.

[tulip hemlock]

I've seen a lot though that are the exact same just different areas

[vague plank]

It isn't uncommon for them to be wrongly or even abusively accepted. And a lot in folks misinterpret shared locations when thru justify trying to nominate their own locations.

But, per Niantic's published & clarified criteria, it is ineligible if on as I said single family private residential property, full stop.

[junior umbra]

Has anyone tried to get basketball courts in K9 territory as stops after the NBA world announcement that they'd be eligible now?

[vague plank]

Very few report actual success with it, and the safeguards to prevent them from PoGO & Ingress don't seem to be effective so they usually get removed pretty quick. There's also no NBA sync for POI so it's a fruitless endeavor.

[junior umbra]

thanks

[wanton grove]

sounds like it would meet criteria as a place to be social and/or to explore

[modern surge]

I would say yes

Niantic has reduced the distance you can "suggest a new location" from 3km to 100m during the review process

We recommend that any pin placed more than 100m away from its correct location should be rejected as "Mismatched location"

Read the announcement here: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/42723/suggest-a-new-location-bug-fix
From @wayspotters on Twitter

[bold locust]

Thanks for the info!!

[raw nest]

I've been trying to submit locally owned restaurants/diners but it's so hard to convince people that it's local and not a chain thing 😭

[lilac oasis]

Its not really about not being a chain, its about meeting criteria, just because its local doesn't mean it's eligible

[median oriole]

everything is local, to someone

[median oriole]

There is no rule for how close things can be unless its a duplicate.

[lunar heart]

The Pokestop just wont show up if there are too many close in the specific cell.
And as long it's not a duplicate of the already Pokestop of the playground, it will most likely go through.

[vague plank]

Theoretically, that should only be used for a visible license plate in the main photo, and sometimes reviewers are more strict than what we think they should be.

I submitted this and wouldn't have rejected it, but it was denied for "license plate."

But some reviewers will use "license plate" for any type of recognizable feature, even something like a phone number on a business sign.

And there's also misclicks that happen when somebody just selects the wrong reason.

If either of you want to share your submission(s) we could maybe help figure out why it was rejected.

That isn't a correct rejection, but it may have contributed so somebody selecting that reason.

[bold locust]

What would you select if a phone number is visible?

[vague plank]

Nothing. A phone number visible isn't a reason to reject.

[rotund wigeon]

I’m tired of getting rejected for no reason. The nominations meet criteria & I alway have to resubmit the stop 5 times before it finally passes.. Anyone actually doing wayfarer right? Some people need to go back to school or something

[wanton grove]

no reason meaning... no rejection reasons are shown? or you disagree with them?

[bold locust]

Thanks!!

[vague plank]

Usually no, unless it's rare or uncommon to the area or artistic.

[lunar heart]

no

[lilac oasis]

You shouldnt clog up the system, wait until it resolves

[maiden turtle]

None

[lilac oasis]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/42930/global-reviewer-challenge-spain/p1?new=1

[civic parcel]

The challenge seems amazing

[reef basin]

how long does it take for a nomination with an upgrade to go through? Ive heard that it's usually a matter of hours but i submitted one 2 days ago and havent heard anything back

Also I just realized this now, but this is the photo I submitted, will this get rejected for having a person in it? Cause you can just barely see someone walking in the background

[wanton grove]

if it's a brand new submission there will be a few days wait before it's and to go into voting

[reef basin]

oh ok thanks

[abstract pivot]

Wait what state is that in?

[reef basin]

...canada

[abstract pivot]

Oh cuz that looks so familiar where i live in North Carolina

[reef basin]

oh interestong

[lunar heart]

there used to be somewhat a control by voting up portals in ingress but my friend told me a few days ago that does not work the same anymore.

[bold locust]

Once you have obtained 100 agreements you obtain an Upgrade

You obtain an agreement when you review a pokestop and the "result" you gave it was the one used (as in, if you stated that that stop should be created and it was, you get 1 agreement)

[wanton grove]

there's a setting that lets you choose if an upgrade will be used automatically when you earn one. if that's turned on and you have something set to "upgrade next" then that one will be upgraded. otherwise it will be your oldest

if you turn the setting off, then you can save up upgrades and then use the upgrade button to use one of them on that nomination

[modern surge]

Global Reviewer Challenge Spain 🇪🇸

The information for the new Wayfarer challenge that will feature Spain has been announced!! source of the information from the Wayfarer community forum: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/42931/global-reviewer-challenge-spain-discussion#latest

**Dates & Time: ** 🕰️
-Review Period May 24, 2023, 12:00pm UTC to June 7, 2023, 11:59pm UTC.
-Reward Distribution: June 8, 2023 to June 21, 2023

**How to participate? **
To participate you will have to have access to Wayfarer. This time it's not necessary to change your bonus location in order to participate with the event, a new button will be available in your settings where you can opt in and out of Wayfarer Challenges. By default trainers will have this setting turned on.

Another change that is made in comparison to earlier Wayfarer challenges is that a majority of the reviews you will do during the challenge will be from the challenge location as long as you participate.

Goals and rewards 🏅
For reviewing during the event you can get Wayfarer rewards and in-game rewards for Pokémon GO and Ingress.

The rewards are put into 2 categories, Community Rewards and Individual Rewards. The rewards will be rewarded per Wayfarer Account and not per game account.

Community Rewards will be given to all Explorers who have participated in the challenge by reviewing 50 or more nominations from Spain during the challenge. The tiers of the rewards that are reached depend on how many Wayspots get resolved (approved or rejected) during the challenge, the higher the tier/amount, the higher the rewards.

Individual rewards will depend on how many reviews you have done in Spain during the event. If you do 500 or more, you will get the highest tier of Individual rewards.

When am I eligible for rewards?

• You are eligible to participate in the challenge if you are an eligible Wayfarer reviewer (meaning you are at least Level 37 Trainer in Pokémon GO or Level 10 Agent in Ingress and have passed the quiz)

• A target Wayspot resolution goal has been met; and you review at least 50 nominations from Spain during the reviewing portion of the challenge.

• Niantic will confirm whether the Wayspot Resolution Goal has been met and if so, which Tier. The rewards distributed will be based on the Wayspot resolution goal status (Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3) at the end of the campaign. Only one set of rewards will be distributed, such that:

  • If at least Tier 1 is reached and you have reviewed 50 or more Wayspots, you will receive one set of Tier 1 rewards.
  • If Tier 2 is reached, and you have reviewed 50 or more Wayspots during the Challenge, you will receive one set of Tier 2 rewards.
  • If Tier 3 is reached, and you have reviewed 50 or more Wayspots during the Challenge, you will receive one set of Tier 3 rewards.

• Game rewards will be distributed by email in the form of a passcode(s), and to your Wayfarer account directly in which you are an eligible Wayfarer reviewer. For example, if you are a Trainer level 37 and an Agent level 5, you will only receive Pokémon GO rewards. If you are eligible in both games, you will receive the rewards in both by June 21, 2023.

• Wayfarer Rewards will be rewarded per Wayfarer Account, not per game account

• Given the above, rewards will be distributed between June 8, 2023 and June 21, 2023.

If you are eligible to participate but have not used Wayfarer before, prepare in advance by creating an account linked to your Pokémon GO or Ingress profiles. After you have signed in, check out the Criteria page and take a quick quiz to learn the basics of Niantic Wayfarer, such as reviewing and voting on nominated Wayspots.

[modern surge]

We hope you will enjoy the challenge! Feel free to share anything about the challenge or reviewing here in this channel and ask any questions you have.

[formal yoke]

I'm not sure if it's been answered previously, but pretty much when there's a certain amount of pokestops in a level 14 S2 cell, 1-3 of those will be promoted to a gym. Its mostly "random", however there is a way of controlling it which probably shouldn't be said here as people may abuse it

[bold locust]

Thanks for typing all the info out!!

[modern surge]

np

[modern surge]

Lol why do I get this image with Harry Potter: Wizards Unite spots in the login page.

[formal yoke]

Advertising their other games probably

[modern surge]

yea, but HP: WU has been discontinued for a while already

so not very good advertisement

[formal yoke]

🤷‍♂️

[winged galleon]

Happy 50th birthday @dusk tiger

[reef basin]

are the upgrades glitched rn?

Cause I used one on a nomination 5 days ago

i guess just not many reviewers in my area

[bold locust]

When you upgrade a nomination it doesn't get reviewed by the local community, it gets reviewed by Niantic employees

Also, upgraded nominations usually take 5-7 days to be reviewed, so it's not been that long in your case

[vague plank]

This is false. Upgrades do not go to Niantic employees. They [Niantic staff] review a very small percentage of nominations. And your second comment is not necessary accurate. Many places, upgrades only take 5-7 hours.

[vague plank]

There actually was a bug with some upgrades about a week ago. The Wayfarer team is aware and we've asked them to resolve it soon.

Also, if your nomination was recently made and still I queue, it may just still be in the idle/cooldown time. There's a minimum of about 24 hours a nomination may stay in queue but it can last a week, even upgraded.

[bold locust]

Nice, didn't know that

[vague plank]

Sometimes Niantic will review your nominations. When they do, the Niantic balloon will appear next to your nomination.

[bold locust]

Yes! I was confusing that with upgrades and appeals

Thanks for the info Gendgi!

[winged galleon]

Happy 50th birthday @dusk tiger

[lilac oasis]

I think you're looking for #trainer-lounge

[winged galleon]

Nah I’m looking to annoy him across channel

[robust wyvern]

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

[lilac oasis]

<@&770285540503191613>

[winged galleon]

I am staff…

[lilac oasis]

RIP

[winged galleon]

You should wish Dave a happy birthday to make it up to me

[lilac oasis]

Nah, but plz clean up and keep this on topic

[grizzled mist]

Why you pinging us 😂

She's my manager

[tribal tendon]

Today it's okey with birthday wishes for Dave

[winged galleon]

There’s my manager

[torpid axle]

Happy birthday @dusk tiger 🎉🎉

[winged galleon]

It’s only for today don’t worry

[lilac oasis]

Please pretend i didnt ping anyone

[winged galleon]

[lilac oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/buh-bye-shoo-go-away-gif-15313860

[grizzled mist]

That's my Manager's manager and she's my HR lady

[winged galleon]

We appreciate you helping us keep the server clean don’t worry

[spare apex]

[median oriole]

Happy birthday

[abstract pivot]

Ikr

[bold locust]

What that?

[median oriole]

Wayspotters logo?

[winged galleon]

Happy birthday boomer @dusk tiger

[pure laurel]

sadly idk

[bold locust]

Depends on if you upgraded it and the amount of players who review stops in your area

[lilac oasis]

that has no impact on an accepted waypoint appearing in game

usually same day or next day depending on when it gets accepted and if it meets the games sync requrements

[bold locust]

Shoot, you're right, didn't read the part that mentioned that the stop was already accepted

[bold locust]

Did you check that the stop you created was the only one in that L17 cell?

I believe it's possible for POIs to be "accepted" but not show up because the criteria for a Pokestop is to be the only one in an L17 cell

[bold locust]

Yeah, there were quite a few bugs/less rigid rules like that back in the day

That's why there are sometimes gyms right next to each other, for example

Nowadays though, the rule is 1 stop per L17 cell

Also, it says "accepted" because Wayfarer is not used exclusively for Pokemon Go, it works for all Niantic apps

[bold locust]

You can see this case for example, the stop was moved to a different place (presumably to the cell where another one already existed)
It was accepted, but it just won't show up for PoGo because of that

[tawdry burrow]

Have you put in the notes that it looks identical to the one next to it? I got a perogola approved that looks identical to one next to it after disclosing that

[vague plank]

If they're within the same enclosure, most reviewers will consider it to be a duplicate unless they're significantly different in function.

[bold locust]

What @vague plank said and also make sure that it can become a stop if it gets accepted

[civic parcel]

FYI: Wayfarer is doing a Spain challenge with a lot of good rewards for Pokemon Go. It started today.

[lilac oasis]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/43160/global-reviewer-challenge-spain-starts-now#latest

[bold locust]

Once you reach level 38 you get the ability to edit the location of a stop, in case it was wrong before

Of course, it doesn't get changed immediately, it's submitted for review

Also, it may be possible that after successful changing the location of a stop, it completely disappears from the game

(that would happen when you move the stop's location to a cell with a stop currently there)

[wicked delta]

I'm very new to this so forgive me if this is a dumb question: What are the most common reasons a stop that was at the correct location would get removed

[bold locust]

If you refer to my message then:
Pokémon Go uses the "S2 cell system" which divides the world in squares of different sizes. The game uses these cells for a lot of stuff (from spawns of mons to the weather). Another thing they do is determine the amount of PokeStops that can appear in a determined area. The "level" of cells used for them is called "L17"
A Pokestop can only be created if there is no other stop/gym in that specific L17 cell.
If a stop had a wrong location and it was moved to another L17 cell which already had a Pokestop in it, the moved stop would not appear in-game (because there can only be one per L17 cell)

[raven anchor]

Do you think I should try and submit a poke stop that’s in my housing complex

I’m pretty sure that’s against the rules but I notice other complexes have poke stops and gyms inside there so it might be worth a shot

[vague plank]

Common areas in multifamily developments are generally fine, except for swimming pools, @raven anchor.

Just not on private single family residential property.

[wicked delta]

Yeah but I was asking about one that had the correct location to begin with

[bold locust]

Oh, I see
If it indeed got removed as such, perhaps the real life location/item the stop was based on no longer exists?

[wicked delta]

Now that I think about it, the store's individual sign isn't there anymore

They used to have their own sign by the big sign with the other stuff in the plaza listed and just their individual sign was a stop

The store is still open

It took me a sec to think about it cause that sign's off the main road but I always come up to the plaza from the side

Thanks Oxpine 🙏

[bold locust]

Np RedMetagross!

[raven anchor]

Am I still contributing to the challenge if I’m reviewing spots that aren’t in Spain?

[raven anchor]

So I’ve reached 100 reviews

And I don’t have the upgrade

[bold locust]

I don't believe so

[bold locust]

You get the upgrade once you reach 100 agreements

[raven anchor]

Then how come in the rewards tier it just says reviews

[bold locust]

Oh sorry, you mean that

[bold locust]

The rewards will be given once the challenge is over

[raven anchor]

Oh

[bold locust]

Yeah, gotta keep reviewing

Also the rewards don't stack, so better try to get the highest tier you can

[mighty cairn]

Are barbershops and salons eligible?

[median oriole]

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/43316/spain-challenge-update-indonesia-brazil-india#latest

[bold locust]

Awesome!!

[modern surge]

That's amazing, when I was reviewing yesterday I noticed that there were not very many spain noms coming up lol

[bold locust]

Yeah, they were drying up

[fallow hatch]

?tag june

[robust wyvern]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/819202776026316830/1113229796974014555/69DC1630-E871-4897-B737-5F4B46A78602.jpg

[formal yoke]

Not usually, no. Some may have significant things about them which would change this but most would be ineligible

[quasi shuttle]

Guys i just got 5 new pokestops today, what the heck is happening with wayfarer?/ has anyone expierenced their nominations getting accepted recently more often

Dang i just read the link above

Nvm

Btw im only getting indonesian reviews, do those count towards the rewards?

[bold locust]

More people are reviewing stops due to the global challenge

Odds are, your nominations appeared among those and got reviewed due to that

[bold locust]

For the Indonesia stuff, read the link here
Long story short, Spain is running out of stops to review so more countries are being added

[modern surge]

I encounter quite some coal in Brazil, but also a lot of murals

[bold locust]

Coal?

[modern surge]

bad nominations

[bold locust]

Oh, for sure

Also, hella lot of churches there

[sonic wyvern]

Can letter boxes be pokestops

In England i see loads but when ever I put one up it gets denied

[bold locust]

They can, but I believe they have to stand out and be interesting looking

[modern surge]

That depends, in England there are historical king George V postboxes which are generally accepted. But if your postboxes aren't historical or decorated in a special way I don't see them getting accepted

[sonic wyvern]

Thanks!

[raven anchor]

Damn

My submission got declined for private residence even though it’s literally not

[modern surge]

Too bad, if it is eligible maybe you can try again or appeal it.

Also, I got a few things accepted really fast

just 2 days is a crazy turnover rate

[bold locust]

Nice! They're not even upgraded

[abstract pivot]

What is your wayfarer medal at 💀

[median oriole]

@abstract pivot

[abstract pivot]

Oh my arceus

[modern surge]

On pogo not very much

PrincePidove is a review beast

Got 2 more accepted

[sweet edge]

I just need to know how to turn one of them into a gym

I added the newest one hoping it would change at least one… but nothing😭

[modern surge]

Gyms are based on s14 cells

You need to have a certain amount of pokestops in such a cell to create a new gym

[potent tinsel]

Hey guys

I just leveled up 37

It seems there is a test

Are there any answers?

Or do I have to figure it out

Ok I’ve done the test

Now I can make Pokestops

[still igloo]

Tag?june

[modern surge]

why so sad?

[bold locust]

It's the journey, not the destination

[potent tinsel]

Because it takes forever to reach level 37

[nova isle]

Star fragment / Pier 39 San Francisco

[abstract pivot]

I dare you to make this into a pogo emoji

(Idk how to do it but make the background clear not white lol)

[lilac oasis]

1st of all, star fragment is for stardust, not xp
2nd of all... dont spoof

[winged galleon]

Happy birthday @modern surge

[wintry heron]

I got a PokéStop accepeted almost a week ago and it's not in the game. It was in it's own S2 cell. It was also a Gazebo, which is a great nomination. Does anybody now how I can get it in the game?

[vague plank]

What makes you think it was in its own cell?

[wintry heron]

I put it in its own cell

[vague plank]

Yikes. Well it got moved to the correct location by reviewers. Nothing can be done to bring it into PoGO.

[wintry heron]

It was a few feet away though

Im also trying to find something reachable from my house that i can nominate

[cursive garden]

Why i cant nominate pokestops? I nominated 4 pokestops today , but after re-joining to my accaunt it says i need Email

[vague plank]

It would have been placed at least 10-20 ft away which is far more than most reviewers will let slide. Sorry.

[wintry heron]

ok

[vague plank]

I don't see much else around the area. Tbh that pond is already nicer than most places I can play on a daily basis.

[wintry heron]

ye i go there like everyday

why wont it llet me sendd multiple photos

ill try seperate

[wintry heron]

and you tell me if any of the these are good or not

ive nominated a lot

[cursive garden]

Why i cant nominate pokestops? I nominated 4 pokestops today , but after re-joining to my accaunt it says i need Email

help pllss

[wintry heron]

You need an email on your account

or do you already have one on?

[vague plank]

I scrolled through and didn't catch all of them but some are okay. The primary school playground is ineligible if it's associated with a grade school. The fountain is ineligible. And the rescue squad is probably ineligible for blocking emergency services.

[wintry heron]

ok

[cursive garden]

i said , im ALREADY nominated 4 pokestops

That mean i have wayfarer and other things

But i cant after rejoining to my acc

[digital nymph]

What does the Upgrade Next button do on the queued Pokestop nomination?

[wintry heron]

Go to the niantic wayfarer website, log in, then click on contributions to view your nominations

[cursive garden]

but i cant make new one in POGO

[wintry heron]

how many nominations do u have left for today

[cursive garden]

36

[wintry heron]

u may have used all them

hmmmm

im not sure

can u record a video and send it to me?

[cursive garden]

sure

ss will be enough i think

[wintry heron]

ok

[wintry heron]

can you switch your language to english and send a ss? sorry i cant read russian

[cursive garden]

Yeah

But as i said , Email that i use in wayfarer already connected

[wintry heron]

Settings > Account > Check if your email is linked

[cursive garden]

its linked

[wintry heron]

what nominations have u sent? can u take a ss?

[cursive garden]

sure

[wintry heron]

sorry that i keep asking for ss

[wintry heron]

ive got no clue

[cursive garden]

idk what i should do xD

[wintry heron]

try logging out then back in

that always works

[cursive garden]

one sec

let me try unlink my facebook

[wintry heron]

u cant unlink

just try logging out then back in

[cursive garden]

Why?

[wintry heron]

i might do something

i hope so

[cursive garden]

oh

i cant

[wintry heron]

?

[cursive garden]

unlink

lol

[wintry heron]

ye

[cursive garden]

ok lets try again

[wintry heron]

u cant unlink anything

[cursive garden]

Wait i think i can unlink email xD

[wintry heron]

🤦‍♂️

[cursive garden]

Yaaay

iits works

i cant nominate

[wintry heron]

u can do it now? :D

oh

[cursive garden]

im so stupid

ty bro

[wintry heron]

did u log out

wait does it work?

[cursive garden]

Yeah

It works

[wintry heron]

ok np

[cursive garden]

also can i ask

Can i nominate huge decorative rock thats have name on it?

[wintry heron]

thats good

yeah

[bold locust]

It makes it so when you receive an Upgrade (after getting 100 agreements) the upgrade will immediately be appplied to the selected nomination

[bold locust]

Sounds good

[cursive garden]

How long it took to nominate pokestop without upgrade?

[bold locust]

Getting accepted/declined without an upgrade depends on the amount of players reviews stop in your area

In my case it's around 1-2 months, though I've read some people having to wait for a year

[fallow hatch]

?tag june

/tag june

[robust wyvern]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/819202776026316830/1113229796974014555/69DC1630-E871-4897-B737-5F4B46A78602.jpg

[cursive garden]

So fast...

[fallow hatch]

How do you invite more friends to raids

[lunar heart]

wrong chat

[terse thicket]

hello

can some1 tell me if i should set pokestops and discribe them in english or local language(polish)?

[median oriole]

Whatever you are best at grammar-wise

[bold locust]

Probably your local language

Don't forget that the stops are reviewed by your local community and they are used by them too

[tawdry gorge]

What would something like this even get categorized as?

And for those who know, is this worth requesting a pokestop? Does it have a good chance for approval?

[vague plank]

There's a category for "little free library," which is what that is.

[vague plank]

It meets eligibility criteria as a place for exploration, however it it's on or associated with private single family residential property, it's ineligible.
https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/2770-eligibility-criteria/?p=web&s=wayspot-acceptance-criteria

[low dagger]

/tag july

?tag July

[robust wyvern]

No tag July found.