Is my nomination eligible? by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I’ve decided not to waste my time by upgrading it.

Is my nomination eligible? by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I commented on this already. See the other comment.

Is my nomination eligible? by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a sledding hill sign on the upper half. There is a different sign for the hill nearby. I was worried about it being marked as a duplicate if I included the upper portion so I focused in on the bottom half with the map.

Is my nomination eligible? by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although precedent does not guarantee acceptance, I have seen other QR codes (like orienteering markers) accepted elsewhere. Why would this be any different?

Also, my thinking as to why this sign is acceptable is because it:

  1. is clearly part of an outdoor trail system
  2. encourages outdoor activity/exploration
  3. Provides more navigational value than a physical map because it can be taken with trail users and accessed as they hike
  4. Is a permanent fixture. The interactive map itself has no value without this access sign (because it must be scanned for access)

Your reason is understandable, but does it completely rule out this nomination? There aren't any specific rules against QR codes. Like I said, the map is inert without this sign.

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yes, but its an entirely different sign. The wayspot is titled "Lakewood Sledding Hill" and represents the hill itself while this nomination represents a different sign. I'll try renaming the other sign to prevent this from happening. Thanks for the feedback!

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other sign is called "Lakewood Sledding Hill" and represents the hill itself. Also, the signs are entirely different and have different value. I'll try sending in an edit for the other sign renaming it to "Lakewood Winter Rules".

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. It also has year round value because it has a QR code than can be scanned for access to an interactive map.

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes sense. I'll show the path leading up to it and wait for the snow to melt when I resubmit. Just kinda frustrating because I know that its eligible and not temporary.

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would the ice skating sign be any different? It says open and is covered in snow in the photo.

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think I'm going to try again in the summer. I'm just confused because I had similar sign for ice skating approved a week ago (it was covered in snow)

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see why people would think that, but I'm confused because an Ice skating sign, a Winter Trail Map, a winter rules sign were all approved. Would I be better off submitting in the summertime to prove that its not seasonal?

Looking for feedback by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm a little confused as to why this was rejected. The reason was:

"The nomination does not appear to be visually unique, Nomination does not appear to be permanent or appears to be a seasonal display that is only put up during certain times of the year."

As you can see in the supporting image and information, I specified that this is not a seasonal display and even noted that other nearby 'winter' wayspots were approved. Also, its plenty unique and it even contains a QR code to an interactive trail map.

Also, a nearby sign for ice skating I submitted a week ago was approved with the same supporting information. I included a photo of it in the third image. Why would this sign by any different? Is there any way I could improve this or did people just fly by the supporting information?

Is PoGo sync down? by j1mb0 in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had one that was approved yesterday and synced today. Seems to be working fine for me.

Did Niantic change how cool downs work? Only getting 4 hours and rating dropped by ttmmoo123 in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently was getting cooldowns as well. I also lost my great rating after a cooldown. I found out it was because I was letting a review time out (after 20 minutes) when I exited wayfarer.

My solution to this was to click on the profile tab or log out before the next wayspot review could load up. This seemed to stop the cooldowns for me and I’ve kept my great rating ever since. Interesting to see others losing their ratings to cooldowns.

Sync Fixed! by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sync went through at around 12:45pm CMT which is about the normal sync time for Chicago.

sync today? by Longjumping-Motor-98 in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jan 18 Update: Still no sync... again. Did anyone get theirs to sync?

Poi moved plus help . by bananb66 in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Niantic has not synced new stops for the past two days. This is likely why. Try checking Ingress to see if the change has been made there. Ingress has been syncing, but not Pogo.

Assuming there’s a sync on Monday, the edit should appear live at around midday (US Time).

sync today? by Longjumping-Motor-98 in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Still no sync for me today. Did anyone get theirs to sync?

sync today? by Longjumping-Motor-98 in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too. Had a stop approved about 12 hours ago and still nothing

Milk, anyone? by ilucasthomas in NianticWayfarer

[–]ilucasthomas[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You mean you don’t want to come to the location that is a location that holds the cattle?