Dear Niantic Wayfarer Team and Community Ambassadors, First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the entire development team and the volunteer ambassadors. Thank you for your continuous dedication to maintaining the Niantic Map and for creating real-world experiences that bring m…

I do think the abuse ladder should have an impact on the games, otherwise it wouldn’t matter to most people. On the other hand, the current abuse ladder is in my view to steep. I would prefer a 1, 7 and 30 day ban, followed by a 1 year (or more) ban.

C’est vrai que les suspensions sont trop sévères, après je ne suis pas pour le bannissement, je pense qu’au bout d’un moment si le joueur ne comprends toujours pas qu’il fait quelque chose de mal quand il fait des nominations autant faire en sorte qu’il ne puisse plus proposer quoique ce soit, comme…

You are completely ignoring the fact that when the person can prove that they made a simple mistake, their punishment is typically forgiven. Also, people usually get warnings for simple mistakes. If they choose to ignore those and continue to make the same mistakes, can they still claim innocence?

[image] yohannquetzal1: It’s true that the suspensions are too severe, but I’m not in favor of bans. I would say this depends on what they have done, IMO the suspensions are not severe enough. [image] yohannquetzal1: it’s better to make sure that they can no longer propose anything. M…

Oh they have done something like this in the past when they were getting bad AR scans from some players - just turned off their ability to do scans. That is an interesting idea.

[image] yohannquetzal1: First, a quick correction: the company in charge is Niantic, not Scopely [image] Introducing Scopely Explore Wayfarer News & Announcements Hello Wayfinders, We’re evolving to Scopely Explore Wayfarer! As part of our broader integ…

In my opinion the sanctions are so severe because they are meant to warn off any others from also abusing the system. It is to protect the company from getting sued for large amounts of money and possibly shut down. Wayfarer is a trust exercise between the players and the company since most waypoint…

[image] yohannquetzal1: Ingress game account. Ingress is not part of Wayfarer, and has not been since May 2025. [image] Ingress Last Sync Announcement News & Announcements Hi Explorers! We’ve heard your requests for a confirmed date, and we’re glad to f…

Je vous présente mes excuses, effectivement j’utilise l’ia pour maider à structurer mes réponses afin d’exprimer au mieux ma pensée et de traduire en anglais car je suis francophone, et je n’ai pas l’habitude de utiliser l’ia. J’ai utilisé les mots: photos malveillantes" comme exemple, nottament po…

I think it would be a great idea if explorers were required to prove they know the rules before they earned the ability to submit in the first place. When I started, there was a test. Then if you pass the test, it confirms you know the rules, so accidentally breaking them would not be an issue.

A constructive proposal on Wayfarer Sanctions: Maximizing player LTV and mapping quality through localized restrictions

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cyndiepooh August 15, 2026, 2:37pm 21

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A constructive proposal on Wayfarer Sanctions: Maximizing player LTV and mapping quality through localized restrictions

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