I got banned. It’s the most hopeless system operating in Wayfarer. I am a very active member of Wayfarer and I have managed to submit a ton of POIs. I know all the criteria perfectly and my rating level is always at “Great”. For the second time, I have been completely blocked for 30 days, and my Po…

The “Abuse” or “offensive” rejection narrative can be flagged for a nomination for any of the following reasons * The photo is not yours (e.g., taken from streetview, found on another website) * The photo is fake * The waypoint is fake * The text itself is abusive * The nomination is controvers…

I understand what kinds of things can lead to a warning. But here, it was explicitly stated that the reason for the ban was a malicious, offensive photo. The point is submitted exactly in its correct location; the photo shows only trees and the object itself, and the point is marked precisely on the…

Hi @Roofi92 Welcome to the forum :hugs: Did you take the photos on your own? You mentioned 3. party violence was outlined.

The words malicious and offensive are unhelpful, regardless of whether they appear in the emails from Niantic or you have added them, as the actual issue is that the submission was determined to be abusive. Since you got a third-party-photo warning, it is likely that the abuse was the use of a thir…

As far as I know, Emily shouldn’t be suspending accounts or instructing them to be sent to the Wayfarer team for internal review. Maybe a new feature was added, though. Anyway, I found the site below. I think you have borrowed the image from this page. https://dzienniklodzki.pl/willa-hasenklevera-…

[image] Roofi92: And there’s no way to appeal it because it’s not a real process. It’s a real process. A process doesn’t have to involve people doing manual steps in order for it to be real. You have come to a good place for appealing, so there is a way to appeal. Niantic staff do read the…

I don’t see this as a new feature - I believe that whenever a submission is flagged for third-party-photo, Niantic will review this to see if any further action is required. Well found on where the image was taken from :slight_smile:

It’s true that I didn’t take this photo myself. The photo belongs to the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Łódź. Currently, renovation work is being carried out on the building, as it is being converted into a hotel. Taking a good photo is difficult due to roadworks, protective t…

The rules are very clear on this. You cannot use third party photos under any circumstances. You have to take the photo yourself. If this means a submission cannot be done because the POI is blocked, then the submission has to wait. If you can provide proof of what you say, Niantic might be will…

There is no way for the Wayfarer team to know that permission has been granted, it must therefore be something you’ve taken yourself that isn’t published anywhere else. It’s a serious issue, because if an unauthorised photo is used in-game then someone could pursue Niantic/Scopely for copyright dam…

AI sucks and I got banned

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