# \[BUG\] Upgraded nomination from July 3 still stuck in Queue — later submission already in Voting **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports & Technical Support\ **Created:** [July 5, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501 "2025-07-05T14:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sarahlinton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sarahlinton](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/sarahlinton)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/1 "2025-07-05T14:27:28Z")
Hello Wayfarer Team, I’m experiencing a bug related to Upgraded nominations not progressing as expected. I submitted “Bahadurtari Jama Masjid” on July 3, 2025 and immediately used an Upgrade. However, it is still showing as “In Queue” to this day. Meanwhile, I submitted “Fakirpara Jama Masjid” on July 4, 2025 without any upgrade, and it has already progressed to “In Voting” status. This seems like a clear issue, as Upgrades are supposed to prioritize and push nominations to Voting faster than normal submissions. I’ve also confirmed this by refreshing and logging in again. Attached is a screenshot showing the current status of both nominations for your reference. Please look into this delay or processing error and help get the Upgraded nomination into voting as expected. Thanks in advance! ![1000152295](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/6/0/609048caebe7eacbe2417a303ec78876ff679a2a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PkmnTrainerJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/pkmntrainerj/32/21_2.png) [@PkmnTrainerJ](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/PkmnTrainerJ)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/2 "2025-07-05T14:33:00Z")
As far as I’m aware that’s intended behaviour. There’s a period of time that many Wayfarers call a “grace period” which can be 1-7 days. During this time the nomination cannot enter “In Voting” even if Upgraded. ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/3 "2025-07-05T14:35:21Z")
It is my understanding that the upgrade works to send it to a wider review pool once it hits voting. It may not help it to go into voting status any sooner. Here is how Aaron explained on another post: > [@Upgraded Nomination Stuck in Queue (Bahadurtari Jama Masjid)](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/upgraded-nomination-stuck-in-queue-bahadurtari-jama-masjid/99301/2): > > Upgrades allow you to fast-track Wayspots you’ve nominated by having them reviewed by a larger number of reviewers meaning the nomination will reach a decision faster than it would if not Upgraded. Please be patient and you will soon receive a decision on your nomination. Oh, that was your post. ---
**Author:** ![PkmnTrainerJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/pkmntrainerj/32/21_2.png) [@PkmnTrainerJ](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/PkmnTrainerJ)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/4 "2025-07-05T14:38:07Z")
It’s fine, you had a comment to back yours up so they work well together ---
**Author:** ![sarahlinton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sarahlinton](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/sarahlinton)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/5 "2025-07-05T14:43:27Z")
Then why did that one without an upgrade enter to “In Voting” while it submitted later? ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/6 "2025-07-05T14:50:26Z")
It randomly had a shorter grace period than the other one. That can happen. ---
**Author:** ![SlimboyFat71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SlimboyFat71](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SlimboyFat71)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/7 "2025-07-05T14:51:00Z")
The process goes along the lines of… - Pause for 24 hours. - Go through AI (either Rejects or sends to next stage). - Recommended point to add Upgraded if you wish to. - Grace period (believed between 1 and 7 days), multiple nominations in the same area seem to go 1 at a time. - Go to Voting. - Only at this time will an Upgrade have an effect. It works by sending to a wider area of reviewers meaning it should reach a conclusion sooner. Have patience and Good Luck. ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/8 "2025-07-05T14:52:10Z")
For future reference, if you want to make sure one gets voted on before another, you can put the one you want later on hold. ---
**Author:** ![sarahlinton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sarahlinton](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/sarahlinton)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/9 "2025-07-05T15:16:13Z")
How much time can be taken? ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/10 "2025-07-05T15:19:02Z")
I am not sure understand the question. You can hold something as long as you want to. For your upgraded nomination to enter voting, I would expect it to enter voting within 7 days, probably sooner. ---
**Author:** ![SlimboyFat71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SlimboyFat71](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SlimboyFat71)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/11 "2025-07-05T16:08:42Z")
Also depends on your location. If your area has a lot of nominators but not a lot of reviewers the process with take longer. ---
**Author:** ![DTrain2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@DTrain2002](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DTrain2002)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/12 "2025-07-05T17:51:53Z")
> [@sarahlinton](#): > > I submitted “Bahadurtari Jama Masjid” on July 3, 2025 and immediately used an Upgrade. However, it is still showing as “In Queue” to this day. Do wait at least 24 hours after submitting before upgrading. ML, the AI system, usually takes 24 hours to make a decision. If you upgrade within this timeframe, it can cause a delay, as ML may not have finished reviewing yet. I personally wait about 24-48 hours after submitting before applying an upgrade, and I tend to get a decision within a few days afterwards. So, this isn’t a bug, as it’s how the system works. So, let ML do its work, then after 24 hours, if you still want to upgrade, you can do so. ---
**Author:** ![GrandpaTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrandpaTP](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/GrandpaTP)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/bug-upgraded-nomination-from-july-3-still-stuck-in-queue-later-submission-already-in-voting/99501/13 "2025-07-05T23:22:17Z")
Just for reference, I submitted 3 on July 1. One was accepted by Niantic Review, 1 was accepted after being upgraded while in voting and 1 is still in queue. My advice - don’t try to make sense of it.