# Inconsistent times for PoI removal reports **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** remove-poi\ **Created:** [December 14, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754 "2024-12-14T01:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drezus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Drezus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Drezus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/1 "2024-12-14T01:04:32Z")
I’d like to address an unexpected change of usual response times for wayspot reports. I’ve been doing some maintenence to improve my neighborhood’s waypost landscape ever since I became an contributor around November 2024, and back then I could easily report non-artistic graffiti and other ineligible wayspots in my area and have then removed in less than 3 days. Now ever since december started and the ML presumably entered maintenence, I haven’t had a response in any of my reports for over a week. Is that expected? Is it related to the ML downtime as I presume, or something else? Is there anything else I can do besides wait? ---
**Author:** ![nexushoratio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nexushoratio](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/nexushoratio)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/2 "2024-12-14T01:36:14Z")
I feel like my recent removal reports have been getting reasonable response times. It is always a possibility that there are simply some end-of-year vacations causing staff reductions that might be impacting some stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Drezus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Drezus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Drezus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/3 "2024-12-14T03:23:57Z")
You mean to say Niantic decided to develop an entire machine learning algorithm so it could take vacations with them? ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/4 "2024-12-14T03:34:47Z")
Reports are reviewed by humans. ---
**Author:** ![Drezus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Drezus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Drezus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/5 "2024-12-14T03:49:45Z")
Nice to know! Thanks for the info ---
**Author:** ![nexushoratio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nexushoratio](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/nexushoratio)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/6 "2024-12-14T03:50:48Z")
I would. ---
**Author:** ![DTrain2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@DTrain2002](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DTrain2002)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/7 "2024-12-14T04:04:10Z")
I’ve noticed that they are getting better. I submitted one on Saturday, and got a response back that it was removed today. Less than a week I find to be reasonable, but I also know that humans look at all removal requests, and the timeframe can vary depending on how many they have to go through. ---
**Author:** ![iFrankmans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/ifrankmans/32/373_2.png) [@iFrankmans](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/iFrankmans)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/9 "2024-12-15T16:44:21Z")
> [@ratatafan045](#): > > most people would say that removal requests are only being done by humans Niantic has communicated this multiple times. Removals are done by humans. If you have experienced incorrect removals please open a topic in [Wayspot Appeals - Niantic Wayfarer Community](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/c/wayspot-appeals/11) with the wayspot name and (rough) location, and why you believe it was incorrectly removed. This will be reviewed by the team and if found to be a valid wayspot it can be reinstated. ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/10 "2024-12-15T18:59:30Z")
here is one such communication > [@Inaccessible wayspot](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inaccessible-wayspot/29393/5): > > I just wanted to clarify that ML does not review Wayspot reports. ---
**Author:** ![Drezus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Drezus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Drezus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/11 "2024-12-15T19:48:48Z")
Nice find, thank you for the clarification ---
**Author:** ![DTrain2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@DTrain2002](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DTrain2002)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/12 "2024-12-15T20:08:44Z")
Here’s something else that was in the last AMA that Tintino noted. While it’s under the Appeals section, those are also handled by humans, and have similar timeframes. I haven’t seen removal requests take more than 2 weeks currently, so it seems they are still getting them done within this timeframe. > [@AMA - November 2023](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/ama-november-2023/125/5): > > We are now caught up on appeals and hope to maintain a healthy turnaround time in the future, ideally looking at around a 2 week max. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/13 "2024-12-16T20:46:55Z")
I have a private tool library for a private Marina that has been up for years and can not get it removed. The ingress portal is a problem but the other game it is not really an issue. We have had ingress agent’s threaten the opposing faction with trespassing behind the card entry traffic gate. It is not a gym and all the roads are private in Google maps. Like the county survey maps state that this is a private area. ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/14 "2024-12-16T20:55:24Z")
Welcome to the forum @Ranger If you have submitted a report that has been rejected, you can appeal that rejection in #Wayspot Appeals with a screenshot of the rejection email, and then you can give more evidence to staff there. However, this does not sound like it meets removal criteria. The only kind of “private property” that is prohibited is SFPRP - single family private residential property. Here is a clarification on that: > [@Private Residences, Farmland & K-12](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/private-residences-farmland-k-12/12462): > > Single-family private residential properties (SFPRP), farms, and K-12 (schools or facilities primarily focused for persons under 18 years of age) are ineligible. This includes the outer facing facade, fence of these locations, and property boundaries. Objects in or upon apartment blocks, gated communities, or their shared spaces may be eligible assuming they otherwise meet criteria and are intended to be accessed by a community, even if not everyone. Communal spaces have the potential to be eli… The tool tip in the review flow also makes clear that Wayspots do not have to be open to everyone: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/e/3/e3e6b866a574662f39a216325311f60dae5dde49.png) If the property owner does not want a Wayspot there, they can request that Niantic remove it through the form linked at the top here, which is easy find with a Google search, since most people don’t want to follow a link someone gave them. But this is the link: > **[Reporting a Wayspot — Wayfarer Help Center](https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/4212-reporting-a-wayspot/?l=en&p=web)** > > If you’ve encountered a location in a Niantic game that you think should be modified or removed, or that violations our guidelines, please use ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/15 "2024-12-16T20:57:59Z")
> [@Ranger](#): > > We have had ingress agent’s threaten the opposing faction with trespassing behind the card entry traffic gate. You can report player abuse through help chat or through the other form linked at the top here: > **[Reporting Abuse in Wayfarer — Wayfarer Help Center](https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/21-wayfarer/faq/2190-reporting-abuse-in-wayfarer/?l=en&p=web)** > > This article details how you can report Wayspots, nominations, edits that you believe are inappropriate or show signs of abuse. You can also But saying not to trespass seems like good advice. ---
**Author:** ![ROKKOMANN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@ROKKOMANN](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ROKKOMANN)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/16 "2024-12-20T23:09:55Z")
本当に不必要なスポットと、誰もが認める物をでしょうか。例えば猥褻な表現の落書き程度のものでしょうか?そういったものが、そもそも審査で認められるのでしょうか。日本で一万件以上のレビューをしましたが、そういった類いは非常に希で、当然合格対象にはしませんでした。 ---
**Author:** ![ScopelyExpAtlas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/scopelyexpatlas/32/56681_2.png) [@ScopelyExpAtlas](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ScopelyExpAtlas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/19 "2025-02-26T13:15:55Z")
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**Author:** ![ScopelyExpAtlas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/scopelyexpatlas/32/56681_2.png) [@ScopelyExpAtlas](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ScopelyExpAtlas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/inconsistent-times-for-poi-removal-reports/64754/20 "2025-02-26T13:15:59Z")