“This is a cute little neighborhood library.
House-shaped box filled with books that
anyone can take from or leave one in. It’s got.
a fun paint job with “Mystic Meadow
Library” lettered on the glass door, plus a
little gnome statue sitting on top reading a
book.”
Any chance someone can help me understand how a little library is getting denied for private property? I’ve had a few little libraries already get accepted, and I have like 20 in the area around me already set as wayspots, but this one is getting denied. The entire point of a little library is FOR the public.
Anything on single family private residential property (SFPRP) is ineligible. It does not matter if they intend for the public to use it. They did not (and cannot) give permission for it to be a Wayspot.
Sorry my question wasn’t worded as well as it could’ve been. How is a little library at the road not considered public? Wouldn’t every little library ever be denied?
A lot of LFL is incorrrectly accepted. Anything on single family private residential property is ineligible even if its intended for public use. Even if you got this accepted, anyone who notice it can report it for removal. LFL can be approved if its located in public area or in multi family private residential property
Yeah that makes sense, was more confused as I’ve seen a handful of little libraries just like this or in even worse locations that are in game, so wasn’t quite understanding that some just make it through incorrectly. Thanks for letting me know!
Most submissions are reviewed by wayfarers - people like you and me - not by Scopely Explore staff, and the automated ML system doesn’t accept submissions. Reviewers make mistakes, don’t understand the rules, deliberately ignore the rules, make their own rules, want more pokestops and sometimes even review properly according to the criteria and guidelines.
I personally would have rejected this one, because it doesn’t appear to be permanent (not anchored), and I would also question whether it’s safely accessible … as it would appear to require standing or walking in an area designed for cars.
But yes there’s also the SFR thing. A lot of people think that since the library is meant to be used, it constitutes an invitation. That may be true under local trespassing laws. Or that it if is reachable from outside the property line, trespassing would not apply. But the Wayfarer SFR policy doesn’t provide for an exemption in either of those cases.
