# Niantic suspended my account for no reason **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072 "2025-05-16T13:08:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NokyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NokyRed](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/NokyRed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/1 "2025-05-16T13:08:28Z")
niantic suspended my account for 30 days because i apparently misplaced the pin when submitting a pokéstop. i didn’t intentionally submit anything where the pin and the object were far apart. i also suggested a graffiti spot that was somehow considered offensive? i really don’t see what’s wrong with calling the wayspot “justitia.” i paid for the pass and now i can’t even complete it. thanks, niantic, for punishing paying customers who never meant to break any rules 👍🏻👍🏻 where is that supposed to be offensive, and why did i even receive such an email? ![1000026323](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/c/2/c232fa5a51611d0378fd8f31b63483bcbf5cb349.jpeg) ![1000026498](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/c/3/c392bb2ed1dc96a241eceb1126f7e345373551a4.jpeg) ![1000026514](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/c/1/c1b35ccbad3261971a00288f69fd08cc4969d0b4.jpeg) ![1000026513](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/0/9/09578daf1a8ff2e018c7c7c4d44d8904f9efc973.jpeg) and those lazy support staff can’t do anything other than send copy-paste messages. hopefully they’re not involved with scopely — they’re absolutely no help at all. ---
**Author:** ![salixsorbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@salixsorbus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/salixsorbus)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/2 "2025-05-16T13:18:08Z")
That email doesn’t say you were suspended, it talks about a “generic very low severity offense”, i.e., a minor infraction. Do you have a second one that talks about the suspension? ---
**Author:** ![elijustrying](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/elijustrying/32/25162_2.png) [@elijustrying](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/elijustrying)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/3 "2025-05-16T13:23:34Z")
I appreciate you are annoyed about the situation. If you would like some help please do try to post without disrespecting those that might be able to assist. If you are suspended because of wayfarer the there should be 3 emails. The one you have posted does not refer to a suspension. Have you had one that refers to the pin placement? The emails contain a link to appealing please do complete the appeal. ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/4 "2025-05-16T13:27:49Z")
This is a link to examples of the emails provided by @TjoeMi > [@Got ban can’t establish the reason](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/got-ban-can-t-establish-the-reason/84242/5): > > Niantic definitely email you. If this is 29 days, that means its probably 2nd warning from ladder abuse The email should be semething like this ---
**Author:** ![NokyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NokyRed](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/NokyRed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/5 "2025-05-16T13:29:51Z")
I’ve added 2 more screenshots. ---
**Author:** ![salixsorbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@salixsorbus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/salixsorbus)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/6 "2025-05-16T13:41:44Z")
If you feel the wayspot submission placement has been judged harshly, you need to appeal. The justitia mural is not sufficient for a ban - as indicated by the ‘low severity’ message - regardless of whether it justifies a warning at all. (It does look like it’s on a SFPRP, so I doubt it would pass review.) ---
**Author:** ![ScopelyExpAaron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/scopelyexpaaron/32/56681_2.png) [@ScopelyExpAaron](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ScopelyExpAaron)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/7 "2025-05-16T14:13:56Z")
I see that you have received an email explaining the violation committed. Is there something specific you’re looking for? ---
**Author:** ![NokyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NokyRed](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/NokyRed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/8 "2025-05-16T14:41:08Z")
is this supposed to be a joke? you suspend my account for no reason just because i accidentally slipped with my finger. i would understand if i manipulated my location or something, but because of this? what about my pass that i paid for with my hard-earned money? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elijustrying](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/elijustrying/32/25162_2.png) [@elijustrying](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/elijustrying)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/10 "2025-05-16T14:48:46Z")
Please do remain respectful. You have reached out here. The Wayfarer Team has responded asking for specific points so that they can assist. That there is a consequence in your gaming account is not something to be addressed here. They can only clarify matters regarding Wayfarer. Please bear that in mind when posting. ---
**Author:** ![ScopelyExpAaron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/scopelyexpaaron/32/56681_2.png) [@ScopelyExpAaron](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ScopelyExpAaron)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/11 "2025-05-16T14:59:29Z")
> [@NokyRed](#): > > you suspend my account for no reason We have shared the exact reason in the email you have received. Submitting Wayspots at incorrect location to manipulate the gameboard is considered abuse. ---
**Author:** ![NokyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NokyRed](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/NokyRed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/12 "2025-05-16T15:08:55Z")
and i’m saying it was not my intention. this will definitely be the last time i spend money on you. i can’t even finish my pass anymore. why would i intentionally abuse the system? i would rather have pokéstops that are too far removed taken down. if you had checked my previous emails, you would know that. ---
**Author:** ![NokyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NokyRed](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/NokyRed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/13 "2025-05-16T15:12:15Z")
why should i stay respectful when i’m only getting copy-paste messages? no solutions or anything else are being offered to me. i’m not being heard here, even though i invested money. ---
**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/15 "2025-05-16T15:22:20Z")
> [@NokyRed](#): > > why should i stay respectful Read through this topic. > [@Got banned in Wayfarer (used 3rd party image) and now I can’t play Pokemon Go](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/got-banned-in-wayfarer-used-3rd-party-image-and-now-i-can-t-play-pokemon-go/74784): > > How can this be rectified? Anybody has similar experience? Everyone stayed respectful and a compromise was worked out. ---
**Author:** ![hankwolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@hankwolfman](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/hankwolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/16 "2025-05-16T16:56:48Z")
Out of curiosity, if you didn’t mean to submit the wayspot in the wrong place, why didn’t you withdraw it before it went into voting? ---
**Author:** ![NokyRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NokyRed](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/NokyRed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/17 "2025-05-16T17:27:40Z")
I submitted many nominations that day, and I must have made a mistake without realizing it until I was banned. That is the only plausible explanation. I definitely didn’t do it on purpose – after all, my place of residence is 10 kilometers away from the park in question. I neither gained an advantage nor suffered any disadvantage from the submissions – I could have just as easily chosen not to submit anything that day. On the contrary, I’m one of the players who tries to place PokéStops in correct and meaningful locations. In this regard, I’ve contacted Niantic several times in the past to report misplaced stops or suggest improvements. ---
**Author:** ![gazzas89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@gazzas89](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/gazzas89)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/18 "2025-05-16T18:19:47Z")
I dint agree with that, assuming a misplaced.pin is to manipulate the gameboard, ive done that by accident a few times, either due ti the map being difficult to judge (tree lines, shadows) or getting mixed up or even just somwtimes it moves after i let go oof the screen. Seems a massive over reaction unless you have proof hes doing that ---
**Author:** ![TjoeMi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/tjoemi/32/53015_2.png) [@TjoeMi](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/TjoeMi)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/19 "2025-05-16T18:49:31Z")
You can appeal. If you are not trying to missplace wayspot for game purpose you can show it to wayfarer team. Have you ever used 3rd party image in any of your submission? Or maybe u put your nomination photo in website? I see malicious image submission in the email ---
**Author:** ![SlimboyFat71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SlimboyFat71](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SlimboyFat71)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/20 "2025-05-16T22:41:50Z")
I find it hard to believe that after you “submitted many nominations that day” and you made an error on 1 nomination and this has led to a suspension!!! ---
**Author:** ![ScopelyExpAaron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/scopelyexpaaron/32/56681_2.png) [@ScopelyExpAaron](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ScopelyExpAaron)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/21 "2025-05-17T06:12:08Z")
We do account for errors. Sometimes, the misplacements are blatant and too convenient. This is a generic information as I cannot share the specifics of this case with any third party. ---
**Author:** ![Superzwaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Superzwaan](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Superzwaan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072/22 "2025-05-20T07:47:37Z")
very recognisable. Niantic often hands out heavy penalties for small mistakes. If you accidentally misplace a stop something, you can get an instant ban. in this way, you are unfortunately discouraged from making requests [Next page](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/niantic-suspended-my-account-for-no-reason/93072.md?page=2)