Please I’m just wondering if I’m doing something wrong when I submit for a PokeStop recommendation at this location. It’s a sign marking a restored side of the city next to the biggest High School in the whole area so it has LOTS of traffic of people walking everyday. I don’t know if it’s the picture or maybe how I described it. I’ve seen hundreds of PokeStops literally of just a bus stop sign with less historic or uniqueness value than this one. Please I would just want to understand so I can submit better locations.
Title- River Oaks Historic Marker
Description- River Oaks Historic community approximately 5 miles south of downtown Fort Pierce and a short drive away from the Indian River Lagoon (and the Atlantic Ocean beyond). Residents can explore floodplain forests at the Local Fauna/Floral Preserve or head east to spot manatees in the lagoon. This location known for its well-maintained homes and beautiful parks. It’s a safe, quiet area with a strong sense of community, and it’s close to shopping centers and good schools.
Supplemental Info- Looking for a top-tier spot to catch, battle, and trade? River Oaks Historic site is a safe, accessible, and active Pokémon GO destination you don’t want to miss! With well-lit walking paths, plenty of open space, and family-friendly surroundings, this location is ideal for solo players, friend groups, or families with kids. It’s easy to get to, with ample parking and public transit options nearby, plus benches and rest areas if you want to take a break between battles. So grab your phone, stay safe.
This looks more like a generic neighbourhood entrance sign than a historic marker.
Nominations need to be a great place to socialise, a great place to exercise, or a great place to explore, and the general consensus about these signs is that the majority of them don’t meet any of those criteria. This is what the appeal reviewer was trying to tell you when they rejected your appeal. I suggest you try to find other things to nominate that more closely align with those three criteria mentioned above.
It also sounds like you might be able to see some other ineligible nominations that have been mistakenly accepted, as individual bus stops are not typically eligible by themselves either.
I can understand that it might be tempting to look at what’s already in the database for ideas on what to submit, but in practice this isn’t always a good idea. Criteria has changed over the years, and sometimes things get accepted when they shouldn’t do. So rather than using what you already see as a guide, if you see something you think might make a good wayspot, think about those three criteria above, and if you can make a case for whatever you’ve found fitting into at least one of those categories, and it doesn’t also meet any of the rejection criteria, then you can consider submitting it.
You can also ask for advice on here before submitting a nomination if you wish - there are plenty of helpful people on the forum who can offer advice, and some even like to go looking at areas on maps to see if they can find things that haven’t yet been submitted.
Keep the reasoning wrt real life implications along being a great place for exploration, exercise, or/and socialization. Game interaction happen as a result of the game object; the game object should first meet the eligibility qualifier of Wayfarer. Note that because one of those three can happen here, it may not be the intent of the space.
Explain its history. Age may not always translate as historic. Something old may just be old. Something new can be historic if a something significant happened.
Mentioning nearby places distract from yalking about the point of interest being submitted. If the points being talked about are the nearby places to this, maybe the eligible POIs are these other places. Again, keep it about what uou’re submitting.
While it may contain parks and eligible POIs inside, the marker may not signify something that functions as a park. At first glance, it seems to be for the neighborhood. That irks me as a residential rather than outdoor rec.
Existing pokestops may not be a great signifier of what is currently acceptable. See the articles linked from the appeal notes, there will be POIs that may be eligible at a specific context and not others.
In general, standard residential neighbourhood sign are not eligible. But there are some sign which can be eligible if it have some sort artistic or historic value. If you believe this sign is more than just a sign , you can resubmit with better context on how it fit exploration, socialization, or exercise category.
But i recommend you to remove all pokemon Go terms from the nomination. Wayfarer are not exclusively used by pokemon go and it might be seen as influencing.
When submitting a potential Pokéstop/Wayspot, be sure to consider what you and others would experience by visiting the location. Then describe the experience in your description or nomination rationale, and let the reviewer know that the experience fits one of the three eligibility criteria.
I agree with everything others said here, including the appeals team. I want to make sure that you understand that - despite what the prompt says - you are not submitting a Pokestop. You are submitting a Wayspot, which may or may not be used in Pokemon Go. There is a further rule for inclusion in that game. Your supporting statement is completely geared to why this would be good for Pokemon Go, but it should be about how you think your nomination meets any of the criteria for a Wayspot, and any evidence you need to point out to reviewers to convince them it is what and where you say it is.
Looking up this sign, it’s just a housing development in Fort Pierce, FL. I really don’t see anything historic about this sign, as it’s just a generic sign noting the neighborhood. It may have even been put up by the developer as advertisement.
