Hello Scopely explore Team and Wayfarer Community,
I recently received a temporary account suspension due to a photo rule violation for a nomination named “圓環之理” (a public art sculpture : 25.038980, 121.521881) and “益子館”(a hotel entrance : 36.450589, 140.102996)
I am very confused and would like to understand why these specific photos were flagged. I personally took both photos on-site using my own device. They are 100% original photos, not sourced from the internet, Google Maps, or any third-party.
I have attached the photo for “圓環之理” and “益子館” to this post. Could the community and Scopely staff help me review it and point out what triggered the violation? Was it an automated false positive?
Any advice, feedback, or clarification would be greatly appreciated so I can avoid making similar mistakes in the future.
Thank you for pointing that out! Yes, I was adding photos to existing Wayspots, not submitting new nominations. My apologies for the confusion.
Regarding your question about the image: Yes, I did make a very minor/light adjustment to the tones, saturation, and contrast on my device to make the details clearer.
Could this light color adjustment be the reason it triggered a violation? Does system totally ban any kind of minor photo editing on existing Wayspot photos?
Here is the original photo before any adjustments. As you can see, I only made a very slight enhancement to make it a bit more vivid. I really don’t understand why the system considers this to be “over-saturated” or a violation.
30 days feels harsh, unless you had a previous 24 hour suspension recently, especially if this was for the same issue.
For me, the actual unedited photo is perfect and did not need any tweaking, but I am aware that this is seen differently in Taiwan. You might get Scopely Explore opening a DM with you.
Thanks for your thoughts and support! Yeah, a one-month suspension definitely feels pretty harsh for just a photo adjustment.
You’re totally right about the local habit. Here in Taiwan, many players (especially in games like Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom) love to enhance photos to make postcards and landmarks look vibrant and pretty.
I’ll keep an eye on my inbox just in case Scopely reaches out. Thanks again for all the helpful info!
I really wish Scopely Explore sees this post, checks the context, and provides a clear explanation…
We have also seen posts here saying that blatantly overenhanced photos are being submitted in order to create limited time rare postcards for Pikmin Bloom. Possibly staff are cracking down on this exploit. Also hoping they DM you.
Check to see if your editing tools are using AI enhancement. There is a possibility that even minor edits are adding the AI watermark without you knowing. Many editing tools are now sneaking in AI.
I used Apple’s built-in, native iOS photo editing tools on my iPhone for these adjustments. Could that built-in feature somehow be what triggered the system?
