# The acceptance criteria concern

**URL:** <https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/the-acceptance-criteria-concern/21575>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 16, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/the-acceptance-criteria-concern/21575 "2024-06-16T06:02:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Orgelux1558](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/df788c/32.png) [@Orgelux1558](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Orgelux1558)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/the-acceptance-criteria-concern/21575/1 "2024-06-16T06:02:26Z")

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Good day,

Am I the only one who think that the acceptance criteria need to re look at. See screen shot below with the arrow. Not sure that appropriate place for a Waypoint

 ![IMG_20240616_075722](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/2X/5/5583cc633b9eac4ab74b5fa50c2b220a90cff666.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![hankwolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@hankwolfman](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/hankwolfman)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/the-acceptance-criteria-concern/21575/2 "2024-06-16T06:22:52Z")

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When it says that, it means in areas where personnel or visitors are allowed their phones and can safely walk about. It doesn’t mean sensitive areas within military bases. @trevoralanF is probably the best person to direct questions to regarding this.

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**Author:** ![seaprincesshnb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/seaprincesshnb/32/14_2.png) [@seaprincesshnb](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/seaprincesshnb)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/the-acceptance-criteria-concern/21575/3 "2024-06-16T17:26:05Z")

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This is one that cannot be legislated globally. Some countries consider every area of a military base as secret and off limits. Other countries consider the living areas to be less restricted. When there’s a whole community of families living, shopping, playing, etc on the less restricted areas of a military base, Niantic has agreed that those places can be eligible (if the country doesn’t overtly disallow it).

If the military itself ever has a problem with this policy, they will contact Niantic who will abide by the request to remove POI from bases.

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**Author:** ![DTrain2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@DTrain2002](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/DTrain2002)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/the-acceptance-criteria-concern/21575/4 "2024-06-16T19:00:48Z")

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There is criteria clarification for military bases here:

> [@Military Bases](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/military-bases/12483):
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> Nominations of or within Military bases are generally ineligible. However, if the nomination is of a park or public area that is open to the residents of the base or the general public in the military base it will meet our eligibility criteria. +1 This picnic area which meets the socialization criteria is eligible. It’s located in the residential part of the base and accessible by military personnel and their families. :+1:The out of commission helicopter has 2 informatio…

Almost all submissions I review that are at military bases are open to all that live and work there, and there is no restrictions on phones being used there. And yes, if a base has an issue with any Wayspots, they are more than welcome to report them to Niantic.