Hi Ambassadors and Wayfarer Pros! I have two trail marker nominations that were rejected and am requesting a sanity check. To my understanding they should have been accepted. Is it worth it to appeal or am I wrong on one or both of them.
Both are in Sól-Kiczora, Poland near a nature reservation. One is a named hiking trail, the other shows two numbered bike trails. Should I appeal one or both, or are they really invalid as Wayspots?
Translation of the descriptions: R1/R2 bike route: Signage for the regional bicycle routes R1 and R2 in Sól-Kiczora. The signpost guides cyclists and tourists through the picturesque routes of the Żywiec Beskids.
Aleja trail: Signpost for the “Aleja Westchnień” (Avenue of Sighs) Educational Trail within the Natura 2000 Żywiec Beskids area. The designated route facilitates safe recreation and hiking along the borders of the nature reserve.
Whats was the rejection reason? Is it rejected by team or community or AI?
Can you post the screen shot from contribution page for rejection reason and full detail on your nomination? You can get the coordinate from submission email. There are many thing that can cause rejection beside foto
Somehow they were gone from my screenshot. Don’t know why. Here are full details. The rejection reasons are nonsense, as they often are. Wondering if this was actually AI. The bike one I actually tried submitted a few years ago (2023) but it was also rejected. But back then the detailed guidance pages weren’t created.
The sign for the bike trails has a problem with safe pedestrian access. The verge is not intended to be walked on and a POI that can only be accessed when standing in the road is ineligible. Bike route signs do sometimes have this problem.
Thanks for responding - please keep in mind, this area is as rural as it gets. There are no sidewalks anywhere and indeed you see people walking along the verges on all the roads. By this reasoning 90% of the POIs in this area would have to be removed. I remember reading elsewhere here in the forum that the lack of sidewalks in rural areas should be taken into account, but not sure which thread that was. About Aleja trail - I’ve been looking for a link about it, because that should definitely be part of an appeal.
I couldn’t find a marker for the Aleja trail at the junction with the main (bigger) road that has streetview, where the existing wayspot is. Normally, a trail would be marked at decision points, not just halfway down a small road.
Regarding the bike signs, verges in rural areas can certainly have wayspots, especially when it is obvious that the verge is used and people do walk there, but I don’t think POIs that can only be accessed from the road are acceptable anywhere.
For the Aleja trail, the map at the junction documents the trail. I’m not a hiker so I don’t know how these things are organized, but these trails appear to be through the nature reservation which begins right about where the trail marker is located. The gym “Rezerwat Butorza” marks the beginning of the nature area.
??? Of course you can walk there. It’s even where I took where I took the main photo. Maybe the supporting photo is deceiving? Anyhow, pedestrian access was not one of the rejection reasons but if it’s what you see I would also mention it in an appeal.
Your photos were taken when you were standing in the road. Perfectly OK to walk in the road, as that is where peope often walk on quiet roads, but that isn’t sufficient for wayfarer.
