I’ve tried my best to get more stops for my community, we are 94 and most of the time we use neighborhood for routes , I have tried over and over to make pokestops but they always get denied, I even ask HOA to put a pavilion and benches so we can make it a stop! But it still got denied! Meanwhile I’…

I would also like to remind the OP that Pokemon GO (and all Niantic games) are based on “Real World Locations.” In order to play these games, you must interact with REAL LOCATIONS. That’s the entire foundation of the games. Fake wayspots are a blatant violation of that founding principle.

Just for fun, I looked up the Statue of David to see if it has a Wayspot, and it does. The main photo in Lightship even shows the entire front of the statue, even the area some would find suggestive (I edited the screenshot as not to offend anyone, or even get in trouble). [Screenshot 2024-12-07 …

True, but not everyone views it in that context.

One more thing! They denied me cuz of the last of sidewalks but they put a gym in the middle of the road and another behind a lounge that closed at 6pm [image]

That is a Power Spot, not a gym. Power Spots have different criteria that doesn’t always align with Wayfarer criteria. More info can be found here: [image] Clarifications on Pokémon Go Power Spots [Discussion] General Discussion Hello Explorers, In response…

That is not a gym. That is a Powerspot. We have been screaming to Niantic that they should not have used these imports. You are able to report these. Tap on the ? and then tap on the ! to get to the form where you can report it for removal. Edited to add screenshot of form [image]

I have the very same experience here, where I live: In the country/countryside. It’s very hard to find “proper” places for pokestops, (and we don’t have paved sidewalks - grass only - on very quiet roads), so we have to give it a try on some alternative-ish spots … and they all get denied! It’s real…

THANK YOU!! Someone that understands I’m a disabled vet with implants and damage knees and back and I sent Niantic an email and they said no straight up! I’ve seen post cards that are just a lil sign on a tree, so I tried! NOPE, I’ve told them we don’t have side walks because it’s a very low top sp…

I am a Wayfarer Ambassador who works in the disability community. I absolutely agree with you that a lot about Niantic games could be set up better for inclusion and accessibility. Adding fake locations so that you don’t have to leave your house is not one of those accommodations.

Unfairness

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DTrain2002 December 7, 2024, 10:20pm 50

That is a Power Spot, not a gym. Power Spots have different criteria that doesn’t always align with Wayfarer criteria. More info can be found here:

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