[image] Wayfarer Abuse Enforcement Ladder Policy - Update News & Announcements Hello Wayfinders, It’s been about three years since we launched the Wayfarer Abuse Enforcement Ladder. Since then, we’ve enforced suspensions across both Wayfarer and Pokémon GO to …

Why would you do this? :sob::folded_hands:

As much as I have been hoping to hear of changes to the Wayfarer abuse ladder, this is not exactly it. What we need are stricter punishments for parole violators, Stan, (iykyk) not less strict ones. It is good to be able to separate these things for minor education issues, but for intentional, ongoi…

[image] wooperIooper: There would be no tangible benefit to that People who play Wayfarer-powered games like Pikmin Bloom and don’t want to play Pogo want to have a word with you :wink:

What actually is the benefit of this update? I see nothing that will benefit Wayfarer reviewers or Pokémon GO players. Only abusers will be happy.

Even though I do not agree with this, will this change unban Pokemon Go players who were previously banned due to Wayfarer violations?

[image] Aquablast64: Even though I do not agree with this, will this change unban Pokemon Go players who were previously banned due to Wayfarer violations? [image] Wayfarer Abuse Enforcement Ladder Policy - Update we will automatically reinstate your Pokémon GO account Reads like that’s…

I feel like this only helps the people abusing the system, what will make them stop now that their account infractions are not tied to wayfarer? Can’t even imagine how bad will be for reviewers to review even more coal :sob: Was this change made to stop the whining in the forums? I simply cannot s…

Ridiculous idea, nobody is cheating at Wayfarer. They are cheating in the game using wayfarer. I can see abuse getting much worse after this change. Is there any chance of an official message noting the reason(s) this is being done?

Could they increase the level requirement for Pokemon Go at least in the process? Currently people are running low level alt accounts to make submissions and it’s not particularly hard to get to level 35 in Pokemon Go. (Having multiple accounts is against Pokemon Go rules also…) Make it level 70+ …

That’s a bad change, and it’ll be especially clear to anyone who’s been reviewing lately.

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GabrielPBC October 13, 2026, 10:00pm 15

Reads like that’s the case for me

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