# Wayfarer rating stuck at Fair (down from Great) **URL:** \ **Category:** Wayfarer Basics\ **Created:** [April 19, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553 "2024-04-19T11:46:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elijustrying](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/elijustrying/32/25162_2.png) [@elijustrying](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/elijustrying)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/21 "2024-05-04T13:21:12Z")
Have you restarted doing a few a day? Was there an increase on the upgrade wheel during the time off? ---
**Author:** ![Orgelux1558](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/df788c/32.png) [@Orgelux1558](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Orgelux1558)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/22 "2024-05-04T13:33:45Z")
I did review a few the past week. There was a difference in my upgrade wheel. This I didn’t and nothing happened. It weird because is still have 600 above nominations 600 reviewed. So how does it increase if I do review but the amount of reviewed nominations get more. ---
**Author:** ![alvild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@alvild](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/alvild)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/23 "2024-05-06T17:43:54Z")
I have experienced the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![CyrylNam666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@CyrylNam666](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/CyrylNam666)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/24 "2024-05-19T18:35:09Z")
I have the same problem and i follow criteria. ---
**Author:** ![MargariteDVille](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MargariteDVille](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/MargariteDVille)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/25 "2024-05-20T00:46:42Z")
Maybe you’re doing good overall, but you miss the wayspots that Niantic pre-judged then put in the system to test us. (Slang for this is “honeypots”.) From [Niantic Wayfarer - 1 Month Check In – Niantic Labs](https://nianticlabs.com/news/wayfarer-checkin?hl=en) says "quality control measures will help to make sure that Wayfinders who are not adhering to a high standard of review quality are removed from the program. These measures include actively monitoring the platform for abuse from both Submitters & Reviewers. We’ve also taken steps to **pre-approve or reject certain Wayspot nominations prior to them entering Wayfarer. Reviewers who disagree with our assessment may see a dip in their performance score**. " Just because NianticAaron didn’t mention it, doesn’t mean they stopped doing it. Regardless, I recommend reading these [Criteria Clarification Collection - Niantic Wayfarer](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/c/criteria-clarification-collection/17) and see if anything is counter to how you’ve been voting. ---
**Author:** ![LittleGoodHappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LittleGoodHappy](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/LittleGoodHappy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/26 "2024-06-29T16:44:47Z")
If only the candidates in the wrong location exist, then it is natural that they cannot find the right location. If that candidate exists in a different location, is it valid to attach a link to another website that will prove the actual location? (e.g., a load view of another map information service) ---
**Author:** ![SweetnSassy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@SweetnSassy37](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SweetnSassy37)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/27 "2024-06-29T23:33:20Z")
@LittleGoodHappy did you reply to the wrong post/topic? ---
**Author:** ![LittleGoodHappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LittleGoodHappy](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/LittleGoodHappy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/28 "2024-06-30T03:13:31Z")
You might think this is a bit off-topic, but I believe the evaluation reflects the exact location and the right candidate assessment. It was lacking until last week, but it’s good now. I may not know exactly because I lack experience, but I think credible external map guidance services help prove the information by providing accurate location information. When choosing one of several location candidates, you can always save additional verified road views or map records, and if you open a popup window to write incorrect location information, you can submit records in the same way. It’s an excellent solution to prevent contamination of location information through the participation of many. ---
**Author:** ![LittleGoodHappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LittleGoodHappy](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/LittleGoodHappy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/29 "2024-06-30T23:45:26Z")
![IMG_1558](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/2X/3/322ff933ac89d28cb5b9e44ac7d948dd47be8b83.jpeg) ![IMG_1559](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/2X/a/ad0b2323dcac938aac47ae0e9d2b7c0da55d1e58.jpeg) ![IMG_1557](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/2X/9/9466ce5dc7db5cd7bdaade911258ffbded7a839b.jpeg) As with all automated systems, the operation does not aim to hinder the processing of a large amount of accurate data. If the goal becomes to prevent acts of deceiving NiA, the benefits will return to you. This screenshot did not take just two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![SweetnSassy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@SweetnSassy37](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SweetnSassy37)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/30 "2024-07-01T13:56:05Z")
@LittleGoodHappy but Niantic literally confirmed there was an error in the system and gave nos fixed it - hence everyone’s ratings going back up! So I’m not sure what your comments mean? Sorry for the misunderstanding. ---
**Author:** ![LittleGoodHappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LittleGoodHappy](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/LittleGoodHappy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/32 "2024-07-01T16:00:33Z")
Please let me know if you can’t understand my post because what is it that you know is wrong with Niantic? What you’re saying is that your rating dropped because Niantic’s new review system didn’t reflect people’s reviews, and it’s normalized because Niantic rolled back the system? I was rated Good this week and became Great yesterday. Are you saying that this is a symptom of the rollback? ---
**Author:** ![AliceWonder1511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@AliceWonder1511](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/AliceWonder1511)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/33 "2024-07-01T16:03:46Z")
Hi @LittleGoodHappy Here’s the post about the known issue, but it’s solved now(?) (some folks here commented that theire rating doesn’t come back, so 🤷🏻‍♀️): > [@\[Resolved\] Wayfinder Rating Incident](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfinder-rating-incident/22783): > > We have identified and are addressing an incident that has been affecting the Wayfarer rating system since April 2024. This issue caused some explorers’ ratings to gradually decrease over time, unrelated to their actual Wayfarer reviews. We want to thank the community for bringing this to our attention both through the forum and in conversations at recent GO Fest events. Your feedback was crucial in helping us pinpoint the problem. What We’ve Done: Stopped the decline: We have implemented a … ---
**Author:** ![LittleGoodHappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LittleGoodHappy](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/LittleGoodHappy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/34 "2024-07-01T16:47:07Z")
Yes, I got it. I also understand what the situation is because the ratings kept going down before that. Now the problem has been fixed. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Nadie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@Nadie](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Nadie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/35 "2024-07-01T17:18:39Z")
I use this… then realize it’s really a fake or can’t locate the object so I rejected… Some days later is a PoI accepted 🥹 ---
**Author:** ![LittleGoodHappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LittleGoodHappy](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/LittleGoodHappy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/36 "2024-07-04T13:19:07Z")
I hope I can be of some help to you. When judging, the object must always be firmly anchored to the ground, so you don’t need to consider rules that operate in other games, just a variety of map information. However, since the range within which the object is recognized as existing is not a point, you will need to have accurate coordinate calculations when submitting your nomination that follow the 20 meter ingress rule or the S2 Pokéstop rule in order to get more nominations approved. The information I submitted is not intended to create more Pokéstops, but is merely an opinion on how to get more review points, which is the topic of this article. Like me before, many people don’t know the difference between getting judging points and submitting a nomination. This is my interpretation of the statement in Wayfarer’s FAQ: the person submitting the nomination never has to complain to the judges - they can either change the physical location of the nomination to build it and wait for it to be reflected in the recognized roadview system, or they can submit the nomination with coordinates that are satisfactory to the judges - it’s up to the person submitting the nomination. I have a few upgrade tickets, but I don’t have the tools installed to submit many nominations, and I don’t have the skills to create well-positioned nominations, so I’m grateful to those who do submit nominations. I get points because they submit candidates. ---
**Author:** ![Eweer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/13edae/32.png) [@Eweer](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Eweer)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/37 "2024-07-19T02:13:19Z")
> [@LittleGoodHappy](#): > > must always be firmly anchored to the ground This is wrong. Criteria doesn’t mention it being anchored to the ground. - Acceptance Criteria: 1. Must be a permanent physical, tangible, and identifiable place or object, or object that placemarks an area - Rejection Criteria: 2. Ineligible location, place, or object: Location, place, or object is temporary, or highly unlikely to be permanent If you can proof that the object is permanently placed in that location, it fits the acceptance criteria. Remember that the burden of proof is on the nominator, not the reviewer. They need to proof that someone with wheels and **not** anchored to the ground is permanent. As an example: A popcorn wagon in the middle of a park. - Based on the minute of a reunion that park managers had, it can be proven that the wagon was donated to the park, and placed, 15 years ago, meaning it has been there for a long time. - It also mentions how they plan to fix the weather damage on it during this next winter, meaning it’s likely to stay in place for a long time. - Doesn’t mention any plans on moving or removing it, doubling down on it being a permanent feature. ---
**Author:** ![MisterDDDDDDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@MisterDDDDDDD](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/MisterDDDDDDD)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/38 "2024-12-30T17:22:21Z")
Does skipping affect your rating? Before there was a certain limit on the number of skips then I observed you can skip more than 5x. ---
**Author:** ![7heClown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/bbce88/32.png) [@7heClown](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/7heClown)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/39 "2024-12-30T19:14:11Z")
Hello & welcome to the forums! Skipping doesnt effect your rating and there is a limit to how many skips you can do in a day (I dont know what it is, but I know I have hit it a few times 😅) Hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![jaydee711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaydee711](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/jaydee711)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553/40 "2025-10-21T23:53:14Z")
I feel you. As part of a volunteer SAR group I have many premium tools to use to check satellite and maps. I spot duplicates, fakes and altered wayspot nominations often but unless someone else sees as well there is agreement among the other reviewers, and I get dinged on the stats. Sometimes though it just seems like I must play herd mentality to keep my percentage increasing, and I refuse to do that. [Previous page](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayfarer-rating-stuck-at-fair-down-from-great/4553.md?page=1)