# Wayspot/Pokestop removal appeal

**URL:** <https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159>\
**Category:** Wayspot Appeals\
**Created:** [November 3, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159 "2026-11-03T23:01:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![supertappaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@supertappaja](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/supertappaja)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159/1 "2026-11-03T23:01:57Z")

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Wayspot Title: DNA  
Location: 61.502320, 23722852  
City: Tampere  
Country: Finland  
Additional Information:

This wayspot I submitted is now removed after being in the game as a PokeStop for a month.  
It was my first PokeStop that I submitted and got approved.  
Nothing has changed and it’s more distinctive and easier to reach then many of the stops here.  
I don’t get why it would be removed:(

It’s graffiti art on a transformer building and it’s the size of the whole wall.

 ![17127](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/5/d/5d840e94e32df40fbbf8364cf460487984e0c05b.jpeg)

Street view photo shows the structure, but there’s no graffiti there yet on the picture.

[https://maps.app.goo.gl/qfPYyzJfgFHdibZ2A?g\_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/qfPYyzJfgFHdibZ2A?g_st=ac)

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**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159/2 "2026-11-03T23:13:26Z")

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Welcome to the forum!

This is the kind of vandalism that is clarified as not eligible here.

> [@Unique Art](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/unique-art/12459/1):
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> Vandalism
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> ![|426.88946015424165x197.00000000000026](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/2X/a/a619e0469190987a389e4673a8f9cd35cfacbf22.jpeg)
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> 👎 The street art pictured above may have initially been a good example, but due to the overwhelming number of names and different styles added to this piece, there is evidence to suggest it is not an intentional work of art and is therefore not eligible.

Staff do remove these if they do happen to go live.

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**Author:** ![supertappaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@supertappaja](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/supertappaja)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159/3 "2026-11-03T23:33:14Z")

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Thanks for the answer!

It is commissioned on the front and the other sides are kept clean (street view photos are outdated) so it is made with permission and maintained.

Does it change anything or is it still considered inappropriate for a wayspot?

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**Author:** ![cyndiepooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cyndiepooh](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/cyndiepooh)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159/4 "2026-11-03T23:37:20Z")

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I am not staff to make the decision. If you think you can present evidence that this is a commissioned/maintained art piece, then you should provide photos and links to external sources that prove this. I am not very familiar with street art here in Cary, North Carolina.

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**Author:** ![supertappaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@supertappaja](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/supertappaja)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159/5 "2026-11-03T23:46:32Z")

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I see, thank you very much for the info!🙂

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**Author:** ![ScopelyExpLC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/scopelyexplc/32/56681_2.png) [@ScopelyExpLC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/ScopelyExpLC)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-pokestop-removal-appeal/118159/6 "2026-11-07T13:52:35Z")

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Thanks for the appeal, @supertappaja! We have taken another look but stand by our decision to retire this Wayspot.