# Wayspot removed from game

**URL:** <https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238>\
**Category:** Wayspot Appeals\
**Tags:** wheresmypokestop, missing-poi\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238 "2026-11-06T23:29:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Alex996k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Alex996k](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Alex996k)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/1 "2026-11-06T23:29:20Z")

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Help! My Pokestop has been in the game since 2021, but suddenly today it is not in game or on campfire.

I noticed too that routes that were associated with this stop are no longer in the game as well.

- Wayspot Title: **Little Free Library**
- Location _(lat/lon)_: 37.268610, -121.961633
- City: Campbell
- Country: United States

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/c/8/c862deb00b4a3dc2df9d785b528a2a85ebdae9ba.jpeg)

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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 6, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/2 "2026-11-06T23:36:34Z")

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The lfl here appears to both be on sfprp and not have safe pedestrian access to me.

(To be clear, I am not staff to decide your appeal. These are the issues I see that may have been why it was removed that you will need to address in your appeal. Welcome to the forum!)

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**Author:** ![SlimboyFat71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SlimboyFat71](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SlimboyFat71)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/3 "2026-11-06T23:39:36Z")

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Hello and Welcome,

I would assume that someone has reported this as Single Family Private Residence Property (SFPRP).

The fact that it is on the side walk side of the fence does not always prove who owns the land depending on the local laws.

I am not staff so this is only a theory, staff can be identified as there forum name will start “ScopelyExp”.

As Cyndie states it could also be “Unsafe Access”, seems borderline to me.

Good Luck

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**Author:** ![CostcoShopper13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@CostcoShopper13](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/CostcoShopper13)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/4 "2026-11-07T00:17:57Z")

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Routes associated with a stop are auto-removed if the stop is removed.

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**Author:** ![Alex996k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Alex996k](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Alex996k)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/5 "2026-11-07T00:31:19Z")

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This is on public land; the private residence is behind the fence. It was approved on appeal when it was first submitted years ago, and is an oft-visited stop by many in the community. The owner of the private land adjacent did not report this… as that is me!

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**Author:** ![nexushoratio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nexushoratio](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/nexushoratio)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/6 "2026-11-07T01:20:26Z")

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According to my records, I reported that as unsafe on 2024-11-23. But I never marked it as actually removed.

And due to the generic name, it is hard to search my email to see if I missed a response back then.

Maybe they just got around to seeing it.

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**Author:** ![SlimboyFat71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SlimboyFat71](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/SlimboyFat71)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/7 "2026-11-07T01:23:10Z")

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As stated we are not staff so we can only suggest possible reasons for its removal. If you wish to make a successful appeal these are what you will need to prove.

SFPRP: This will depend on your local laws. This sort of land outside the fence can be…

- Part of the property so is eneligible.
- Public land owned by the authorities which should be eligible but evidence you have the authority to place the LFL may be needed.
- Some places these are owned by the authority but is the owners responsibily to maintain. These are borderline but IMO should be ineligible.

You would also have to show evidence that it is safe to actually stand at the wayspot without the risk of being in the road.

> [@Alex996k](#):
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> private land adjacent did not report this… as that is me

Anybody can report it, it is then checked by staff who make the final decision. Often wayspots will be shown in nearby new nominations or edits and this is when they are reported.

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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 7, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/8 "2026-11-07T03:08:17Z")

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The ability to report live Wayspots directly from the Wayfarer map when you see them is a recent addition. That can explain why it has existed so long and just now been reported.

Being outside the fence does not indicate that it is outside the property boundary.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/original/3X/3/6/366ff2b3ed762d0339b026c953166982df4b20f6.png)  
I know in my neighborhood, any fence has to be set back from the property line.

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**Author:** ![Alex996k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Alex996k](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/Alex996k)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/9 "2026-11-07T03:54:38Z")

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This is by no means an unsafe stop, as it is considered one of the nicest community libraries in the city, frequented by elementary children daily (we even stock it with Pokémon cards). Other little libraries are positioned even more on private property nearby and are still deemed acceptable? This stop has been used by various PoGo players to create routes, and for years has served this neighborhood as a Wayspot for our suburban players. How do I appeal this?

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**Author:** ![TjoeMi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wayfarer/user_avatar/community.wayfarer.scopely.com/tjoemi/32/53015_2.png) [@TjoeMi](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/TjoeMi)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/10 "2026-11-07T05:23:17Z")

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> [@Alex996k](#):
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> Other little libraries are positioned even more on private property nearby and are still deemed acceptable?

There are many LFL incorrectly accepted. If these wayspot located in SFPRP, it can also be reported for removal

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**Author:** ![pokemaster4u2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@pokemaster4u2](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/pokemaster4u2)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/11 "2026-11-07T07:50:12Z")

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I don’t agree with unsafe access, or private property.

https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1794037759484!6m8!1m7!1sXlL4kJeqOaVWFXOY-qjsJg!2m2!1d37.26859041568181!2d-121.9615525421046!3f308.8625656196285!4f-18.335596480240156!5f0.4000000000000002

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**Author:** ![salixsorbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@salixsorbus](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/salixsorbus)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/12 "2026-11-07T08:09:43Z")

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I always include the coordinates in my removal reports to help with this problem.

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**Author:** ![00witsd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/2acd7d/32.png) [@00witsd](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/00witsd)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/13 "2026-11-07T08:59:06Z")

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This looks fine to me. Most likely outside a property boundary and clearly on a walking path.

I don’t think I would have thought twice about this one if I had met it in-game.

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**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:** [November 7, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/14 "2026-11-07T09:49:36Z")

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Hello,  
First this topic / thread that you have created is the correct way to appeal 😎

The focus of this topic needs to remain on this wayspot. And if it is a valid wayspot.  
The situation of other wayspots is not important. Nor is it’s in game use with routes etc.  
it is a little free library so as an object this is fine.  
The key points to address then are about its location as to whether this is on single family private residential property and since it has been raised safety.

I am looking at this through the eyes of someone in the UK.  
I don’t think there is any issue over safety there is a clear pavement walkway along this road. It is next to a pedestrian entrance to the home and a solid pavement next to it. In my view I have no safety concerns.  
Looking back through streetview this odd bit of land you would expect to be paved hasn’t been. There was a chain fence which was directly replaced with current white fence in 2014/5. Keeping this outside that line. It was pretty much untended until the library appears in 2020.  
To my UK eyes this is outside the PRP. It looks like the area is where people have access to.  
However experience on this forum is that this may not be the case in the USA.  
To strengthen your case it would be helpful if you can provide a link to property boundary lines.  
Apart from that you simply have to wait for the wayfarer team to review and post their decision.

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**Author:** ![nexushoratio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nexushoratio](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/nexushoratio)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/15 "2026-11-07T15:42:10Z")

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> [@salixsorbus](#):
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> I always include the coordinates in my removal reports to help with this problem.

But that information does not come back in the emails. Or am I missing something?

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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 7, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/16 "2026-11-07T15:48:06Z")

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I think he means to include the title and coordinates in the text box when you make the report.

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**Author:** ![nexushoratio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nexushoratio](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/nexushoratio)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/17 "2026-11-07T18:11:52Z")

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That’s what I thought. And I nearly always do.

But that information is not in the _decided_ emails. And I don’t know of a way to tie those back to the original report when they have generic titles like “Little Free Library”.

I’d be happy to find out I’ve been wrong all these years!

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Typically I try to only send in one report per day for generic “Little Free Library” titled spots. But sometimes I mess up. And the _decided_ emails use a different timezone, so the “on MON DAY, YEAR” could be off by a day compared to my personal notes and email time stamps.

For example, one report I recently made has an email timestamp of “Nov 3, 2026, 6:48 PM”. But the _decided_ email says “on Nov 4, 2026.”

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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 7, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/18 "2026-11-07T18:17:25Z")

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> [@nexushoratio](#):
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> But that information is not in the _decided_ emails. And I don’t know of a way to tie those back to the original report when they have generic titles like “Little Free Library”.

Oh! I misunderstood the original issue. Would be nice if every email came with a ticket number for matching them up. When I get a report back, I search my inbox for the title, pair up the two, then delete both. Usually works.

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**Author:** ![nexushoratio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nexushoratio](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/u/nexushoratio)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/19 "2026-11-07T18:18:59Z")

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> [@cyndiepooh](#):
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> then delete both

_GASP_

Delete email?!?!?!

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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 7, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/wayspot-removed-from-game/118238/20 "2026-11-07T18:21:09Z")

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google is wanting to charge me for increased storage 🤷‍♀️
