When submitting a Wayspot Appeal, make sure to include as much of the following information as possible: Wayspot Title: Cochenour Memorial Stone & Plaque Location (lat/lon): 40.494405985696254, -79.86818756965909 City: Pittsburgh Country: United States of America Screenshot of the Rej…

Memorials need to be for a significant figure in order to be eligible. A quick Google search for this person doesn’t bring up any results that seemingly match this memorial, and therefore no information about how they are a significant figure. That may be why it was removed.

I could readily understand this as a rejection reason, but I thought the removal required a much higher bar (i.e.: false location/fake object, hazardous, SFPRP, K-12 school). If failing to adequately meet the acceptance requirements is sufficient for removal, we are going to have to brace for an on…

With it being a recent acceptance, maybe it was audited after it got accepted?

To add a bit of context as to who Steven H. Cochenaur is, he used to be an Organics Manager who did a lot of environmental work concerning preservation. In terms of environmental studies, he has done a lot. But as for the site - it is a memorial stone and sign. And I can confirm that it is not in a …

Niantic has recently implemented a Machine Learning (ML) tool to review nominations in addition to player reviews. I suspect that Niantic may be reviewing judgements made by ML - auditing its work. If the find one that it got ‘wrong’ they overturn the decision.

It could also be that the property owner/management asked for it to be removed.

With all due respect, I’m still a bit confused as to why it got removed since I got permission to add it to the game from the landowners, and the location the memorial site is on is not a cemetery (the memorial is not considered a gravestone).

Landowners cannot grant permission that bypass rules and policies.

This Wayspot was removed because there is another Wayspot connected to the same object.

It isn’t a grave at all. Which rule/policy says a memorial stone and sign are disallowed?

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