Delay in reviewing submitted portal photos
Just received recent emails stating that portals photos that I submitted four months ago were accepted. The turnaround used to be around 24-48 hours. I do not know why it now takes months for portal photos to be accepted. I used to be enthusiastic about taking portal photos, but with the delay in the reviewing process and lack of incentive for the said task; I decided to quit doing it.
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During the 24-48 hour turnover, Niantic personally reviewed the photos (with my record literally being 2 minutes until acceptance 🙈). This reviewing was shifted to Wayfarer, so now players are reviewing photos, which, as everything regarding Wayfarer, takes ages to go through.
If I went through my old emails, I’ve got a Photo Review that was accepted one minute after submission. 😆
But also, many people have slowed down reviewing. I have stopped reviewing until there is an answer regarding ingress nominations never making into Ingress itself. I know others have slowed down reviewing due to the big change in wayfarer rendering wayfarer+ useless, among other things. Just another instance where Niantic could have easily worked with the community instead of just assuming what would work for them. They forget that without us, they are nothing.
Mostly just trying to say if there is no incentive to review, then reviews will continue to slow down.
Yes, without any incentive given to agents who take portal photos and people who review those photos; it will lead to the decay of the game itself. It's just a shame that the above tasks are taken for granted by Niantic. I tried to encourage another agent to take some photos and do some portal scans, but that agent easily lost interest and said there is no motivation to do it due to lack of incentives. I totally understand why that agent and others feel that way.
There also seems to be a problem as to when new photos appear in the different games.
So although it might be a much better photo that is added it might not be there as a choice across the games.
Another wayfarer who has not reviewed for about 6 weeks now.
Now that you mentioned this information, some of the photos I submitted almost a year ago were reviewed in the same manner. Sadly, it is different now because the reviewing process was handed to the Wayfarer. It was nice submitting portal photos during that time especially when I was completing mission banners because it makes the whole experience of discovery and exploration more enjoyable.
I started reading this thinking you were bragging about getting a photo approved in a mere 4 months. Photo approval emails remind me of trips or outings I took 1-3 years ago!
Located it now.
They are for the same location I’ve just blocked it out. Submitted at 10:13am, approved at 10:14am.
Not really bragging or anything. Just illustrating one reason why there is a lot of churn in this game.