Are Community Pools portal worthy?

ReighElmosReighElmos ✭✭✭
edited June 2019 in Wayfarer (Archive)

Locally, it seems community pools do no get approved. Personally I haven't tried to submit them. Water Slides, Pool/Water Play equipment yes. But pools themselves don't go seem through. Personally I can see it both ways, particularly when you consider the safety aspect of have a body of water being the submittion and potentially having an unawares child falling in while trying to raid for a MewTwo. That said while reviewing portals much more north in my home state I see plenty of community pools all over. (Which strikes me as weird because they are all only open seasonally up there vs down here in Florida.)

Either way, at this point I am not sure how a community pool should be rated. I am curious on your opinions and why.

Also I haven't checked the OPR suggested guidelines in the last couple months but, I have never seen an official position on them.

Comments

  • Local pool are generally accepted where we are as a majority of the portals are located at the entrance/sign. However a few places have worthy portals accepted inside the gated areas... such as swimming clubs or play equipment.

    I usually rate them at 4*s and yet to see one denied.

  • I submitted one previously with a photo of the community pool rules and gates with a bit of the parking lot. It was accepted since the pool does promote physical activity.

  • Community pools are both a local gathering place and promote physical activity. I give them 5 stars. Would say the marker should go at the main entrance for accessibility.

  • TheFarixTheFarix ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pools are to be accepted unless they are on private residential property or at a school. However, if the marker is in the middle of the pool and not on the pool house or along the sides, you may want to give it a lower rating on the "safely accessible" question.

  • Losifer026Losifer026 ✭✭✭

    5 stars. Gathering place. Exercise. As far as safety concerns go the rules of these pools are posted and if you bring small children you should be keeping an eye on them at all times. From the time they can crawl until they’re I dunno, 8 or 9 it’s like they’re on a constant search for ****; so you have to pay attention to them. That’s basically why parents go a bit crazy and age.

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