Temporarily Disabling Location Edits
NianticCasey
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Hi folks,
We’ll be temporarily disabling the ability to suggest edits to Portals via Ingress.
We’ll be using this downtime to implement features that will address an issue that allows for Wayspots to be clustered and overloaded in a single area.
If you’re aware of locations that have been affected, you can report them to us directly through this form.
I’ll be posting updates on this discussion thread as they’re available. Thanks for your patience!
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Thanks so much for your patience. We’re happy to let you know that Wayspot location edits have been re-enabled for Portals via Ingress.
As we mentioned, we leveraged this downtime to implement safeguards against an issue that allows for Wayspots to be overloaded in a single area.
Wayspot edits are now limited to 10m from the accepted location. If a Wayspot needs to be moved beyond this, please report the Wayspot to us directly so that we can evaluate the Wayspot and update it to more accurately reflect the real-world location.
Additionally, as some Wayfinders had abused this to their benefit by moving Wayspots away from their actual location at the detriment of the community at large, these users will be receiving the appropriate punishments within the Wayfarer system.
If you’re aware of locations that have been affected, you can report them to us directly through this form.
Thanks again for your patience and understanding!