False Location Edits
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Category: Location Edit
Title of the Portal: Cecil Bryant Dedication Plaque
Location: https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=29.166489,-82.176075&z=17&pll=29.166489,-82.176075
City: Ocala
Country: United States
I am not actually trying to get this portal edited. There have been several edits on Wayfarer where an agent making false edits and using the description to convey their desire. There is no way for us to report abuse of the system in this way. Please advise on the best way to handle this. I am including a screenshot below of just the most recent of these invalid location (and description) edits.
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This is another false location edit in the same area. Portal link : https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=29.165722,-82.173625&z=17&pll=29.165722,-82.173625
That was answered in the November AMA:
Q: Senmana - When submitting a location edit, many agents are also submitting a description edit at the same time, telling reviewers which location they would like them to choose. Is this something Niantic approve of? And if not, are there plans to show location/description edits in seperate reviews, so reviewers can choose the best location based on maps and satellite rather than the instructions of the submitter?
A: I have been informed that, at this time, there are no plans to separate the edits by type. In general, choose the best option (location/title/description) for the candidate. If you come across an inappropriate description (either offensive, or one that tries to influence the reviewers), you can report these via the help center for now.
Report these on the support site under the following category:
@Azhreia I can't see the button/selection on support.ingress.com. Am I looking in the right place?
Bottom right is the chatbot conversation icon. Click that, then type 'skip', enter your email and you should have that option coming up then.
It doesn't appear for me on the chrome app on my phone.
I have been using the help functionality within settings in prime
In Prime, under Settings, click "Report a problem", then click the conversation icon top right of the screen. That should take you to the right place. If you're reporting abusive or incorrect edits, have the portal link handy as well as that will be needed.
There should be a quick button to report a false edits within the review page of it.
Considering that all edits for a particular portal are served up on Wayfarer, it's going to be difficult to have just one button to report abuse. Which specific edit would that refer to?
You're right! It's easier to do nothing and find excuses.
Sigh, just saying that the way edits are currently being presented would make it difficult to flag any particular one for abuse.
If there is only two and with "dear reviewers, please x option for better s17 usage", would be pretty easy.
It just need a textbox for "I'd like to report a problem with this". You vote for the best option and add this commentary. Niantic just need to care about it and their Dev team will came up.
Or another easier solution it's just stop showing title and description edits together with location. Reviewers would be influenced and choose only based the location available.