>>56311556Pretty much what this guy said
>>56311594>Get to know your local cell structure>Get to know what makes good POIs and things that look like good POIs, even if they don’t seem to be>Get to know what the best language is when writing titles and descriptions for stops, the reason why the stops should become stops, and why the stop should be appealed if it was rejected>Many things can become stops, such as parks, pavillions, athletic courts, community pools, neighborhood signs, art murals, fountains, playgrounds, sculptures, mile markers, very local stores, etc.>Make 2 stops in an empty area for 1 gym, 4 more for another gym, 14 more for a 3rd one>Upvote or add a photo to what you want to become a gym and wait a couple days first >Look around for POIs on your daily routine and adjacent>Use google maps sattelite and street view to scout out POIs remotely so you know exactly where to go>Have a good primary photo for the stop that is centered well that will look good on the photo disc (vertical)>Have a good secondary supporting photo that helps the voter understand more about the surrounding area (horizontal, zoomed out)>Make sure to save submission pictures in case the submission gets rejected so you don’t have to wait a month for an appeal or have to go all the way back physically to submit the stop again (you can remotely submit things for up to 4-5 miles iirc)>Do a bit of grinding on wayfarer to understand what voters see when they have to approve stops, title and description edits, and location edits so you’ll have a better idea of how to sell stops to voters>If helping out other people getting their stops approved appeals to you, you can keep voting to earn upgrades, which will make your stops take less time before they get an successful nomination or a rejection>Typically if you vote too fast you will get penalized and be unable to vote for a few hours. To avoid this wait 30-60 seconds before submitting a vote for a stop 