Wayspotters Podcast

🎙️Wayspotters Podcast🎙️ Episode 234. Misplaced and Misunderstood ✅Big News! ✅Location, Location, Location ✅Abuse or Misunderstanding? ✅Tales from Idaho? ✅Waysots/Coal of the Week megaphone.link/NSR9490838356 #Wayspotters #scopleyexplore #PokemonGO #ingress

Scopely Explore is here! We discuss the rebrand, what it means for Wayfarer, and why we updated Wayspotters to "A Scopely Explore Podcast." Plus, Kate lands an early approval, and we share why more quality Wayspots make every game better. #Wayfarer #ScopelyExplore

Jamal’s drowning in Alaska photos and Agent X is coming off a wild 4th of July week working for Keurig Dr Pepper Just a little life update before we get into the rest of the episode. #Wayspotters #WayspottersWednesday #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress #NianticWayfarer

Jamal’s movie theater snack take: candy’s gotta go Popcorn and nachos are safe… but sweet + salty at the same time? Absolutely not. What’s your pick at the movies: popcorn, nachos, pretzel, or candy? #Wayspotters #WayspottersWednesday #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress #NianticWayfarer

Niantic Games is now Scopely Explore! What does the rebrand mean for Wayfarer, Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, MHN and the future of exploration? @Unsusp3cting breaks its down. #Wayspotters @ScopelyExplore #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress #Wayfarer

Movie theater snack debate: popcorn is the classic, pretzels are elite… but nachos might be too messy for the actual movie experience Are you Team Popcorn, Team Pretzel, or Team Nachos? #Wayspotters #WayspottersWednesday #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress #NianticWayfarer

Not every bad Wayspot photo is blurry sometimes it’s what’s in the photo In Episode 233, we talk about what not to include in Wayspot photos: 🚫 identifiable people 🚫 pets/animals 🚫 license plates 🚫 watermarks 🚫 “don’t be a creep” playground photo strategy 😅 #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Niantic #Wayspotters #Ingress #PikminBloom

@j0beats @NianticWayfarer @PokemonGoApp @PokemonGOAppJP @pokemongoappuk Thank you @j0beats for beating the drum for Wayfarer! We gotta stick together! #NianticWayfarer

Pokémon GO has turned 10 years old and I’d like to take a moment to celebrate the Wayfarers of the community. Without those dedicated to creating Pokéstops, the game wouldn’t be what it is today. @NianticWayfarer @PokemonGoApp #pokemongo #pokemongo10

Niantic gave us photo voting… but never really answered the biggest question: What are we actually voting on? Best composition? Best gameplay photo? Most accurate real-world representation? Jamal, Agent X, and ElfFromSpace dig into the gray area in Wayspotters Episode 233. #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Niantic #Wayspotters #Ingress #PikminBloom

@j0beats @DucktiAdams @NianticWayfarer @PokemonGoApp @PokemonGOAppJP @pokemongoappuk

@DucktiAdams @NianticWayfarer @PokemonGoApp @wayspotters @PokemonGOAppJP @pokemongoappuk Imagine waking up to 100 new Pokéstops

Jamal’s tinfoil hat theory Did Niantic add photo voting to the Wayfarer map just to improve cover photos… or is this really a way to drive more people onto the website and keep them there? We talk photo thumb wars, player engagement, and what this update might really be about in Wayspotters Episode 233. #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Niantic #Wayspotters #Ingress #PikminBloom

🎙️Wayspotters Podcast🎙️ Episode 233. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Votes ✅News! ✅Ambos @ElfFromSpaceJ and @Unsusp3cting ✅Photo/Image Voting Update ✅Wayspot Photos ✅One's Gotta Go #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #ingress megaphone.link/NSR8362466646

Ever notice how one great nomination turns into 100 copies? One person nominates a footbridge... then suddenly everyone's finding footbridges. Before long, people are calling two planks over a puddle a "bridge." Don't let a good trend become an excuse to lower the bar. #WayspottersThursday #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress #NianticSpatial

Ever notice how one great nomination turns into 100 copies? One person nominates a footbridge... then suddenly everyone's finding footbridges. Before long, people are calling two planks over a puddle a "bridge." Don't let a good trend become an excuse to lower the bar. #WayspottersThursday #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress

Does a Wayspot need great reviews to deserve being on the map? This week's discussion started with a hot take: if a business has less than 4 stars, should it even be a Wayspot? Our answer? That's not how Wayfarer works. A Wayspot's value comes from whether it encourages exploration, exercise, or social connection not its online rating. #WayspottersWednesday #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress

The game wants us to flex... but should we? This week, we talk about the new contributor recognition feature and whether showing off your accepted Wayspots is something to celebrate—or something you'd rather keep private. If the game insists on letting us flex... maybe we'll just lean into it. #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress

@Losifer026 Yes, but it's on the submitter to make sure they tell the reviewer about it.

@wayspotters I’ve had pretty good luck with memorial benches. If the person being memorialized has done things for the community then it should work. If you google the person you can usually find a bunch of good things.

Memorial benches are one of Wayfarer's most debated nominations. Niantic says the person being honored should be notable to the community. The question is: Who decides what's notable? And is it the submitter's job to prove it? #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress

How is the year already half over?! This time last year we were talking about the Scopely acquisition. Now Chris is already through probation at his new job, summer schedules are filling up, and somehow time keeps moving faster than our upgrade queue. Where has 2026 gone? #Wayspotters #Wayfarer #PokemonGO #Ingress

@LuisTapia Your question is going to be Topic #1 this week coming. Thanks for the idea. -Jamal

@wayspotters questions I would love to hear discussed on the pod: 1) What are the biggest mistakes people make when writing appeal statements? 2) What supporting evidence do you wish more nominators included?