A "big deal" has been going on in Pokémon Go at the start of this month (and season) that also led to some changes to its overworld, as I've detailed recently. Nevertheless, for some people (myself included), filling that overworld with more Waypoints through nominations remains a big deal. And as I am wont to do here, I'm updating the progress on that every couple of months presently - and now is the time, appropriately being presented with the circumstance as the happenings above unfold.
That said, it would be appropriate to just focus on the big numbers this time. Of the Accepted nominations, they've increased by 5 to 140 - not a major increase, but still better than nothing. Not Accepted nominations have decreased by 2 to 64, certainly due to Appeals overturning their rejection (of which I currently have none, as they have all been decided quickly - a big point of contention). For undecided nominations, there are 21 of them In Voting and 6 of them In Queue, vaguely indicating that they may be stuck in that state and a major effort may be needed to get them out of that state. Aside from Duplicates (11 as previously), these pretty much constitute the big numbers for the "big picture".
Because of the addition of Power Spots as uses for extraneous Waypoints, this has expanded the nominations that can possibly be made, as they can now stand to be used in Pokémon Go for this purpose. Even if they don't become PokéStops (and eventually Gyms) and with or without careful planning, they can become Power Spots instead and provide possible alternative places for Dynamax raids, not to mention possibly Gigantamax later on. Hence, I now no longer need to hesitate or "research" too deeply in considering the nomination for a Waypoint; if it can stand to be made and meets all criteria, then it probably should be made.
Meanwhile, I'm also considering the Appeal of certain rejected nominations - which has already happened, successfully - to allow them to become possible Waypoints for Power Spots. Further identification of Accepted nominations as the roles that they serve on the overworld and according to my records is also the next step to take, to make things a little easier on myself. The point is that the addition of Power Spots has changed not only the overworld dramatically, but also the ways that nominations are made - and tracked, personally - so more and other big changes are a natural consequence.
Over the course of nominations for PokéStops in Pokémon Go - and now Waypoints in general for it, as well as other Niantic games on the side - the present time has to be a "big deal" because of recent changes all around. Still, there will always be more "big deals" to go around, including for this season, which is only a third of the way through; the nomination process could be able to reduce the severity of those "big deals" while still allowing to see the "big picture of Pokémon dealings in Pokémon Go.
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