Friday, November 24, 2017

Umm. How bout no?


Umm. How bout no?

10 comments:

  1. This one is not visually interesting nor is it informative, but path markers are often accepted and are certainly within the "go outside and do stuff" spirit of Ingress​.

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  2. From https://opr.ingress.com/guide

    "Candidate: Trail Marker
    Policy: Accept
    Suggested Vote: ++++
    ACCEPT. Falls under the criteria of adventurous tourist attractions and encourages walk and exercise."

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  3. Roses Kingston , based on the example in the OPR guide, I would give it 4-stars. If it's within a dozen meters of another nearly identical marker that's a portal, I guess rejecting it would be a balanced approach. But to me, the guide says it is portalworthy.

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  4. Path markers In General should get good ratings, but they have to be there for a reason. Ie. Mark a trail,intersection, or trail head. This one does neither. It looks like a gas main emergency vent, that’s been co opted into marking a trail. More like a don’t trip on me sign.

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  5. For the UK this should fall under the OPR category for "street sign"
    Candidate: City/Street Sign
    Policy: Reject
    Suggested Vote:*
    REJECT regular street signs/city signs that have no historical significance

    The symbol used is designates a mixed pedestrian and cycle route (note that this is required as it is not generally permitted to cycle on a pedestrian pavement in the UK). This has no more value as a portal than a Yield sign. For reference UK traffic signs can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/traffic-signs

    For it to be classified as a trail marker there must first be a designated tail, no trail information has been given.

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  6. I'm overruled by people with better local knowledge... as it should be. :-)

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  7. LES Dotdot​ spot on; next thing you know, every directional roadsign would get added as a "trail marker" 😕

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  8. Sure I saw this one too...came to the same conclusion as Les and OP - street sign.

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