Toronto wants Pokemon Go sites moved from ferry area
http://www.960theref.com/news/ap/top-news/toronto-officials-want-pokemon-go-sites-moved/nr9Hb/
A city spokesman said Wednesday nearly a dozen of the game's
digital beacons -- called Pokestops and Pokegyms -- are
located at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and have overrun the
area. Matthew Cutler of the parks department said the huge
number of players has created "significant challenges" for
ferry operations and they've asked game developer, Niantic
Labs, to "remove or relocate" the stops and gyms near the
terminal to "more suitable parks." Cutler wrote said that
Pokemon Go players have made it "increasingly difficult" for
passengers to exit the terminal, and added to the "existing
confusion" in the arrivals area. "There have also been
incidences of players charging our gates and running through
the crowds, presumably in search of something in the game," he
said. He said the facility was designed to manage traffic for
the ferry and not hundreds of additional users as well.
Hundreds of players camp out by the ferry terminal nightly and
many go sprinting at a moment's notice when word gets out that
a certain rare digital monster is at another Pokemon stop
nearby. Niantic offers an online form to request exclusions,
but changes to the game are not automatic. "We've been
overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response from the Pokemon GO
community. That enthusiasm has led players to visit many real
world locations and we have received requests to remove some
locations. We are moving quickly to review all such requests,"
a spokesman for the company said in an email.
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Niantic could have figured out stuff like this in advance. They just
didn't bother. They didn't really care what problems they caused.
Also please see: "The Sensible Safeguards Needed Now for Pokemon GO":
https://lauren.vortex.com/2016/07/the-sensible-safeguards-needed-now-for-pokemon-go
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