Hey folks,

As you well know, there’s no typical Wayfarer nomination. That being said, there has been a lot of confusion and misinformation going around about timing and queuing and voting, so I met with the Wayfarer team to clear up some of these misconceptions.

Myth: There exists a queue of nominations.

Fact: While we do deliver nominations to you for review one at a time, there’s not necessarily a queue-based system. Rather, there’s a number of factors that go into how nominations are distributed to reviewers. It’s definitely not as simple as first in/first out.

Myth: Nominations outside of my local area are available at the same pace as local nominations.

Fact: In order to prioritize reviews of areas in which you have more in-depth knowledge, reviews that are within a certain range of where you normally play are prioritized in being shown to you for review. Additionally, a rate limit is applied to reviews that are outside of this range. The priority is to make it through nominations that are close to you and that you are more knowledgeable about.

Myth: Every nomination accepted into voting will be distributed to reviewers.

Fact: Behind the scenes, there are a number of additional considerations that are undertaken to prevent abuse and/or duplicates. A nomination that is currently in voting may impact when nominations that are in a similar location are reviewed or trigger additional review.

Myth: Nominations are available for voting immediately after being submitted.

Fact: There’s intentionally a short delay between submitting a nomination and it appearing in front of Wayfarers to review, which could take anywhere up to a week, depending on the location. This delay intends to prevent abuse, allow time to edit, among other things.