This. How to become a pokestop.   There is also an article about how to
remove Pokemon go from your site.

http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/14/12188690/pokemon-go-pokestop-gym-request-form

Randy S. Little
http://www.rslittle.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325729/



On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Perian Sully <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Another option is to have a member of your staff play and then pay to get
> credits to buy time to set up a lure. This will call pokemon to your site
> (and, presumably, the traffic with it).
>
> Per the suggestions here:
> http://www.inc.com/walter-chen/pok-mon-go-is-driving-insane-amounts-of-sales-at-small-local-businesses-here-s-h.html
>
>
> The Asian Art Museum is a gym, which means we do have lots of people
> hanging about our building, but some have also paid to come in and chase
> virtual monsters. Hopefully some of the content has rubbed off in the
> process... ? In the meantime, our programming staff is looking at ways of
> involving ourselves more directly, instead of as a purely accidental result
> of Niantic fortune.
>
> ~Perian
>
> (apologies if this is a double post. I missed the confirmation message to
> approve my post)
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:55 PM, Leah Daniel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Pokemon Go is now accepting revisions (including additions!) to its
>> Pokestops.
>>
>>
>> http://kotaku.com/you-can-now-request-new-pokestops-and-gyms-in-pokemon-g-1783669406
>>
>> Leah Daniel
>> Nasukarasuyama, Japan
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2016, at 05:47, Carolyn Trimble <[log in to unmask]
>> <[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>> A museum here in Memphis (not mine) has been dropping lures around their
>> museum to take advantage of the phenomenon. I haven't played the game, but
>> I have a number of adult friends who are and love it.
>>
>> I'm also hearing that the app's servers are crashing fairly often.
>> Hopefully the server issues and kinks in locations (and whether or not
>> institutions want to participate) will be worked out soon.
>>
>> Apparently, the White House has been a hotly contested gym site.
>>
>> I have still yet to find out if my museum is a location!
>>
>>
>> Carolyn Trimble
>>
>> Instructor
>> Pink Palace Family of Museums
>> Memphis, TN
>>
>> <http://www.youravon.com/ctrimble>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:32:38 +0000
>> From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Pokémon Go site
>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Actually, there is. Depending on the location of your site, Ingress
>> itself holds rather huge “Mission Days” where several hundred people tend
>> to show up to run missions and try to collect specific artifacts that will
>> only drop on that specific day and that locale. I would be willing to wager
>> a rather large amount of money that it’s only a matter of time before this
>> rolls over into Go! as well. We were in discussions with Niantic this past
>> year to join up with one of these days as part of our Mayfair program –
>> we’re located in a historic downtown area and are completely lit up with
>> portals (and Pokemon!)
>>
>>
>>
>> (And yes, I play both Ingress and Pokemon Go!)
>>
>>
>>
>> *Regan Brooks*
>>
>> Museum Marketing & Public Programs
>>
>> *Gaston County Museum of Art & History*
>>
>> 131 West Main Street
>>
>> P.O. Box 429
>>
>> Dallas, NC 28034
>>
>> 704.922.7681 ext. 110
>>
>>
>>
>> www.gastoncountymuseum.org
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/GastonCountyMuseum/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *"If you think museums are boring, buddy, you've been doing it wrong!"  -
>> Anonymous*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]
>> <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *David Lewis
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2016 3:53 PM
>> *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] Pokémon Go site
>>
>>
>>
>> So I'm not a gamer -- but "I know a guy.... " to coin a phrase from the
>> movies.
>>
>> He is a gamer, and also a software developer working on things on the
>> level of Ingress or Pokemon.   As others have said the new Pokemon game
>> primarily used "portals" created by local gamers a few years ago for use in
>> the game Ingress.
>>
>> We had an Ingress "portal" in/near our museum, (a public statue located
>> on a prominent corner outside our building).   When the game first came out
>> I approached my friend about how/what the museum could do to best take
>> advantage of this craze.  Alas, we couldn't come up with a lot of good
>> answers.  These games are really sorta hit-n-run type activities.
>> Visitors come - collect what loot the can (in this case pokemons) - and
>> then run off to find the next group.  Unless someone knows differently,
>> there isn't whole lot of opportunity for other community organizations to
>> glam on to the craze and encourage visitors to stop, look, and linger.   .
>> . . Kinda unfortunate, but such is the nature of the game.
>>
>>
>>
>> - David -
>> David Lewis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jordan Cao <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Mon, Jul 11, 2016 2:40 pm
>> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Pokémon Go site
>>
>> Becca (and others with this problem),
>>
>>
>>
>> There is a function within the app to report problems like this.
>> Unfortunately, you need to have the app downloaded to access the report
>> function. In the settings menu, select "Report High-Priority Issue." This
>> takes you to an external reporting center for game issues. Under "Gameplay
>> Questions," select "Report an issue with a Gym or Pokestop." From what I
>> understand, they've been responsive about removing Gyms and Pokestops that
>> are causing problems like yours. Hopefully you can have this problem
>> remedied sooner rather than later.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Jordan Cao
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Becca Hiller <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Robin,
>>
>> We are trying to have the location at our museum changed. The game makers
>> chose a part of our grounds that are part of our admission fee and can only
>> be accessed by foot. In the last week, we have had people angry AT US
>> because of the admission cost, driving their cars on our grounds, and
>> trying to sneak in during closed hours....all so they can get a Pokemon
>> gym. Very frustrating.
>>
>> We didn't ask to be part of it. In fact, we didn't know our museum had a
>> location until people started showing up.
>>
>> I have spent hours scouring the internet looking for a phone number or
>> email address to contact the company and ask them to move the location to
>> our parking lot or remove us completely. So far, no luck! For us, it has
>> not been a good experience so far.
>>
>> Becca Hiller
>> Museum Director
>> Santa Fe Trail Center Museum
>>
>> On Jul 11, 2016 2:16 PM, "Robin" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know how we can get our museum to be a site for Pokémon Go?
>> For those of you who are part of the game, how has it impacted your site?
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------
>>
>> Robin H. Gabriel
>>
>> Executive Director
>>
>> Kaminski House Museum
>>
>> Georgetown, SC 29440
>>
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