Niantic is taking submissions for new Pokestops and gyms! Rural players, here's your chance to get a ton of pokestops: http://m.ign.com/articles/2016/07/15/niantic-taking-requests-for-new-gyms-and-pokestop-for-pokemon-go

Players can also report dangerous or inappropriate pokestops.

Dang it, I should have bought some before the release. I've been thinking about rejiggering my retirement accounts and this totally slipped my mind. Dang it.

Excellent i can think of some good pokestops in my area to recommend, plus their close too :D

Tops in the list are police offices and graveyards, lol! :D

I submitted the pub across the street from me........ I will just spin that landmark every 5 mins and never have to pay for stuff.

Hmm, with recent developments in the picture, i really wonder, just WHAT kinds of pokemon would appear in a BATTLEFIELD, eh? (probably a raichu, like the one Lt. Surge found during the war?)

Probably the same as anywhere else. What recent developments?
That's what Google Translate is for.

Regarding technology becoming dangerous... yeah, I'm not buying it. The whole Pokemon Go/AR freakout is indistinguishable from every other time people start wringing their hands over some development in technology or culture in general. With tech, it's usually some variant on "this is unnatural"; never mind that technology is unnatural by its very nature, yet I don't think anyone is going to make the argument that we should have never used tools as a species. The bit about new technology being dangerous is not necessarily invalid; technical developments such as the atomic bomb, the white phosphorous incendiary shell, and the NSA's Skynet program are nothing short of nightmare fuel. Pokemon Go is neither of those things. It's a smartphone app that doesn't get people hurt in ways different than they already do for similar reasons. Kids are dumbasses with impaired senses of self preservation who require parental supervision to make sure they don't drink bleach or some shit; if a kid gets hurt while playing outside, the real concern is where the fuck was their guardian, as it has always been before Pokemon Go was a thing. Same for people dicking around on their phones while driving; the problem isn't that they were dicking around with a particular app, the problem is that some idiot thought that looking at their tiny handheld computer was more important than focusing on the road.

They need to call it Pokemon STOP!

*rimshot*

Saw the thread on Reddit, but can't find it again.

There were comments about how this creature is known for collecting shiny things haha

There was a a massive rush of people to New York’s Central Park as someone cited a Vaporeon and posted it to social media lol.

https://vimeo.com/174821377

One guy in the video left his car running at the lights to run off and catch the pokemon :P

That video is hilarious! XD All of these people with their phones up and running. lmao That made my day, thank you.

I saw one of those on the tracking screen once; unfortunately, this was during the first week of the app's launch, so the servers were shitting a hole straight through the bed (more than usual, I mean), and it was gone by the time I could log back in. Lost a perfectly good starting incense in the bargain -_-

This looks more tempting ;)

Anyhoe, I stuck the game on phone, it finally worked & there were three critter-things surrounding where I was.
One out back, didn't even have to go outside, just pointed camera in that direction, clicked ball. Caught wtf it was.

Is that it!? o0

This made me giggle.

The three critter-things surrounding you were Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle. They are what are known as "Starter Pokémon", a Pokémon given to you for free at the beginning of the game to get you started on your adventure. Everyone who starts a new game of Pokémon Go will get the same three critter-things, but you only get to choose one. Of course, through playing the game, you can eventually catch the other two.

At this point, your task is to travel around, visit PokéStops (shows as blue circles on your map) and Pokémon Gyms (shown as red, blue, yellow or grey square-shaped buildings), and catch the various Pokémon that you come across along the way. For every Stop you visit and every critter you catch, you will gain experience points and level up, allowing you to catch new and stronger Pokémon. Additionally, once you reach level 5, you can start battling the Pokémon you have caught at Gyms. You will be required to choose one of three teams; Team Mystic (blue/water), Team Valor (red/fire) or Team Impulse (yellow/electricity). When visiting gyms defended by your team, you can train your Pokémon there and get used to how battles work. When visiting an opposing teams gym, you can attempt to defeat the defending Pokémon and take over control of the gym for your team. As of this moment, this is about the extent of what the game has to offer.

Eventually, through future updates, additional features will be added. Trading Pokémon with friends and passers-by, battling Pokémon outside of gyms with friends and passers-by, and limited-time events to catch rare or legendary Pokémon are just some of the features that the developers have already revealed to be on the horizon.

Ugh. This shit needs to die already.