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==Manual of style==
==Cẩm nang văn phong==
;[[Wikivoyage:Manual of style|Manual of style]]
;[[Wikivoyage:Cẩm nang văn phong|Cẩm nang văn phong]]
{{Shortcut|[[mos|mos]]</br>[[style|style]]}}
{{Shortcut|[[mos|mos]]</br>[[style|style]]}}
Nutshell: ''Our Manual of style is a collection of rules of thumb and guidelines for giving Wikivoyage articles a consistent look and feel. Most of these rules have exceptions, but to put together a good reference work collaboratively, it's best to follow the rules unless they're quite inappropriate for a particular situation.''
Nutshell: ''Our Manual of style is a collection of rules of thumb and guidelines for giving Wikivoyage articles a consistent look and feel. Most of these rules have exceptions, but to put together a good reference work collaboratively, it's best to follow the rules unless they're quite inappropriate for a particular situation.''
:Note: Structure within an article is described here. Structure of the wiki is described in section [[#Organisation|Organisation]].
:Note: Structure within an article is described here. Structure of the wiki is described in section [[#Organisation|Organisation]].

===Structure of travel guide articles===
;[[Wikivoyage:Article templates|Article templates]]
:Nutshell: ''Travel guides are generally structured using standardized section headings and order, and we have handy substitution templates to help with this.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Article_templates/Sections|Article template sections]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Article templates|Article templates]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Country article template|Country article template]], [[Wikivoyage:quick country article template|quick country article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Region article template|Region article template]], [[Wikivoyage:Quick region article template|quick region article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Small city article template|Small city article template]], [[Wikivoyage:quick small city article template|quick small city article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Big city article template|Big city article template]], [[Wikivoyage:quick big city article template|quick big city article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Huge city article template|Huge city article template]], [[Wikivoyage:Quick huge city article template|quick huge city article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:District article template|District article template]], [[Wikivoyage:quick district article template|quick district article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Park template|Park template]], [[Wikivoyage:quick park template|quick park template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Itinerary article template|Itinerary article template]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Phrasebook template|Phrasebook template]], [[Wikivoyage:quick phrasebook template|quick phrasebook template]]
:*[[Template:DiveRegion|Dive region template]], [[Template:Divesite|Divesite template]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Avoid long lists|Avoid long lists]]
{{Shortcut|[[7+2|7+2]]}}
:Nutshell: ''Long lists and large groups of items can be difficult to grasp. If there are more than 9 items to group, consider subdividing into groups of 7±2 items.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Geographical hierarchy|Geographical hierarchy]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Accommodation listings|Accommodation listings]] - for Sleep
:*[[Wikivoyage:Activity listings|Activity listings]] - for Do
:*[[Wikivoyage:Attraction listings|Attraction listings]] - for See
:*[[Wikivoyage:Bar listings|Bar listings]] - for Drink
:*[[Wikivoyage:Restaurant listings|Restaurant listings]] - for Eat
:*[[Wikivoyage:Shopping listings|Shopping listings]] - for Buy

;[[Wikivoyage:Climate|Climate]] ([[User:Shaund/Sandbox Policies##Presenting_climate_information|draft policy]])
:Nutshell: ''Provide basic climate information about the destination. It helps to travel light by bringing only the things one needs, and to travel comfortably by bringing the right things.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Climate Expedition]]
:*[[Template:Climate]]
:*[[Template:Forecast]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Geocoding|Geocoding]]
:Nutshell: ''It's possible to encode information about the latitude and longitude of a destination into the destination guide itself.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Information_boxes|Information boxes]]
:Nutshell: ''An information box tells the reader something interesting about the destination or an attraction that is not included in the listing. They are good for providing supplemental information but should not be overused in an article.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Listings|Listings]]
{{Shortcut|[[listings|listings]]}}
:Nutshell: ''Use standardized templates to provide consistent and complete information for business and attraction listings.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Where you can stick it|Where you can stick it]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Accommodation listings|Accommodation listings]] ([[al|al]])- for Sleep
:*[[Wikivoyage:Activity listings|Activity listings]] - for Do
:*[[Wikivoyage:Attraction listings|Attraction listings]] - for See
:*[[Wikivoyage:Bar listings|Bar listings]] - for Drink
:*[[Wikivoyage:Restaurant listings|Restaurant listings]] - for Eat
:*[[Wikivoyage:Shopping listings|Shopping listings]] - for Buy

;[[Wikivoyage:Maps|Maps]]
:Nutshell: ''A picture may be worth a thousand words, but when a trying to find your way around a new city, it's more like a million. A clear and simple map can save hours or even days of hassle.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Common map symbols|Common map symbols]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:How to draw a map|How to draw a map]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Mapmaking expedition|Mapmaking expedition]]

;[[Wikivoyage:One-liner_listings|One-liner listings]]
{{Shortcut|[[1liner|1liner]]}}
:Nutshell: ''A brief description of a destination that allows the reader to select the travel guide they want to read.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Listings|Listings]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Manual of style#Formatting style|Formatting style]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Article templates|Article templates]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Section headers|Section headers]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Routebox_navigation|Routebox navigation]]
:Nutshell: ''Routeboxes are included in the Go next section and provide a quick way of identifying nearby destinations. Routes should reflect the type(s) of travel commonly used in the local area.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Route icons|Route icons]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:United States route icons|U.S. route icons]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Section headers|Section headers]]
{{Shortcut|[[sh|sh]]}}
:Nutshell: ''Wherever possible, section headers should be identical to the ones in the article templates. The more consistent the sections of articles in Wikivoyage are, the easier it is for readers to find what they're looking for.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Article templates/Sections|Article templates/Sections]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Accommodation listings|Accommodation listings]] ([[al|al]])- for Sleep
:*[[Wikivoyage:Activity listings|Activity listings]] - for Do
:*[[Wikivoyage:Attraction listings|Attraction listings]] - for See
:*[[Wikivoyage:Bar listings|Bar listings]] - for Drink
:*[[Wikivoyage:Restaurant listings|Restaurant listings]] - for Eat
:*[[Wikivoyage:Shopping listings|Shopping listings]] - for Buy

===Writing style===
;[[Wikivoyage:Abbreviations|Abbreviations]]
{{Shortcut|[[abbr|abbr]]}}
:Nutshell: ''Using abbreviations for commonly known terms is encouraged. The abbreviations used should be uniform''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Spelling|Spelling]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Creating emphasis|Creating emphasis]] ([[italics|italics]], [[bold|bold]])
<!--Note: this is a combination of previous bold and italic policies-->
:Nutshell: ''Use boldface to call important topics and use italics for emphasis.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Neutrality_of_medium|Neutrality of medium]]
:Nutshell: ''Wiki travel guide may be printed or read on-screen. Write travel guides so they are equally useful in both formats.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:No_advice_from_Captain_Obvious|No advice from Captain Obvious]]
:Nutshell: ''If something is very obvious or true for nearly all destinations, it does not need to be written.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Use of pronouns|Use of Pronouns]]
{{Shortcut|[[1st|1st]]</br>[[fpp|fpp]]}}
:Note: this is a combination of the existing 1st and 2nd person policies
:Nutshell: ''You can address the reader, but do not refer to yourself in an article.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Words_to_avoid|Words to avoid]]
{{Shortcut|[[wta|wta]]}}
:Nutshell: ''A list of words to avoid when describing a destination and its attractions and businesses.''
:Alt: ''Don't use weasel words, waffle, double-talk or puffery''
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===Language===

;[[Wikivoyage:Foreign_words|Foreign words]]
:Nutshell: ''It's often useful to point out the local-language name for a place or thing in an article. List the foreign-language word in parentheses after the English name.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:Naming conventions]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Romanization]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Spelling]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Romanization|Romanization]]
:Nutshell: ''Non-Latin alphabet names should be written in the latin alphabet for English to assist readers in pronounciation.''
:Alt: ''Romanization is the process of mapping a script into the Latin alphabet used for English. As a rule of thumb, romanization should allow the casual reader to guess at the pronunciation, and the expert to pronounce it right.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Spelling|Spelling]]
:Nutshell: ''Destination guides should be written in the local variant of English.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Project:List of common misspellings|List of common misspellings]]
:*[[Project:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]]
:*[[Project:Foreign words|Foreign words]]
:*[[Project:Romanization|Romanization]]
:*[[Project:Abbreviations|Abbreviations]]

;[[Wikivoyage:Trademarks|Trademarks]]
:Nutshell: ''It is OK to refer to trademarks, but trademark symbols should not be used.''
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===Numbers and dates===
;[[Wikivoyage:Currency|Currency]]
:Nutshell: ''The cost of an item should be listed in the local currency unless the local convention is to list the price in a foreign currency. Prices should be listed with the currency symbol or abbreviation that travellers will encounter.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Measurements|Measurements]]
:Nutshell: ''Metric or imperial units of measurement should be displayed depending on the predominant local usage. It is good practice to provide both metric and imperial conversions (local units first with conversion in parentheses).''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Phone numbers|Phone numbers]]
:Nutshell: ''Format phone numbers as they would be dialled internationally but in a way that separates the country code, area code, and part that can be dialled locally.''
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;[[Wikivoyage:Time and date formats|Time and date formats]]
{{Shortcut|[[tdf|tdf]]}}
:Nutshell: ''Times should be displayed in the local timezone using the 12 or 24 hour format, whichever is the predominant local usage. Days of the week should be abbreviated to the minimum number of letters. Dates should use the format dd mmm yyyy.''
:Related pages:
:*[[Wikivoyage:When to use dates|When to use dates]]
:*[[Wikivoyage:Abbreviations|Abbreviations]]


==Legal information==
==Legal information==

Phiên bản lúc 17:16, ngày 17 tháng 4 năm 2013

Đây là trang hướng dẫn ngắn gọn về các chính sách và chỉ dẫn của Wikivoyage tiếng Việt. Do cộng đồng còn nhỏ nên chính sách ở đây được dịch từ phiên bản tiếng Anh, nếu bạn thấy điểm nào chưa phù hợp với văn hóa của người sử dụng tiếng Việt vui lòng nêu ý kiến tại trang thảo luận.

Các nguyên tắc

Sau đây là những nguyên tắc cơ bản.
Phục vụ người đi du lịch trước
Trọng tâm: Công trình của chúng ta là cung cấp những gì tốt nhất theo mong đợi của những người đi du lịch.
Chú ý:Đây là yếu tố chủ đạo
Mục đích và không mục đích
Nutshell: Mục đích của chúng ta là tạo ra chỉ dẫn hướng dẫn du lịch toàn cầu hoàn chỉnh, cập nhật kịp thời, miễn phía và đáng tin cậy.
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Đồng thuận
Nutshell: Hầu hết tất cả các quyết định được đưa ra dựa trên sự đồng thuận chứ không phải dựa trên việc bỏ phiếu; vì vậy hãy đưa ra ý kiến của bạn và tạo nên sự đồng thuận đối với các vấn đề gây tranh cãi.
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Lao về phía trước
Nutshell: Đừng lo lắng về việc bài viết hoàn hảo hay không hoặc gây ra lỗi. Nếu cần hoàn thiện một điều gí đó, bạn hãy thực hiện nó. Hãy "xoắn tay áo" và thực hiện sửa đổi bài viết.

Các chính sách cốt lõi

Các chính sách cốt lõi đề cập đến cách thức chúng ta viết và trình bày hướng dẫn du lịch của chúng ta đến độc giả.
Công bằng
Nutshell: Miêu tả các điểm du lịch một cách công bằng. Cung cấp thông tin trung thực để du khách có thể đưa ra quyết định.
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Đừng chiêu khác
Nutshell: Các bảng liệt kê nên mô tả rõ ràng về việc thành lập, hấp dẫn, trung thực và chính xác. Thông tin kinh doanh chỉ nên liệt kê một lần cho mỗi điểm đến. Những sửa đổi trông giống như chiêu dụ khách có thể bị lùi sửa.
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Giọng điệu
Nutshell: Bài viết nên miêu tả các điểm đến hoặc điểm thăm quan một cách sống động và súc tích. Tránh phóng đại, dùng từ so sánh nhất và hoa mỹ, mơ hồ.
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Các chính sách của cộng đồng

Làm sao để hòa nhập vào cộng đồng Wikivoyage

Sửa đổi không mong đợi

How to handle unwanted edits
Nutshell: Những sửa đổi không mong được là những đóng góp mà chúng không theo những chính sách và hướng dẫn của cộng đồng hoặc văn phong viết bài. Bất kỳ người đóng góp nào cũng cú thể lùi sửa sửa đổi đó.
Chú ý: Đây là chính sách không thỏa hiệp với phá hoại
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Bút chiến
Nutshell: Đừng tốn thời gian cho cuộc bút chiến. Nếu liên quan đến bút chiế, vui lòng sử dụng trang thảo luận để tìm đồng thuận.
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Liên kết

Liên kết ngoài
Nutshell: Các liên kết ngoài nên hạn chế sử dụng ở mức tối thiểu, và chỉ nên sử dụng những liên kết đến nguồn thứ cấp. There should not be an external links section in any article.
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Sister project links (Draft) - (links to articles within the Wikimedia projects group)
Chú thích: New policy needed as there will be more than just Wikipedia to consider, though that is the most likely to be linked.
Nutshell: Nhiều bài viết Wikivoyage có thể có lợi trong việc liên kết đến các bài viết của Wikipedia cùng chủ đề. Bài viết về du lịch tập trung vào các vấn đề mà du khách gặp phải đối với các điểm đến, trong khi đó các bài viết trên Wikipedia có thể đề cập sâu hơn hoặc có thông tin nhiều hơn về chủ đề đó.
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Liên kết trong
Nutshell: Để tạo các liên kết đến các bài viết trong cùng dự án Wikivoyage, chỉ nên liên kết đến những tên bài viết gặp đầu tiên. Nên đưa những thông tin liên quan vào bài viết nếu được, những trường hợp khác hãy đưa nó vào mục "Xem thêm" ở cuối trang.
Liên kết giữa các ngôn ngữ
Note: More of a how-to page than policy. There is some guideline info at the bottom that should be moved to the top.
Nutshell: The MediaWiki software we use has features for making links between articles that cover the same topic in different languages. These are called inter-language links. Articles should be linked to the same topic in other languages within Wikivoyage when possible.

Chính sách đặc biệt

Quy định xóa
Nutshell: Các bài viết có thể bị xóa nếu nó không đạt được các tiêu chuẩn. Nếu bạn cảm thấy một bài viết nên xóa, hãy đề nghị xóa nó. Những mục như xì-pam hoặc vi phạm bản quyền có thể xóa nhanh.
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Chính sách bảo vệ
Nutshell: Bảo quản viên có thể bảo vệ một trang khi cần thiết, nhưng tốt hơn là để chỉnh sửa và hồi sửa mà không cần phải khóa bảo vệ một trang.
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Chính sách hình ảnh
Nutshell: Hình ảnh của dự án này sử dụng từ Commons. Hình ảnh không nên có người trừ khi nó được chụp ở nơi công cộng và người không liên quan đến nội dung hình ảnh đó.
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Chính sách thông báo của dự án
Nutshell: Thông báo của dự án là một đặc tính mà dự án dùng để thông báo cho cộng đồng về những phát triển quan trọng. Thông báo của dự án cần được thảo luận tại trang thảo luận của dự án và được công bố dưới sự đồng thuận
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Rối
Nutshell: Tạo các tài khoản rối như thành viên có nhiều tài khoản không được khuyến khích, nhưng thường hãy phớt lờ nó.
No real world threats
Nutshell: Real world threats—essentially threats of physical or legal harm—are strictly prohibited on Wikivoyage. They are never necessary, and can have a chilling effect on public participation. If you do post a threat of a lawsuit or physical harm, even an ambiguous or vague one, you will likely be banned from further editing here with prejudice.
User account migration
Nutshell: If you had an account on the old Wikivoyage site, or if you have contributions that were imported here from Wikitravel, you can merge the records of your contributions into your account on this new Wikivoyage site.
It's not carved in stone
Nutshell: Most of our detail policies and guidelines, and the manual of style can be changed if there is a need and the community can come to a consensus on the change. Any proposed change must be compatible with our guiding principles
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Community projects

Collaboration of the month
Nutshell: The Collaboration of the month is a way to get many contributors working on one article at once, often to get it ready for an upcoming event or a nomination for destination of the month. While anyone can edit any article at any time, this provides a way to highlight specific articles allowing many contributors to help improve them together.
Expeditions
Nutshell: An Expedition is a special project for articles or images. (Sure, we could just call it a "project", but what fun is that?) Expeditions help us collaborate and organize around certain subjects, be they based on shared interests, geography, or shared skills.
Related pages:

Roles within the community

Hierarchy
Nutshell: Wikivoyage has a hierarchy of people involved in the community, with varying levels of responsibility in the project. People burdened with more responsibility are expected to serve those above them, and make life easier for them.
Autoconfirmed users
Nutshell: Users who have been registered for longer than 30 days are autoconfirmed. In addition to this allowing them to mark anonymous users' edits as reviewed, it also means that their own edits are marked as reviewed automatically.
Administrators
Nutshell: Administrators are registered users who have shown a good appreciation of the policies and guidelines and made significant contributions, have been nominated by the community and have been granted some additional functions. They are the plumbers and janitors of the travel guide and perform mostly mundane tasks, but also those few tasks which could do permanent damage if done wrongly.
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Bureaucrats
Nutshell: Bureaucrats are administrators with a few extra, rarely needed, but essential functions, who are trusted by the community to do things like switch on administrator functions.
Related pages:
Docents
Nutshell: Docents are registered users who know a lot about a particular destination or topic and volunteer their time and knowledge to help travellers who have questions about that destination or topic.
Related pages:
Welcome message
Nutshell: When new Wikivoyagers set up a user account and make a new user page, we usually welcome them to the site with a brief message. We want every contributor's first contact with Wikivoyage to be a positive experience. A friendly welcome and an explanation of any reversion can save a contributor who may otherwise just turn away from the site.
Related pages:

Cooperating with other websites

Bản mẫu:WMFLEGAL Disclaimer

All of the various "cooperating with..." policy pages

Infrastructure and software

Wikivoyage:Technical infrastructure policy
Nutshell: The goals and processes of Wikivoyage's technology infrastructure development and maintenance, including software development, graphic design, and system adminstration. The technology infrastucture for Wikivoyage includes the Web and database servers that run Wikivoyage.org; the databases that hold Wikivoyage content; Wikivoyage software, including MediaWiki; and graphic design and page layout.
Avoid HTML
HTML should be avoided in marking up articles. Use Wikimarkup for formatting when possible. If Wikimarkup is not possible, and the formatting will be generally useful, consider a Mediawiki template
Related pages:
Offline version
Nutshell: You as a traveller should be able to take your tour guide with you on the road. An internet café is not always just around the corner. But maybe you have a laptop or palm with the content of Wikivoyage on it. Our offline version is (will be) updated weekly.
Note: We don't have one (yet) officially, although individual users have repackaged our open-source data in third-party apps or archives which may be downloaded to Android, iOS or similar devices. The underlying Wikimedia database dumps are updated at best twice monthly; these may be repackaged at will if the original licence and authors' attribution is retained. As of 2012, we still need an *.epub (Nook, Kobo) or *.mobi (Kindle) version; this would need to be split into multiple volumes (so each large country or region as an e-book volume) due to e-reader limitations on the size of each book.
Script policy
Nutshell: Automated scripts that modify Wiki travel guide pages and images must comply with the script policy and be approved.
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Using Mediawiki templates
Nutshell: The software we use, MediaWiki, has a feature to include the contents of one article into another automatically. This is called transclusion or templating, although it has nothing to do with our article templates. Templates should be used for editorial markup and metadata.
Related pages:
Wiki markup
Nutshell: Mediawiki software uses a special code called Wiki markup for formatting the text and images in an article. The Wiki markup used while editing a page will determine how the text looks and what links and images are in the page.
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Recognizing contributors and articles

Barnstars
Nutshell: One great tradition in wiki culture is the barnstar. This is a simple image of an iron star, as used for decoration on barns in the northeastern United States. Because wiki community building is often compared to barn raising -- coming together to work on a project. The barnstar is a symbol of that community-mindedness, and is an informal "award" to recognize a user's exceptional community and content work.
Destination of the month
Shotcuts: dotm
Nutshell: Good articles are be featured on the main page as Destinations of the month
Related pages:
Star articles
Nutshell: Our best articles are recognised by awarding them a star rating
Related pages:

Organization of the wiki

Structure of the wiki is described here. Structure within an article is described in section Manual of style.

Hierarchy of travel guides

Breadcrumb navigation
Nutshell: Wikivoyage has a feature to show bread crumb menus under the title of a destination article to show the countries and regions that a destination belongs to.
Related pages:
Geographical hierarchy
Nutshell: To help organize travel guide articles, they are arranged into a non-overlapping geographical hierarchy. The type of information contained within an article varies depending on where it is in the hierarchy.
Other ways of seeing travel
Nutshell: Destinations, Travel topics, Itineraries and Phrasebooks
Related pages:

Creating travel guides

What is an article?
Nutshell (existing page): Generally, articles can be created for destinations where a traveller can sleep, such as geographical units in the geographical hierarchy (e.g., countries, states, cities). Attractions, companies and transports systems generally do not have articles unless there is a compelling reason for an exception.
Alt (proposed change): A destination is a geographical location where the traveller stays for some time, typically over several days, uses accommodation facilities provided at the destination, eats there and engages in activities which are the purpose of the visit. The basic destination is the city, but destination types include regions, national parks, and districts of exceptionally large cities.
Note: Regions include continents, continental sections, countries, states, provinces etc. Cities may be split into districts if the article becomes cumbersome.
Note: This does not apply to non-destination articles. Travel topics, Itineraries and Phrasebooks should be mentioned.

We have four categories of article: Destinations, Itineraries, Phrasebooks and Travel topics.

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Bodies of water
Nutshell: We don't write destination guide articles about bodies of water. They may be referred to in other destination guides as attractions or as part of an itinerary or in a travel topic.
Destinations
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Nutshell:A destination is a geographical location where the traveller stays for some time, typically over several days, uses accommodation facilities provided at the destination, eats there and engages in activities which are the purpose of the visit. Destination types include regions, cities and national parks.
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Disambiguation pages
Nutshell: A disambiguation page lists the full titles of several different articles with similar names, and allows the traveler to choose between them.
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Itineraries
Nutshell: An itinerary is a guide for traveling along a specific route through several destinations or attractions, giving suggestions of where to stop, what to see, how to prepare, etc. If you think of our destination guides as dots on a map, an itinerary describes a line that connects those dots.
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Phrasebooks
Nutshell: Phrasebooks are intended to define just enough of the language so that an English-speaking traveller can "get by" in an area where that language is spoken.
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Travel topics
Nutshell: Travel topics are articles that deal with a specific topic that is too large or detailed to go in a specific travel guide destination page, or travel tips that are so general that they apply to nearly all destinations and don't need to be in each specific travel guide.
Note: A huge range of possibilities exist and if there is no guidance available for a proposed article, you can discuss it et the Travellers' pub.
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Naming conventions
Nutshell:Each article must have a unique name. Destination articles should use the name most commonly used in English-speaking countries, or if one doesn't exist, the most commonly used name in the local language.
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Travel guide content policies

Avoid negative reviews
Nutshell: Generally, if an attraction or business is not worth going to, leave it out. If a negative review is given, explain why the review is negative.
Rental listings
Nutshell: Real estate and rental agencies are not listed unless specific criteria are met.
Tour operators
Nutshell: Tours should only be listed if they are a value-added activity for the traveller.
Note: What does this mean?
Sex tourism policy
Nutshell Information relating to sex tourism is not included in our travel guides. Information relating to red-light districts and strip clubs is generally OK.
Illegal activities policy
Nutshell: Activities that are illegal at the destination should be discussed in the travel guide article if the information is useful to the traveller, particularly when these activities are commonly legal in other places, or the penalties are unusually severe
Information for gay and lesbian travellers
Nutshell: Information of interest to GLBT travellers is placed in the appropriate section of the article (e.g., gay bars go in Drink, gay-friendly hotels go in Sleep).
Slippery slopes
Note: Recommend this page be upgraded. It's currently a list of examples without any real definition of what a slippery slope is and why we need to be careful of them. It could be useful to have this clarified before the migration.
When to use dates
Nutshell: Attaching a date to facts can be useful to the traveller, but it must be balanced against maintaining a clear and concise travel guide. Prices are generally not dated, but cultural events may be. Operating hours (including seasonal closures) should be included in the guide.
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Living persons
Nutshell: Editors must take particular care when adding information about living persons to any Wikivoyage page. This is seldom an issue, as it is unusual for personal information on specific living people to be relevant to our articles.

Article status

Note: Should we distinguish between status and quality?

Article status
Nutshell: The overall quality of each travel guide should be assessed on a five point scale using the identified criteria. Star status is the highest level and is only given after successfully completing the nomination process.
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Star nominations
Nutshell: Only nominate travel guides that appear to meet the criteria of a Star article. Star status will be given if consensus is reached within the community.
Star potential
Nutshell: Travel guides that are very close to Star status should be identified and tagged as "Star potential".
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Pages that are not travel guides

How to pages
Nutshell: Not only policy, also helpful hints on how to do things that may not be obvious
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Main Page guidelines
Nutshell: The Main Page is the entry point for most casual readers into Wikivoyage. It should show us in our best light. It includes a mix of gradually-changing information. Any logged-in user can edit it but, because of the complexity of the page layout, great care should be taken.
Namespaces
Note: this page could be modified and used as the landing page for 4.0 Organization
Nutshell: The software used by the Wikivoyage travel guide lets us split up the site into multiple namespaces. With namespaces, each page is explicitly tagged to show what it's used for and where it fits in the site structure.
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Special pages help
Nutshell: Special pages are pages that provide a range of information about the information Wikivoyage contains. Through these pages you can quickly find most of the information in the guide, identify problems, locate users, see statistics and even find out what is missing!
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User page help
Nutshell: Wikivoyage users that create their own user accounts get assigned their own user page. These pages are intended to provide a brief introduction about the user. Associated pages provide a personal sandbox to work on projects or ideas outside the "main" travel guide amd a communications medium for collaborating with other users.
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Using talk pages
Nutshell: Every article on Wikivoyage has an associated talk page for discussing that article. Talk pages are not chat boards or comment areas; they're for coordinating editorial decisions, suggesting new material that should be considered, and generally collaborating on making a great article.

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Nutshell: Our Manual of style is a collection of rules of thumb and guidelines for giving Wikivoyage articles a consistent look and feel. Most of these rules have exceptions, but to put together a good reference work collaboratively, it's best to follow the rules unless they're quite inappropriate for a particular situation.

Note: Structure within an article is described here. Structure of the wiki is described in section Organisation.

Legal information

Terms of use

Cookies
Nutshell: Cookies are not required to read or edit a guide, but they are necessary to log into and use a user account.
Disclaimer
Nutshell: You're responsible for yourself, we're not.
Terms of use
Nutshell: The whole content of Wikivoyage is available for everybody, provided that our Copyleft license is followed. Besides this webserver we provide our content as XML dumps and an offline version for re-use.
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Licencing and redistribution

Copyleft
Nutshell: All written contributions to wiki travel guide are automatically licenced under CC-by-sa 3.0. All files uploaded to wiki travel guide must be licenced under CC-by-sa or a compatible licence.
Copyright-related issues
Note: was "Copyright details" - this page is about copyright-related issues contributors could encounter - recommend changing the name of the page so it's more clear what it is.
Database dump
Note: Should it be part of our guiding principles to provide database dumps?
Nutshell: The mediawiki software provides a XML format for data exchange between wikis. It is kept quite simple and is independend of the OS and the DB used by the wiki. In order to use XML dumps, you need a running Mediawiki installation.
Dual licencing
Nutshell: The original creator of a work can choose to dual licence it. Subsequent contributors can only dual licence the work if it was previously dual-licenced.
Note: Will this be necessary when we work from Commons?
Full text of the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license
Full text of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
How to re-use Wikivoyage guides
Nutshell: To redistribute Wikivoyage content, you must attribute the authors of the content (not just Wikivoyage), and clearly note that the Wikivoyage content is available under the CC-by-sa 3.0 license, and note the specific copyright for each image.
License upgrade
Nutshell: Following broad consensus in favor, the license was upgraded to CC-by-sa 3.0 on January 1, 2010.
Non-compliant redistribution
Nutshell: Non-compliant distributors should be contacted and made aware of their obligations under the licence.
Non-free content
Nutshell: To remain as free as possible, Wikivoyage allows only limited use of photographs of copyrighted artwork and buildings.
Note: This is the official Exemption Doctrine Policy for English Wikivoyage, as required by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Why Wikivoyage isn't GFDL
Nutshell: GFDL 1.3 is now compatible with Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

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