I am seriously hoping this will be my last blog on the Internet scourge that is Wikipedia. I am seriously ready to gouge my eyes out just so I do not have to go back to another Wiki site. In discussing this issue with someone the other day, I told them that there is a difference between someone who is a writer and someone who writes. Just because you own a kepboard and have an Internet connection does not make you a writer, regardless of what Wikipedia allows you to believe.
I know my reviews of Wikipedia and its various branches sound harsh and bitchy, and may be they are...maybe WikiTravel is a great place for budding travel writers to build their portfolio before applying for paying work; but their work is the diamond that is buried somewhere in the rough.
I have pretty much finished my paste-up of my WikiTravel piece, and am just waiting on my peer review of it before putting together the final copy; and am trying to decide where it would best serve travelers - because isn't that the point of WikiTravel articles? Isn't the purpose of this site to be of service to travelers trying to make plans in a territory that is unknown to them?
Obviously, my choice of location - Fox Point/Wickenden Street - does not belong among the most broad of categaories, or even a broad category at all. It definitely fits into the "District" category WikiTravel offers - anybody who knows Fox Point knows that Wickenden Street is the heart of Fox Point, which is more of a neighborhood than a district - but I think Wikitravel could narrow the selection even further. If I were search Bourbon Street, in what category would I find it? Some streets are destinations in and of themselves, and I think they deserve their own category.
In short, I would guess my place choices for my entry would be "District", which does exist; "Neighborhood", which should exist but does not; and "Famous Streets", another non-existant category.
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