Why don't you just leave this up to normal editorial process, that is to
those folks who are familiar with the town. This may require a bit of
patience, as it may be a while with some towns before someone logs in and
adds, removes or refines this sort of material. With restaurants, as they
are somewhat ephemeral, one would expect folks to change this material
often. The smaller the town the larger the few businesses in them form and
reflect the character of the town.
Fred
From: Geoff Burling <llywrch(a)agora.rdrop.com>
Reply-To: Geoff Burling <llywrch(a)agora.rdrop.com>om>, English Wikipedia
<wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:07:36 -0800 (PST)
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
But more seriously, I am still concerned when any article about a town or
a city starts including a local business without an adequate explanation
for its importance. I don't know about anyone else on this mailling list,
but I have encountered on my business trips (back when I was employed &
actually made business trips) various books or pamphlets in my hotel room
that would mention how wonderful this or that local restaurant/tavern/store
or tourist trap was to visit. As I've said in the past, & I'll keep saying
until someone tells me to shut up, I don't think Wikipedia's place is to
be a mouthpiece for the Chambers of Commerce of countless thousands of
communities across the world. It's one thing to mention the drugstore in
Wall, South Dakota, & perhaps devote an article to it (I'll furnish an
explanation to anyone who doesn't understand this reference); it's another
thing for me to mention the drugstore 6 blocks to the east of my house.
One is arguably a cultural landmark; the other is just a business looking
to increase its sales.
Geoff