[Foundation-l] Wiki Travel Guide

[Dan Rosenthal]

One of the most useful articles on Wikitravel that I've found is an outline
of different Bavarian beers, and which groups they are popular with in
Bavaria. I refer back to it regularly. I can't say I see the "not
educational" argument.

Dan Rosenthal


On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hoi,
> Consider the number of links that are possible from a travel experience to
> an encyclopaedic experience .. !! Travelling has always been considered
> educational.
> Thanks,
>     Gerard
>
> On 9 April 2012 18:39, Pharos <pharosofalexandria at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think I would consider it educational.  Travel itself is an
> > educational experience, and a fuller travel experience enabled by the
> > sharing of Wikimedia-style free knowledge all the more so :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Richard
> > (User:Pharos)
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Patricio Molina
> > <patriciomolina at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Ziko van Dijk <vandijk at wmnederland.nl
> >
> > wrote:
> > >> I am not sure whether Wikitravel (or the content it provides) fit into
> > the scope of Wikimedia. Is it really 'educational' content?
> > >
> > > Hum... I thought this project was adequate for Wikimedia, but now I'm
> > > having some doubts. Could you please define 'educational content'?
> > > What's the nature of projects like Wikinews?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > Patricio Molina
> > > http://twitter.com/patriciomolina
> > >
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