Important: Wikivoyage is subject to allglobal Wikimedia policies in addition to the policies listed here. |
This page is a guide to the policies of English Wikivoyage. If you don't find your answer here or in thefrequently asked questions, ask in thetravellers' pub. |
The Wikimedia Foundation believes there is enough room for multiple travel sites to co-exist, and for community members to contribute to multiple sites in this area.
All of the various "cooperating with..." policy pages
Wikivoyage projects have many common goals, and content that is acceptable on English Wikivoyage will usually be welcome on other languages, suitably translated.
If you are registered on the English Wikivoyage project, you are automatically registered on all other Wikimedia Foundation projects, and can edit any of them under your user name following the local policies and guidelines, many of which may be similar to those of English Wikivoyage. Be careful if your command of the local language is poor, and look out for the differences. Our policies are not enforceable on other languages and trying to enforce them will offend. Similarly, their policies are not enforceable here. If you think they are better or should be harmonized, start a discussion about it. TheTravellers' pub is a good place to start such a discussion if a better place is not obvious.
We have four categories of article: Destinations, Itineraries, Phrasebooks and Travel topics.
Note: Should we distinguish between status and quality?
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.