Editing Trustroots Wiki:Community portal (section)

== Avoid Copying Wikivoyage and Duplicating information ==

WikiVoyage is a much more detailed and regularly updated source of '''general''' travel information. Avoid simply duplicating this information on your city or country page. Make your wiki information tailored specifically to travlers (on any of the hosp ex networks). Example - rather than giving a comprehensive list of every bar, every transport route, etc, give details on locals top favourite places, locals favourite things to do in your place, specific tips in travel in your region, etc. You get the idea. Get you local community to contribute suggestions. Include a list of frequently asked questions. Send people off to wikivoyage for detailed and general information. Once I have finished editing my local place page I can give an example. Some of the city groups have the right idea but I'm of the opinion that this wiki could be so much more!--[[User:Ashuri|Ashuri]] ([[User talk:Ashuri|talk]]) 21:07, 6 March 2013 (CET)
:Although I agree with you about your arguments and goals, I'd also like to stress that we should use a more neutreal language regarding hospex networks. Your paragraph is using only CS as a reference. Off course CS is still the major player and some content is from the dead cs-only CSwiki, but some people contributing here don't use Couchsurfing (anymore). Local pages should off course have links to local groups and network related tips, but pages like [[http://couchwiki.org/en/Category:100_Things 100 Things to Do in XY]], or hints how to search hosts in a specific region are not necessarily cs-only ... [[User:Midsch|Midsch]] ([[User talk:Midsch|talk]]) 19:48, 6 March 2013 (CET)
::That was my intention, although it may not have come off that way, hence I wrote that section under 'Example'. Of course the argument applies for any hospex network. I've wrote on other forums that the worldwide hospex community should really be 'tool agnostic' so I understand your point about the neutral language. I edited the orginal comment to make it more neutral. --[[User:Ashuri|Ashuri]] ([[User talk:Ashuri|talk]]) 21:03, 6 March 2013 (CET)

:Cool. Let's write some [[project:Guidelines|Guidelines]]. Couchwiki was started in 2009 but only now it's coming off the ground. (And yes, I'm thankful to CSHQ for making this possible ;) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 00:09, 7 March 2013 (CET)
::Sounds like a good idea - is there somewhere we can keep track of all the ongoing projects and current tasks needed on the wiki?
:::[[Tasklist]] was supposed to be a page for collecting this stuff. It's outdated though, as I just reacted on "recent changes" for quite a while. But if we get this wiki more a life, it's probably a good starting point. [[User:Midsch|Midsch]] ([[User talk:Midsch|talk]]) 16:41, 9 March 2013 (CET)