Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates/Slush pile/2005

2004 DotM slush pile for 2005 (current) 2006

Stuttgart

  • Stuttgart- is a beutiful city and will be hosting the World Cup in 2006. So, May would be a good time to put it up as Destination of the Month.
    • Need pictures, formatting into the standard template and more places to Sleep. (WT-en) Jpatokal 23:20, 11 Dec 2005 (EST)
      • Are we basing cities on the actual city or based on what wikivoyage has? I understand not nominating a city that has little or no information, but you can only go so far with that.
        • The criteria for choosing a DotM are at the top of this page. --(WT-en) Evan 10:56, 12 Dec 2005 (EST)

Walnut Creek

  • Walnut Creek. Lacks a picture, but otherwise a very complete and readable article. --(WT-en) Evan 13:42, 27 Jun 2005 (EDT)
    • While I like this article, I don't think Walnut Creek is a destination per se, especially if Frankfurt was already put into the slush pile as a good article but a less than ideal destination. Walnut Creek might be better used as an example of how to write an interesting article, rather than a destination of the month. -- (WT-en) Ryan 03:37, 1 Aug 2005 (EDT)

Ipoh

  • Ipoh. Good chinese food paradise.
    • Nominated by (WT-en) Maldini8289 10:47, 14 April 2005 (EST)
    • No Sleep listings, and needs to be checked carefully because some content is copyvio'd from Wikipedia... (WT-en) Jpatokal 01:48, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT)
    • The sleep listings are done, the content are not copyvio'd from Wikipedia as it's mainly all edited by me, a local resident. (WT-en) Maldini8289 1:18, 19 May 2005 (EST)
    • The formatting does not follow the MoS (although I just inserted the standard headings). In particular, the Eat/Drink/Buy listings should cover [i]places[/i] to eat/drink/buy, not things. Of course an intro paragraph for local specialities is great, but the focus of the listing should be on restaurants/bars/shops.
    • In my honest opinion, the Eat/Drink/Buy listings can't just cover on particular places or restaurants/bars/shops because Ipoh's variety of great food are at many places around the city. Hope that the current listing won't be changed so that many travellers won't miss out these food when they come to Ipoh. Thanks a lot, Jpatokal, for helping to edit. (WT-en) Maldini8289 13:20, 23 May 2005 (EST)
      • We could say that about most destinations. The idea here is yes, to give travellers some idea of what sort of foods they might find, and point out a couple of local specialties which are not to be missed. The idea of the listings though is provide names and addresses, contact information, opening hours, and a short review of actual places where they can enjoy a nice meal. DOM is a showcase for our best articles. Ipoh seems like a lovely place to visit, but the article just isn't one of our best (yet). We really must have some listings for individual places. Some more images would be nice too. -- (WT-en) Mark 03:46, 23 May 2005 (EDT)

Frankfurt

  • Frankfurt
    • nominated by (WT-en) Mark 04:41, 30 Aug 2004 (EDT)
      • The museums listings need to be completed at the very least. -- Nils
      • Good article, but a terribly boring city to visit =) (WT-en) Jpatokal 05:27, 30 Aug 2004 (EDT)
        • I tend to agree, but didn't want to say it ;-) I guess it depends on what you like. And nobody (yet) said DoM's have to be "exciting". ;-) -- Nils
          • Ok, let me say it. DoM candidates should be at least interesting, if not exciting. The purpose (I assume) of the DOM is to show off what we have, and tempt new visitors to dig further; showcasing (say) a derelict coal-mining town in the ex-Soviet rust belt is hardly likely to do that. Having said that, my 12 hour experience of Frankfurt doesn't suggest that it is *that* uninteresting. -- (WT-en) Chris j wood 11:36, 1 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Okavango Delta

  • Okavango Delta
    • One of the most famous and beautiful places on earth and still no information in wikivoyage... Nominated by (WV-en) Fluglotse2000
      • Uh, this one might fit better on Project:Articles needing attention, "Destination of the Month" is kinda for showing off the finished (as much as anything is finished on a wiki) guides we're proud of-- usually with some sort of seasonal tie-in. They should really be as complete as possible and Okavango, beautiful as it may be, has a ways to go ;-) (WT-en) Majnoona 11:18, 6 Apr 2005 (EDT)

South Africa

United States

  • United States
    • Nominated by (WV-en) Rspga49 19:30 (EST) April 4, 2005
    • That's kinda a vague destination (because it encompasses too many sub-topics) and not a really exciting article. Also, the vast majority of the subregions are stubs. How about choosing a specific and interesting destination within the US, working on its article until it is complete, informative, and interesting, and then nominating that. A DoM article need not be about a famous or important place. It should instead be an interesting destination with a Really Great Article written about it. -- (WT-en) Colin 19:43, 4 Apr 2005 (EDT)
    • I agree with Colin. Too broad and hard to tie to a season or month. (WT-en) Majnoona 11:33, 5 Apr 2005 (EDT)