User talk:OhanaUnited Voyage Tips and guide

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Thanks a lot for your contributions so far. I hope that trip to Andorra is doable somehow. All the best, ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 18:18, 28 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

Thanks so much; you've been making lots of great contributions of all sorts! One word about "Learn", though. A decision was made some time ago to have "Learn" listings only for institutions of learning where a non-matriculated visitor could take a course lasting about 2 weeks or less. Of course, universities that have beautiful campuses can be listed in "See" and those that have sporting matches, concerts or lecture series open to the public can be listed in "Do", but that's different. "Learn" is an optional section and we decided to greatly limit its scope.

All the best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:52, 4 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

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	If Wikivoyage gave out a "Rookie of the Year" award, you'd be a shoo-in. We need more contributors like you around here — hope to see you conntinuing to help out for a long time to come. -- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 02:57, 7 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

You've been a Wikivoyager for a little less than a month, and your userspace has been the target of vandalism a ridiculous number of times. I hope it doesn't put you off editing here, because as others have noted you're already a valuable member of the community. We could always protect your page if you wanted it? But I do wonder why your userspace in particular seems to attract all the vandals. Hope your trip to Andorra was worth it :-) ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 13:48, 25 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

Two times isn't that much, and a single undo reverts all the damage so it won't affect me. Maybe a semi-protect on my user talk page will do the trick. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:37, 25 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

Well sorry to contradict you, but I've counted six instances of vandalism between your userpage and talk page since you joined; that's a lot by any measure. My page hasn't been vandalised that many times in five years! But if you want semi-protection, I'd be happy to do it for you. --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 17:45, 25 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

I forgot to count the user page. In that case, yes it does sound high. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:47, 25 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

@ThunderingTyphoons!: Can you put a semi-protect on my userpage and user talk page? OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 16:45, 28 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

Of course :-) Remember that only autoconfirmed users will be able to message you from now. --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 16:47, 28 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

All done. Just ask me or any other admin if you ever want to change the protection level (the two other options are 'only allow admins' and 'allow everyone'). --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 16:51, 28 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

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	Thanks for your great contribution in Wikivoyage edit-a-thon 2018!

ויקיג'אנקי (talk) 18:38, 2 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

I just want to let you know that I've taken the unusual step of making you an Autopatroller while you're still a pretty new user. You're doing outstanding work and are trusted. I'm really glad you discovered us.

All the best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:35, 4 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hey there. As you know, we have a Cantonese phrasebook here on WV, and since you appear to be from Hong Kong, I was wondering if you could perhaps go through my edits to make sure that they are accurate. I am not a native Cantonese speaker, so I just wanted to have a second opinion on my edits from a native speaker. The dog2 (talk) 19:32, 30 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

This is a belated thanks for adding a recommendation to star banners. Feel free to add more recommendations in future. --Comment by Selfie City (talk | contributions) 22:32, 16 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Would you like to be a patroller? --Comment by Selfie City (talk | contributions) 21:52, 25 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

You now are a patroller. --Comment by Selfie City (talk | contributions) 13:51, 26 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Hi there, just so you know, I've found an online Jyutping to Yale converter, so if you wish to contribute more to the Cantonese phrasebook or add Cantonese terms to our article, it will be easier for you to do so. Here it is: [1]. Cheers. The dog2 (talk) 17:27, 11 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

AFAICT people have told jokes about every serious threat to life, whether that's war, flu, cancer, heart attacks, or something else. Yes, people did actually tell jokes about the 1918 flu. We don't happen tell those any longer (nor do we still tell jokes about Kaiser Wilhelm), because that's not "our" story, but it happened. Making fun of what we fear is a coping mechanism. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:48, 9 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hey

thank you for the updates in the New York article.

Could you please add timestamps for your updated prices? so the reader sees, that the price is not older than 10 years.

for example: "the NJ Transit commuter rail to Penn Station takes about 30 minutes and costs $15.25 each way (March 2022)." Flightnavigator (talk) 08:30, 13 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for your updates to various Canadian articles.

We format phone numbers in a particular way so that people using cell phones can dial directly from the article by tapping the phone number.

For places where you do not have to dial the area code (7-digit dialling), we format numbers like this: +1 867 987-6543

For places where you do have to dial the area code (19-digit dialling), we format numbers like this: +1 415-987-6543

For toll-free numbers, where you have to dial "1" first (11-digit dialling), we format numbers like this: +1-888-987-6543

It would be helpful to travellers using cell phones if you could remember to use this formatting. Thanks. Ground Zero (talk) 21:56, 30 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

@OhanaUnited: is there something about what I've written above that is unclear? I'd like to help you understand this. Please let me know what the usage is. Thanks. Ground Zero (talk) 04:06, 3 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Swept in from the pub

I'll be travelling to Bogota later this month and the organizers will give me a few mins to present a lightning talk about Wikivoyage to university students. Please give me some high-level ideas on what to introduce and how to encourage new participation (in English and/or Spanish Wikivoyage) in <5 mins. Thanks. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 19:31, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Well, I mean no disrespect to my Spanish speaking colleagues, but I find the Spanish-language woefully short on content with a much too small editor community. They seem to have only about 10% of what the English language Wikivoyage has. Recruiting some volunteers who can edit the Spanish wiki would be awesome! Mrkstvns (talk) 20:42, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

I think the most important thing to emphasize is the core fact that this is the website any traveler can edit, and that the membership works to avoid touting, to try to make its content more reliable and less subject to commercial manipulation than commercial sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor, but that it's only as good as its volunteer editors. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:48, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

I think that the fact that you post pithy statements based on personal experience should make it very appealing versus (e.g.) the overhead of Wikipedia and citing sources. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:35, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Will you be able to show them how to use the listing editor? Because one option is to say "Hey, here's how this works. The organizer suggested that I eat in this restaurant, and [click, click, type, type] – now it's in Wikivoyage." WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:29, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

If you are going to teach them how to use the listing editor, make sure that the device you're using has Javascript enabled. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 03:34, 3 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Firstly, congratulations!

Here's what comes to mind:

1) Highlight the fact that Wikivoyage encourages people to contribute to articles about places that they are familiar with. It can also allow others to learn something new about places they're not so familiar with.

2) Explain that any kind of contribution, no matter how big or small, can make a big difference.

3) Highlight the fact that Wikivoyage is perhaps (and this might be an exaggeration) more user-friendly than common sites such as Yelp, Tripadvisor, and so on.

That's my take on it. Best of luck with the lightning talk! Roovinn (talk) 01:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hello, OhanaUnited, following a successful RfA, you have now been promoted (demoted?) to an administrator!

Once again, thank you for volunteering. Given your experience on Wikispecies, I don't think anything else needs to be said.

Best, --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 21:30, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Dear @OhanaUnited, I am reaching out to seek for a one-on-one support on contributing to WikiVoyage. Reaching out because I see you are an experienced WikiVoyage Editor. I am ready to hop on a call at any time of your convenience. Anticipating your kind response. Iwuala Lucy (talk) 05:43, 8 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hey I love that you are enjoying Explore195. I'd love your feedback – what you like/dislike about the site. To be honest, I haven't really touched it over the past year, been busy on other things. Feel free to email me/respond here/contact me via the E195 contact widget, but honestly no pressure I'm just chuffed that you're enjoying the site. Thank you! Brycehughes (talk) 00:12, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I didn't use it too much until I discovered that the map on Destinations is essentially broken. I like that the map is customizable (someone's comfortable temperature can vary). I also like that the behaviour and layout (including data sources) are similar to Google Maps which make it more intuitive to use. I didn't know that you culled some levels of pages to make it less clustered, though I prefer to see suburb pages as well since they often have cheaper accommodations. Perhaps they are only revealed when you zoom closer into the region? One thing I would like to see is a small text that says "Destinations last updated: yyyy-mm-dd" so that we know when it was last updated. I haven't used it extensively yet, but I'll use it more often and give you user feedback. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 20:33, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Great feedback, thanks! Re Destinations last updated, given that I have to hand-add any new destinations, I'm not sure how meaningful that would be. I can see it being meaningful if I did, say, monthly batch updates for map destinations. (Re the content within destinations, that should be close to live). Brycehughes (talk) 16:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)Reply