Ref tags, etc.
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I'm unclear on why PostIdent is most convenient for foreign visitors to Germany. Everyone has an address even if it's a hotel, and I have always been able to get cellphone service here and haven't heard of PostIdent before. Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:19, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
Listing templates
[edit]Hi user:ShuaiXuesheng, regarding these edits, please do not remove fields from listing templates even if you are not using them. In Wikivoyage, we leave these fields blank so that another editoor can fill in information like url, address, hours, and price later.
When you are adding listings, always be sure to include the "| lastedit = [date]" field with the current date. This lets readers know how current the information is. We started adding dates in 2015, so anything that you see without a date is likely to be more than 11 years old.
Thank you, Ground Zero (talk) 11:31, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
- Hi! You mean because I removed Kork? I think the 'Unterstand' section wasn't the right place for a suburb, so I thought about moving it to 'See' instead. Generally, I try to keep existing entries, but I delete them if the category doesn't fit or if it's clearly an ad. For example, yesterday I found an entry advertising a holiday apartment far away from the actual location, even though there were plenty of local options available.
- For the listings, I will keep your advice in mind.
- Greetings, ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 11:54, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
- I agree with moving Kork from Understand to See. That makes sense. And thanks for adding the others fields back to the templates, and more generally for your contributions to Wikivoyage. Keep up the good work! Ground Zero (talk) 15:17, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
Thank you for your excellent work on the Pforzheim article. In Wikivoyage, we use standard abbreviations for days of the week. WV:DAYS asks us to abbreviate days of the week to the minimum number of letters – M Tu W Th F Sa Su – in lists and where space is short. Thanks. Ground Zero (talk) 13:01, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
- At school I learnt that it's written Mon, Tue, Wed,... but ok, I can adapt to that. ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 15:45, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- That is a common way of abbreviating days in English, but it isn't universal. You will see a lot of variation. Wikivoyage has chosen to do it another way. Ground Zero (talk) 20:21, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation. Of course I will stick to the rules. ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 11:32, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
- That is a common way of abbreviating days in English, but it isn't universal. You will see a lot of variation. Wikivoyage has chosen to do it another way. Ground Zero (talk) 20:21, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
Thanks! And a word about address parameters
[edit]First, I want to thank you for all the great work you're doing in articles about places in Germany! One word about address parameters: We leave out default address info on this site. So, for example, in the Stuttgart article, that would be 70178 Stuttgart. You added that only once, though. Thanks again!
Best,
Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:20, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, I will keep that in mind. Actually I was just about to post a question here regarding the websites in the listing. For the Standseilbahn (funicular) I wanted to add the website in the listing. I saw that an English version is available, but it shows an automatic translation via DeepL. Is it ok to add it or should I stick with the German original? ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 11:27, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- That's an interesting question I haven't come across before. Off the top of my head, I'd think the German site should be linked, but this topic seems worth a discussion in the Travellers' pub. Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:32, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- I agree, but we can see what others think on the matter. Will you post the question? ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 11:34, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- I was expecting you to do so. I'm getting ready for work. Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:50, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, I just added the topic. Have a nice day at work. ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 16:53, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for adding it and for your good wishes. I did have a good afternoon at work. :-) Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, I just added the topic. Have a nice day at work. ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 16:53, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- I was expecting you to do so. I'm getting ready for work. Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:50, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- I agree, but we can see what others think on the matter. Will you post the question? ShuaiXuesheng (talk) 11:34, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- That's an interesting question I haven't come across before. Off the top of my head, I'd think the German site should be linked, but this topic seems worth a discussion in the Travellers' pub. Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:32, 10 April 2026 (UTC)