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Fast Food/Franchised Restaurants?

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Latest comment: 1 month ago10 comments6 people in discussion

I was wondering if we list fast food or franchised restaurants under the "eat" category or do we only list local restaurants? ANormalWikiEditor (talk) 15:35, 23 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

I have some quick help. If there are many local places to eat, I would add in those, and then add something like "There are also various fast food places scattered around". If there are few places to eat, such as in Pinecrest, (Let's assume they have a McDonald's in Pinecrest) then I would list that as well, because there are very little other places.
Oak lod (talk) 14:37, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I agree with Oak lod. WhatamIdoing (talk) 15:09, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I agree on the principle, but I’d be opposed to listing a McDonald’s unless there are truly no locally-owned restaurants there or nearby. A general reference to fast food restaurants would be fine, though. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 15:40, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
The 2nd and 3rd sentences of WV:Boring and the text at the link given in the 3rd sentence cover this perfectly. Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:13, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Generally, I would fully agree with this. But, seeing as the only other constantly operated restaurant in Pinecrest is the Steam Donkey, so 1, I think if they added another, it would be important for people to know where it is, how to get there, and how much it costs to eat there regardless of what it is. Basically, there needs to be an extremely small amount of dining establishments for a chain restaurant to get a listing (1-2 or so). But, I'd like to know what you think. Oak lod (talk) 18:31, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Including chains when there's nothing else aligns with the second paragraph of WV:Boring, especially "Also, if a chain restaurant is the only place to get food then by all means list it."
In the case of a two-restaurant town, I'd list both, though I might put more effort into a local or less familiar place: "Locally owned restaurant serving hot sandwiches, pasta, and steaks for lunch and dinner. Prime rib and fried chicken on the weekend" vs "Only place to buy food in town on Mondays". WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:55, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
I agree. Oak lod (talk) 13:58, 28 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Is this article ready to upgrade from outline status?

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Latest comment: 18 days ago4 comments3 people in discussion

I have been working on the page for Pinecrest, CA for a while now (on and off for about a month), and it has a lot of new info. I believe that it is ready to upgrade from outline status after reading the article on outlines, but I wanted to ask first as I am not to sure. Thank you.

Oak lod (talk) 16:13, 20 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

I agree. It's definitely at usable status. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 20:36, 20 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
I also agree. @Oak lod, please feel free to update the tag. WhatamIdoing (talk) 07:38, 21 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you both. Oak lod (talk) 18:53, 22 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

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