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'''Wikitravel – ''The Free Travel Guide''''' — is a [[wiki]] [[:Category:Travel guide|travel guide]], founded in [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]] by [[Evan Prodromou]] and Michelle Anne Jenkins. Now currently owned by {{tag|Internet Brands|Internet Brands, Inc.}} (IB), it is an [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]]-supported ([[:Category:GoogleAds|GoogleAds]] and Adtrue) free, [[:Category:Earth|world-wide]] [[:Category:Travel|travel]] guide in twenty-one (21) different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]. The wikis have several thousand destination guides and other articles written and edited by [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Wikitravellers 'Wikitravellers'] from around the [[:Category:Global|globe]] (some of whom just sit at home describing what's good about their surroundings). Wikitravel wikis previously supported the [[:Category:OpenID|OpenID]] universal log-in until the March 2013 software upgrade. The individual language projects do not support [[mw:Extension:CentralAuth|CentralAuth]], so [[editor]]s must register for each wiki individually, as well as [[Wikitravel Shared]] – the multilingual media repository for the project. | '''Wikitravel – ''The Free Travel Guide''''' — is a [[wiki]] [[:Category:Travel guide|travel guide]], founded in [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]] by [[Evan Prodromou]] and Michelle Anne Jenkins. Now currently owned by {{tag|Internet Brands|Internet Brands, Inc.}} (IB), it is an [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]]-supported ([[:Category:GoogleAds|GoogleAds]] and Adtrue) free, [[:Category:Earth|world-wide]] [[:Category:Travel|travel]] guide in twenty-one (21) different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]. The wikis have several thousand destination guides and other articles written and edited by [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Wikitravellers 'Wikitravellers'] from around the [[:Category:Global|globe]] (some of whom just sit at home describing what's good about their surroundings). Wikitravel wikis previously supported the [[:Category:OpenID|OpenID]] universal log-in until the March 2013 software upgrade. The individual language projects do not support [[mw:Extension:CentralAuth|CentralAuth]], so [[editor]]s must register for each wiki individually, as well as [[Wikitravel Shared]] – the multilingual media repository for the project. | ||
One of the more interesting [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Goals_and_non-goals project goals] is to create destination guides which are useful as printouts, i.e., not always linking to sub-pages, but distilling the most useful information about each travel destination. For a good example see the 'destination of the month' on the [[Wikitravel (en)|English Wikitravel]] [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page main page]. | One of the more interesting [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Goals_and_non-goals project goals] is to create destination guides which are useful as printouts, i.e., not always linking to sub-pages, but distilling the most useful information about each travel destination on to one single article. For a good example, see the 'destination of the month' on the [[Wikitravel (en)|English Wikitravel]] [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page main page]. | ||
In April 2006, Wikitravel and [[World66]], both [[:Category:Open content|open content]] wiki travel guides, were acquired by Internet Brands, Inc., an [[:Category:United States|American]] commercial 'for profit' company that operates a number of consumer information websites.[https://web.Archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.InternetBrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198] Following this acquisition, Internet Brands progressively alienated their core Wikitravel | In April 2006, Wikitravel and [[World66]], both [[:Category:Open content|open content]] wiki travel guides, were acquired by Internet Brands, Inc., an [[:Category:United States|American]] commercial 'for profit' company that operates a number of consumer information websites.[https://web.Archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.InternetBrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198] Following this acquisition, Internet Brands progressively alienated their core Wikitravel [[editor]]s, by placing increasing amounts of [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]] on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying [[:Category:Wiki Backups|wiki database downloads]] of [[user]]-submitted content. As a result, a group of [[Wikitravel (de)|German Wikitravel]] editors [[fork]]ed their German- and [[Wikitravel (it)|Italian-language Wikitravel]] wikis to a new site which they called '[[Wikivoyage]]'; with other language versions subsequently doing the same. | ||
In early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] became an integral new 'project' of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) – and whilst the two sites still co-exist, Wikitravel has declined in its quality of editing. As a seemingly act of desperation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there | In early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] became an integral new 'project' of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) – and whilst the two sites still co-exist, Wikitravel has declined in its quality of editing. As a seemingly act of desperation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there was a prominent claim – ''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"'' – with a link to [http://content.Time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html Time.com]. However, the content contained within that ''Time'' link is extremely stale and out-dated; it was published in 2007 under the title: "50 Best Websites 2008"! | ||
*[[MetaWiki:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] — an early discussion from 2003-2005 at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | *[[MetaWiki:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] — an early discussion from 2003-2005 at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | ||
*[[meatball:WikiTravel|Article on Wikitravel]] — from [[Meatball Wiki]] | *[[meatball:WikiTravel|Article on Wikitravel]] — from [[Meatball Wiki]] | ||
* | *{{W|Wikitravel}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]] | ||
*[http://www.Wikistatistics.net/internet-brands Wikitravel Interactive Statistics] | *[[Archive.org:20160601185232/http://www.Wikistatistics.net/internet-brands|Wikitravel Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[Archive.org]] from 2016 | ||
*[[wikiapiary:Wikitravel|Wikitravel (de) profile]] — from [[WikiApiary]] | *[[wikiapiary:Wikitravel|Wikitravel (de) profile]] — from [[WikiApiary]] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/downloads/list?can=2&q=wikitravel Wikitravel downloads]<sup>[fix me]</sup> — [[Wikiteam]] | ||
*[https://Gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-internet-brands-join-up-with-wikipedia/ Wikitravel editors abandon Internet Brands, join up with Wikipedia] | *[https://Gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-internet-brands-join-up-with-wikipedia/ Wikitravel editors abandon Internet Brands, join up with Wikipedia] — Gyrovague.com; 2012/07/12 | ||
*[https:// | *[https://GovernanceXBorders.com/2012/07/13/challenges-of-merging-communities-the-case-of-wikitravel-and-wikivoyage/ Challenges of merging communities: the case of WikiTravel and WikiVoyage] — governance across borders; 13 July 2012 | ||
*[[Archive.org:20170914005231/http://Couchwiki.org/en/User_talk:Guaka#Attribution|Wikitravel owners Internet Brands threaten legal action against a tiny community wiki]] — at [[Couchwiki]] | *[[Archive.org:20170914005231/http://Couchwiki.org/en/User_talk:Guaka#Attribution|Wikitravel owners Internet Brands threaten legal action against a tiny community wiki]] — at [[Couchwiki]] | ||
*[[Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage and Wikitravel|Wikivoyage and Wikitravel]] — at the [[English Wikivoyage]] | *[[Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage and Wikitravel|Wikivoyage and Wikitravel]] — at the [[English Wikivoyage]] | ||
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*[[JAMGuides]] – a mirror of Wikitravel which uses the [[:Category:JAMWiki|JAMWiki]] engine; after the Wikivoyage merge with the WMF, JAMGuides redirects to Wikivoyage | *[[JAMGuides]] – a mirror of Wikitravel which uses the [[:Category:JAMWiki|JAMWiki]] engine; after the Wikivoyage merge with the WMF, JAMGuides redirects to Wikivoyage | ||
*[[Wikivoyage]] – a fork done by some German and Italian Wikitravellers in 2006, which aims to be a non-commercial alternative with transparent and democratic internal structures, along with their plans in 2012 to [[Archive.org:20121101112005/http://www.Wikivoyage.org/general/Migration_FAQ|migrate]] to the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) | *[[Wikivoyage]] – a fork done by some German and Italian Wikitravellers in 2006, which aims to be a non-commercial alternative with transparent and democratic internal structures, along with their plans in 2012 to [[Archive.org:20121101112005/http://www.Wikivoyage.org/general/Migration_FAQ|migrate]] to the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) | ||
*[https:// | *[https://Code.Google.com/archive/p/oxygenguide/ OxygenGuide] – an independent offline copy of the Wikivoyage travel guide, restyled for smartphones, based on work by all volunteers of Wikivoyage and Wikitravel | ||
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;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikitravel| | ;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] wikis in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]</big> <sup>([[Template:Wikitravel|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikitravel|edit]])</sup></big> — [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:WikiNode WikiNode (en)] [https://Wikitravel.org/de/Wikitravel:WikiNode WikiNode (de)] | ||
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[[Wikitravel (en)|English]] (en), | [[Wikitravel (en)|English]] (en), | ||
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</big><br> | </big><br> | ||
'''1,000+''': | '''1,000+''': | ||
[[Wikitravel (de)|Deutsch]] (de), | [[Wikitravel (de)|German / Deutsch]] (de), | ||
[[Wikitravel (es)|Español]] (es), | [[Wikitravel (es)|Spanish / Español]] (es), | ||
[[Wikitravel (fi)|Finnish]] (fi), | [[Wikitravel (fi)|Finnish / suomi]] (fi), | ||
[[Wikitravel (fr)|Français]] (fr), | [[Wikitravel (fr)|French / Français]] (fr), | ||
[[Wikitravel (it)|Italian]] (it), | [[Wikitravel (it)|Italian / Italiano]] (it), | ||
[[Wikitravel (ja)|Japanese]] (ja), | [[Wikitravel (ja)|Japanese / 日本語]] (ja), | ||
[[Wikitravel (nl)|Dutch]] (nl), | [[Wikitravel (nl)|Dutch / Nederlands]] (nl), | ||
[[Wikitravel (pl)|Polish]] (pl), | [[Wikitravel (pl)|Polish / Polskie]] (pl), | ||
[[Wikitravel (pt)|Portuguese]] (pt), | [[Wikitravel (pt)|Portuguese / Português]] (pt), | ||
[[Wikitravel (ru)|Russian]] (ru), | [[Wikitravel (ru)|Russian / русский]] (ru), | ||
[[Wikitravel (sv)|Swedish]] (sv) | [[Wikitravel (sv)|Swedish / svenska]] (sv) | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<small>'''Bubbling under''': | <small>'''Bubbling under''': | ||
[[Wikitravel (ar)|Arabic]] (ar), | [[Wikitravel (ar)|Arabic / عربى]] (ar), | ||
[[Wikitravel (ca)|Catalan]] (ca), | [[Wikitravel (ca)|Catalan / Català]] (ca), | ||
[[Wikitravel (eo)|Esperanto]] (eo), | [[Wikitravel (eo)|Esperanto]] (eo), | ||
[[Wikitravel (he)|Hebrew]] (he), | [[Wikitravel (he)|Hebrew / עִברִית]] (he), | ||
[[Wikitravel (hi)|Hindi]] (hi), | [[Wikitravel (hi)|Hindi / हिंदी]] (hi), | ||
[[Wikitravel (hu)|Hungarian]] (hu), | [[Wikitravel (hu)|Hungarian / Magyar]] (hu), | ||
[[Wikitravel (ko)|Korean]] (ko), | [[Wikitravel (ko)|Korean / 한국어]] (ko), | ||
[[Wikitravel (ro)|Romanian]] (ro), | [[Wikitravel (ro)|Romanian / Română]] (ro), | ||
[[Wikitravel (zh)|Chinese]] (zh)</small><includeonly> | [[Wikitravel (zh)|Chinese / 中文]] (zh)</small><includeonly> | ||
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