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One of the more interesting [http://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]] [http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page main page]. | One of the more interesting [http://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]] [http://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. [http://web.archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.internetbrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198] Following this acquisition, Internet Brands have progressively alienated their core Wikitravel editors, by placing increasing amounts of adverts on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying database downloads of user-submitted content. As a result, a group of German Wikitravel editors [[fork]]ed their [[Wikitravel (de)|German-]] and [[ | 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. [http://web.archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.internetbrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198] Following this acquisition, Internet Brands have progressively alienated their core Wikitravel editors, by placing increasing amounts of adverts on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying database downloads of user-submitted content. As a result, a group of German Wikitravel editors [[fork]]ed their [[Wikitravel (de)|German-]] and [[Wikitravl (it|Italian-language Wikitravel]]s to a new site which they called [[Wikivoyage]]; with other language versions subsequently doing the same. | ||
As of early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] has become 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 desparation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there is a prominent claim—''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"''—with [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html a link to 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"! | As of early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] has become 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 desparation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there is a prominent claim—''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"''—with [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html a link to 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"! | ||
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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 [http://web.archive.org/web/20121101112005/http://www.wikivoyage.org/general/Migration_FAQ migrate] to the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] | *[[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 [http://web.archive.org/web/20121101112005/http://www.wikivoyage.org/general/Migration_FAQ migrate] to the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] | ||
;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravels]] in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]</big> <sup>([[edit:Template:Wikitravel|edit]])</sup></big> — [http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:WikiNode Wikitravel WikiNode] | ;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravels]] in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]</big> <sup>([[edit:Template:Wikitravel|edit]])</sup></big> — [http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:WikiNode Wikitravel WikiNode] | ||