User talk:Doc James

Thanks.Jmh649 14:31, 24 November 2009 (UTC) Reply

You have a message at the Wikimedia forum page. Immunize 15:00, 1 April 2010 (UTC) Reply

Hey Jmh646, I'm removing the numbering you added to some of the banners, we're constantly moving them around. You can substitute the numbers with banner names if you want.--Deniz (WMF) 23:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC) Reply

Hey, Jmh. I noticed that you wrote that there was a WMC meeting on the 25th. If this is accurate, could you please tell where it was announced beforehand? I don't want to fall out of the loop. Thanks, Arctic.gnome 07:06, 26 September 2010 (UTC) Reply

I thank you for _not_ reintroducing this redirect until Wiki Canada has been approved as a Wikimedia chapter and bylaws are definitive. Thanks notafish }<';> 11:47, 4 February 2011 (UTC) Reply

Doc James: I have responded to your comment here: User_talk:Enquire#Wikimedia_Canada Hope you can help resolve the bureaucratic log-jam in Germany. Any suggestions?

I saw your note at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Travel_Guide#Oppose. What is your point? Your note is both redundant (I identified myself with a Talk page) and inappropriate -- will you make a note for each person who posted on the page? Only the dissenting voices? What is your rationale? Do you want to actually try to dispute what I posted in some way, or just vaguely imply something? You should remove your note.--IBobi (talk) 17:59, 29 June 2012 (UTC) Reply

Most of the others have indicated their background within their support / oppose position. Your background is of course importance to your comment and these sort of notes within the WM movement are common. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:11, 29 June 2012 (UTC) Reply

I have seen your message on my talk page. It is true that, both in English and Spanish (the one I most use) W'pedias are not supposed to be travel guides. Anyway, check for any tourist attraction on Wikipedia and then on Wikitravel. Big Ben on English Wikipedia and Big Ben on English Wikitravel, while on the first you get a proper article about the British landmark, on the second you are redirected to a general London article which, honestly, I think it is just some Tourist's Yellow Pages. --Schumi4ever (talk) 13:43, 21 July 2012 (UTC) PS: I have just shown you one article about a really famous landmark in one of the World's biggest cities. Go to any 6k-inhabitant-village and look for a church or something. Wikipedia probably has the article, I honestly doubt Wikitravel will even show you an article about that village. --Schumi4ever (talk) 13:46, 21 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

Yes but what if I want to know how to get to Big Ben? The Wikipedia articles does not tell me which train takes me their. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:23, 24 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

Hi and thanks for your message on my talk page.

Thousands of contributors you said ? I don't think so... Look at this page : less than 500 contributions per day. And this is the english one : look at the french one for comparison! As I said, it will be like Wikispecies or Wikiversity : an empty project.

The only projects that are really developed are Wikipedia, Commons, and a little the Wiktionnary. Why can't we concentrate ourselves on that ones, instead of adding other projects ? I don't understand. The goal is not to make a "collection" of many project. excuse me if I made some faults --Woozz (talk) 17:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

WV has more than a 1000 registered accounts. There are at least 50 admins who are active at WT who wish to join. I am betting that their may be a 1000 people who make more than 5 edits a month. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:20, 24 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

Hi,

Thanks for the message. I still firmly believe that such a projet goes against the core principles of Wikipedia. This encyclopedy can't be an advisor, in any field. You can think, OK it's only travelling, but what happen if you change one term : ex Medicine Guide ? Plus, the fact that by itself Wikipedia can be used as a guide for readers : so what is the advantage. Perhaps ultimately, some final goal of this projet : at some point I bet that the advertising question or PoV pushing of whatever company will occur. Not mentionning all the derivative products that can be made of this communautarian work. For example : posters of images from Commons, which I personnaly disapprove. I don't forget the terms of the CC licence : a possible commercial use is clearly ennounced ; you can say so for WP, you'll be 100% right but it doesn't pretend to be a guide. Cheers.--LPLT (talk) 16:11, 24 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

This is not a proposal to add travel content to Wikipedia. This is a proposal to create a separate project which will be a travel guide seperate from Wikipedia. While Wikipedia tells one about famous places it does not give information on how to get their or how to stay alive once you have arrived. As a traveler this is useful information.

Do agree that their are potential issues going forwards regarding advertising. I am hopeful that with an active community of intelligent editors these issues can be addressed or at least keep to a minimum. We at Wikipedia struggle with groups that try to use our site to promote their religion or medical products and it is constant work to keep this at bay. I am not sure if the problems will be more or less with a travel guide. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:11, 24 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

Don't worry, I perfectly understand the separate wiki, but also all the issue about it. The basic point in my mind is that WP can't be a guide or an advisor in any way. Neutrality and distanciation are non negociable on such an open media, it's a basic principle edicted a Day 1. Both point at task, if not impossible, in such a project. Not mentionning the commercial use of it. I'm opposed, and vote against it. It seems that a majority of contributors do not think that way. Thanks for this exhange of point of views. Cheers.--LPLT (talk) 21:45, 24 July 2012 (UTC) Reply

• Sorry, I only know the site and read some artile on it. I am not a member and I don't have connection to them. --王小朋友 (talk) 11:45, 25 July 2012 (UTC) Reply