Talk:Charlton

Merger

A merger was proposed with the rationale "Reason for merging: no place to sleep".

• Oppose - Our policy says "Asking "can you sleep there?" is a guideline. A particular division of territory into pages of reasonable size might make sense for the destination, but leave one article without a hotel. That's fine. Where no lodging in one district is safe or clean, simply note this and move on." This article has a bunch of listings. Merging it into Sturbridge would make that article longer and messier. I propose to remove the merger tag. Ground Zero (talk) 19:41, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Would like review of Charlton

Swept in from the pub

I've recently been working on updating the information for my hometown of Charlton and now think it's relatively complete (at least for a first pass at things). I'd appreciate someone experienced in Wikivoyage to take a look to see if I've done enough to graduate it out of "Outline" status, and please provide any further suggestions for improvements. Thank you! -- PeterCooperJr (talk) 19:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

@PeterCooperJr, that's a really nice article. Congratulations!

If you were looking for something else to add, then I like to note an outdoor activity or two that is suitable for wheelchairs/walkers/people with mobility issues, and I like to mention the existence of public restrooms in parks. This can literally be as short as typing "Restrooms." at the end of a description, or by adding a description like "flat, paved" to hiking trails (or the opposite sentiments: "loose dirt" or "climbs 300 ft elevation"). WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:43, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, PeterCooperJr, I have to echo WhatamIdoing's kind words – great work to the article! Other than what she already mentioned, my only gripe with the article is the "By plane" article – typically we only include airports if they are in that town and more so, information from how to get from the airports to the town needs to be present. I think the two Worcester airports are fine (but you will need to add information on getting from the two airports), but Boston and Bradley seem realistically too far away to be useful for travellers. Otherwise, keep up the great work. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 04:11, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

I disagree. Logan Airport is the major airport in the area. If you want to get to Charlton from most other places by plane, you are not going to go to some local Worcester airport, when Worcester is 40 miles from Boston. Note this description (emphasis added): "This regional airport is about 20 minutes away from Charlton, and while it only has a few flights daily it's much more convenient to drive to than the larger airports that are further away." Where we agree is that there shouldn't be listings for the bigger airports farther away; instead, Boston Logan International Airport and [[BDL|Bradley International Airport]] should be merely linked. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:32, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Yep, the listings should merely be linked, not listified (whereas Worcester seems close enough to be listified). I simply happened to phrase that very poorly. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 04:35, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Maybe something on the weather/seasons? Sorry if this sounds a bit British, but isn't this one of those places where T shirts are not warm enough in the winter, and is it one of those places where the leaves get colourful in the autumn? Also are there any local cuisine specialities, such as is this in Maple syrup country? WereSpielChequers (talk) 13:29, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank for the suggestions. I had thought that sort of thing was more handled in the region/state articles, rather than this article on a small town, but I could certainly add a bit on the weather. And yes, we do get some nice fall foliage, though one usually goes a bit further north for maple syrup. (And thanks everyone else here too for the other suggestions and improvements that have been made; I haven't had as much of a chance to get back to this as I thought I would have to touch things up more, but I haven't forgotten!) -- PeterCooperJr (talk) 14:16, 20 November 2024 (UTC)