Talk:Zakopane

Bias in the Stay Safe section

What the sigma? I thought that Wikipedia shouldn't be perpetuating harmful cultural stereotypes, and yet here we are. Could someone make that section more civil, please? For example, there's, as far as I know, only one rude man in a white bear costume - and he is a ceper - an outsider. He doesn't even have a license to wear it and is harming a century-old tradition. FYI, the guy with a walrus moustache has a license. Sources, if you need them (in Polish): https://24tp.pl/n/115647 , https://24tp.pl/n/115586. Halny Hetman (talk) 16:02, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

First of all, this isn't Wikipedia; secondly, the imperative here is the traveller comes first. That said, remove anything that's inaccurate, but it doesn't matter to travellers where a scammer comes from, does it? Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:39, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@Krystian55: any comments from you? Ground Zero (talk) 16:55, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I've got to admit that I have been a bit rough when I wrote this section first, good thing that @Halny Hetman brings this up. I see he tidied it up in a nice way while I was away. Thank you. Though I would like to note that Zakopane is indeed an incredible scam hole second to none in Poland. Krystian55 (talk) 22:59, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

True, it doesn't matter where a scammer comes from. Nevertheless, this information shows inaccuracies in passages such as Local highlanders [...] will try to rip you off whenever given a chance. The advice is good, I admit, it's just written in a harmful way and makes a rule of of an exception. Halny Hetman (talk) 17:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Please feel free to edit that. Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, I modified the section. Please check if I haven't been too thorough. Halny Hetman (talk) 18:12, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. I haven't had the pleasure of visiting Poland yet, but I think you improved the writing. Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:51, 6 November 2024 (UTC)