User talk:Mjrmtg

Welcome

Hello, Mjrmtg! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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Thanks for adding the nice pictures in the articles about Georgia towns. Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:27, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome - hope I can contribute more to articles here. I live in Valdosta and have taken many photos throughout south Georgia. --Mjrmtg (talk) 14:50, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

I very much look forward to it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:59, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Page banners

Thanks for your contributions! Please note, however, that page banners need to be at least 1800 pixels wide, and preferably 2100 x 300. See Wikivoyage:Banner Expedition#Standards for some additional guidelines. -- Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

I see it doesn't look to great at the ratio I found the image on commons, thanks for the info :) --Mjrmtg (talk) 16:52, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Bummer, while trying to use DerivativeFX, it said "License of this file: No valid license found!" for the Macon skyline image. --Mjrmtg (talk) 16:57, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Photos of businesses

Hello again. I love a lot of the images that you're adding to articles! However, I'm not so sure about the images of specific restaurants that you've added in Tallahassee#Eat: Under this site's image policy, photos of businesses are restricted to particular circumstances:

As a general rule, photos of individual businesses, especially those seen to be promotional, will be removed. Exceptions include images that are meant to be illustrative of the type of business establishment in a certain region, or those of exceptionally famous establishments.

Wikivoyage:Listings#Avoid using images provides examples, with images.

Please consider each image of a business (e.g., a restaurant) based on those guidelines, and draw what seems like the appropriate conclusion in each case.

All the best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:05, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

P.S. I just had a look at Griffin. My feeling is that Truett's Grill is a classic 50s (or maybe 40s) diner-style building whose photo should be in the article out of pure architectural interest aside from any other reason, but that the images of American Pie Pizzeria and El Charro are not interesting to look at and only there because of the restaurants, so they should probably be removed under the policies I linked above. Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:10, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

So, we're allowed to use the eat template which lists the restaurant's address, phone number, website - which is just like advertising but we're not allowed to have photos because they are considered advertising? I see a somewhat double-standard. I only started adding photos once I saw someone add my photo to an existing article Waycross so I thought I'd add more to other cities I've been to. --Mjrmtg (talk) 16:11, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

A descriptive listing for a restaurant or other travel-related business is informational, not promotional, and you can see the difference between the two in the touting and non-touting examples at Wikivoyage:Don't tout#Examples. The point of photos is that they should be of particularly interesting sights. Now and then, those can be particularly famous or beautiful restaurants, bars, hotels or stores. For example, in Manhattan/East Village, there is a photo of the historic McSorley's Old Ale House, and in Manhattan/Lower East Side, the interior of Katz's Delicatessen is pictured. I don't really see a double standard, but since you do, it might be useful to have a wider discussion involving more people at Wikivoyage talk:Listings. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:14, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

By the way, I just had a look at Waycross#Eat, and it's really not a good example of an "Eat" section, as (1) it's just a list of names and addresses, with very little description; (2) it is indiscriminate, listing Applebee's and a bunch of other chains. So while it's not clear to me whether the Huddle House photo should be there or not, its presence is definitely not the biggest problem with that section or that article. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:17, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

I didn't post photos to start an argument with anyone. I'll remove the restaurant photos, except for Truett's Grill. --Mjrmtg (talk) 19:53, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing wrong with a respectful argument. If you don't agree with the current consensus on photos of businesses, I would encourage you to bring that up at Wikivoyage talk:Listings, while continuing to work within the current guidelines in the meantime. But of course it's up to you. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:02, 30 November 2014 (UTC)