Wikitravel named one of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2008

Talk:Krabi

From Wikitravel

[edit] Krabi town vs province

I'm wondering if Krabi (province) should be moved to Krabi and the town into Krabi Town, to match the layout for Phuket/Phuket Town — most people associate "Krabi" with the entire region and places like Ao Nang, not Krabi town. Jpatokal 01:45, 21 Dec 2005 (EST)

I think the priority should be to make it as easy as possible for people (especially those with limited wikitravel experience) to make a contribution. Stick with what is most simple and most logical (ie province = Name_(province) / city = Name for all province/city names except Bangkok and Phuket) and include a link at the top of each article to the other article (as is already the case here). Only Bangkok and Phuket warrant exceptions (the latter because Phuket is also an island, yet always referred to as simply "Phuket", never Ko Phuket).

Consider the user who types "Krabi" into the search box — are they looking for the famous place with gorgeous beaches, limestone cliffs and diving, or are they looking for the rather dull administrative town? To me this seems exactly the same logic as for Phuket, where the area as a whole is much better known than the town. (Bangkok is a different case, as there Bangkok the city and Bangkok the province are identical.) Jpatokal 06:59, 21 Dec 2005 (EST)

They could be looking for either; the majority will probably end up looking at both no matter which one they view first, as for most people the most relevant information is split between the two, and each one is easily accessed from the other. Better to stick with province = Name_(province) / city = Name -- it's not detrimental to reader-users, and it makes much more sense for contributor-users.

[edit] Krabi.com

Although the apparent purpose of listing this in the Get in by plane section is to offer a way to get discounted taxi vouchers (online only), the site itself is of the "other guide" variety that we would usually delete otherwise. Any opinions on this one? Texugo 04:07, 18 June 2007 (EDT)