Anirudh, I wasn't referring to the pages, I was referring to the statement made.
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 9:06 PM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan > <parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The statement, "Abroad, they have a > > page on each street and every good place," makes it sound like a Tourist > > Guide of sorts. > > Am I the only one who feels this way? > > Pages about streets and local buildings don't have to sound like > tourist guides. They can be encyclopedic too. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Street > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Sultan > > The articles above need some work with citations, however you will > find numerous examples from Europe and North America where streets and > local buildings have articles on them and their history. > > An example would be a project undertaken by Wikimedia UK called > "Monmouthpedia": > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/MonmouthpediA > > Replicating this kind of project in an Indian city is possible, but > may be difficult given the lack of coverage of minor topics in books > and on the web. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
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