Wikitravel

3 tips from wiki style:

1. "If all this stuff makes your head swim, and you don't want to bother with it, by all means plunge forward and just start sharing your knowledge. Other Wikitravellers will come through and bring your contributions more in line with the style guide."

It's good to know that if a novice contributor makes a mistake, that it's not the end of the world. This also indicates that wikitravel is an information ecology: everyone works together with the technology to make sure the information gets conveyed.

2. "Don't tout - describe, don't push"

This is good to keep in mind. A writer in this medium should not try to force a reader to go to any specific place, even if the writer really loves it. It's not a persuasive area.

3. It also brought up not to use HTML, for certain reasons. The wiki markup is a pretty expedient language though. It's been boiled down so that it's easier to manage and to learn. Except for tables, wikimarkup doesn't have a good tables function. So HTML is okay there. But the manual of style also says "Any other exceptions should be made with extreme prejudice" and I don't know what that means, but it's safe to assume that if one puts html in an article that it will be removed.


Sample entries:
1. ==Get In==
The [http://www.indianapolisairport.com/ Indianapolis International Airport] is one hour South-East of Anderson.

2. *'''Lemon Drop''' 1701 Mounds Rd, Anderson ''1+765''644-9055. An old-fashion burger joint, cozy and comfortable. Visitors remember the bright yellow paint, the toy train running around the ceiling, the burgers on toast (they do have buns though), and the great prices.

3. *'''29th Street Cafe''' 2904 Columbus Ave, Anderson ''1+765''649-1238. If you would like a taste of pure Anderson, try the 29th Street Cafe, located in the heart of Anderson's lovely downtown area. Traditional diner food with a have-it-your-way attitude. You'll remember the patrons and the help, and their down to earth attitude.