Re:Inside the Mad, Mad World of TripAdvisor
by caminante on Sunday March 15, 2015 @11:59PM
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When I looked at the two last summer, it wasn't clear that the two were separate. I was surprised to learn of the difference.
Why was WikiVoyage chosen?
WikiVoyage forked to join the Wikimedia family of sites after WT's owner failed to keep its infrastructure up to date (30 seconds to make commit an edit). That the owners of WikiTravel (Internet Brands) literally sued contributors for this was less than helpful to WT's continued existence.
Disclosure: I was potentially an "unnamed co-conspirator" in the lawsuit.
Re:Inside the Mad, Mad World of TripAdvisor
by jpatokal on Monday March 16, 2015 @12:44AM
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This blog post of mine summarizes some of the key differences: http://gyrovague.com/2013/01/14/free-travel-guide-wikivoyage...
And this is my version of how the split came to be: http://gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-i...
Re:Inside the Mad, Mad World of TripAdvisor
by caminante on Monday March 16, 2015 @02:43AM
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In hindsight, I phrased my question poorly -- sorry.
My question pertained more to branding. Why the name "WikiVoyage?"
I understand Wiki* namespace lock-in due to the Wikimedia relationship, but it doesn't seem like a great differentiator from WikiTravel. IMHO, I don't think the lay person gets the difference. Though "voyage" is a synonym for travel (and the word for travel in French), it associates closer to sailing and cruises.
That said, I did find your blog entries interesting. Thanks!
It's improving, but voyage still trails travel's 4181 alexa rank at 22,638.
That's a huge gap. I've seen an overall drop in content quality and accuracy compared to the pre-internet brands era.