Talk:Owerri

Cargo airports

How are these useful to travellers? I'd normally summarily delete such listings, but do they also serve general aviation (individual pilots flying their private planes) or passenger charter flights? Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:30, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

LovelyChizzy, SelfieCity, SHB2000, Ground Zero and Timmylegend, any thoughts? I would particularly like to hear from LovelyChizzy because of her local expertise. Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:08, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

There are passenger flights, too, and they are scheduled and frequent. I've added some info. The name is misleading. Ground Zero (talk) 03:21, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Oh great! Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:39, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, names of airports can be very misleading. e.g. Hobart or Broome have their airport as "Hobart International Airport" and "Broome International Airport", but they don't have international flights. I'm sure there's plenty of misleading airport names in the US and Europe too. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | en.wikipedia) 08:13, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

The Owerri airport actually offers passenger services, although the name is misleading. It is one of the major airports in South Eastern Nigeria.Timmylegend (talk) 10:42, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

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Not visible on the page. Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:48, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Copypasta?

This is relevant to too many users for a user talk page: Is any of this uncredited copypasta that violates Wikivoyage:Copyleft (=plagiarism)? Ping User:Preshgilbert, User:Nze Victoria, User:Kulest, User:Iwuala Lucy, User:102.88.33.149. I'll look forward to reading your remarks about this. In the meantime, I'd like to point out that the "directions" tab is not for a long numbered list, but rather for cross-streeets and the like - please read Wikivoyage:Listings - and that default address info (Owerri 460114 Imo, etc.) should be omitted from "address" tabs in favour of street addresses only. Also, everyone, please read Wikivoyage:Don't tout, because even though it's likely that none of you intend to tout, that page has important information for you about the expected tone of Wikivoyage articles and listings. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:51, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ikan Kekek

With regards to the first point, I could you simplify 'copypasta'

For the second point, I now understand the purpose "direction" tab and it would be communicated across to the above users.

Thirdly, we don't intent to tout and has no such intention. The Users are only focused on documenting Agricultural Institutions on the this pages.

Definitely, with gradual process and learning pace, we would become better contributors on Wikivoyage. Iwuala Lucy (talk) 04:23, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Copypasta is copying and pasting from other websites. I know that touting is not intended, but when someone copies and pastes promotional content from a university's website, the effect is to tout. If you read Wikivoyage:Don't tout, you'll see what tone is expected on this site. Everyone understands that new users face a learning curve here; all of us were new users once. But the way to learn is to read the things experienced users write and read the links they provide, so please do that. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:33, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek Thanks for the simplification. For clarification, does it mean a contributor is not allowed to paste a website link on the website tab while adding listing.

Also, I would want to know if Google Map information could could not be used.

Yes, I believe new users can learn by reading what experienced users have written, however, I'm beginning to understand that practical scenerios as this are also part of the learning process just as in this case.

Thanks for sharing your insight Iwuala Lucy (talk) 04:43, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

You're most welcome. Primary links should be used, so for example, a museum's website should be given in the "url" tab of a listing for a museum. It's no problem to get coordinates from Google Maps, as those can't be copyrighted. I'm not sure I understand what you're asking about in terms of Google Maps. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Formatting

To make it easier for readers to find |information in articles, Wikivoyage uses srandard formatting in its articles. Some new editors have been using a variety of different styles, which makes Wikivoyage harder to read, and look like a random mess of information, instead of a travel guide.

1. Times in Nigeria articles must be in this format: 9AM-noon, 2-6PM, 9PM-midnight.
2. Days of the week are abbreviation like this: M Tu W Th F Sa Su.
3. If a business is open every day, write "daily", instead of "M-Su".
4. Phone numbers must be in this format: +234 700 5454 3663.
5. In the Owerri article, we don't add "Owerri, Imo State" in addresses -- that is obvious. And we don't include the post code, either.
6. And don't type ALL IN CAPITAL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Please help correct the formatting of the new information that has been added. Thank you. Ground Zero (talk) 12:02, 12 July 2024 (UTC) @Chigozirim2005, Mbah Victor Chukwuemerie, Stanley kadurumba, Iwuala Lucy, Njokuchiamaka: Ground Zero (talk) 12:09, 12 July 2024 (UTC)