Examples of Good and Bad Websites

An example of a good website would be YouTube. The homepage is very straightforward. The colors used is very basic and doesn't distract you from the point of the website. The only text used is the title of videos, the uploaders, and descriptions. Everything else is mostly just videos.

An example of a bad website would be the James Bond 007 Museum Shop. You would think that a website that's mostly about objects would post more pictures rather than text, but this website is mostly text. And it's cluttered with links. If I was looking to check out an item from a James Bond movie, it'd be hard to find exactly what I was looking for. And what if I don't know the name of the object I'm looking for? A picture would definitely help. I think that there should also be categories, perhaps objects from a specific year/movie or maybe a category based on the actor portraying Bond.

The title of the website is also misleading. The James Bond 007 Museum Shop doesn't actually sell anything.

Palmquist Response

I feel that websites should be straightforward, so as to not confuse the viewers. After reading this chapter, I find that organizing a website in linear sequence is probably the most easiest and simplest. The hierarchy organization seems very limiting and confusing. You can't move across one page to another page in the same level of hierarchy.

I suppose the interlinked organization wouldn't be as simple as the linear sequence, but it would be the best. Here you have easy access to every single page on the entire site all in one spot. A combination of all the organization options seems like it would be the most complicated to put together.

Wikitravel: Boston Chinatown draft

I go to Chinatown a lot, I just don't pay attention to the English names or street names. But, I'll make sure to find out the exact name and locations.

Eat

• Bao Bao Bakery & Cafe, 77 Harrison Ave., Phone: +1 (617) 988-8191, Daily: ??? Fairly cheap. A bakery with a large variety of Chinese styled pastries. Very delectable. ‎
  

Wikitravel: Manual Of Style

After reading the Manual of Style on Wikitravel, I feel that the following tips are important for those who wish to be apart of Wikitravel.

The rest of the Main Page should not be changed without first discussing it with the community. The mission statement is dear to many people's hearts.

Any drastic changes to the Main Page would definitely alter they way Wikitravel wants their page to look like. From what I read, Wikitravel wants their Main Page to look professional and to not scare any potential readers away.

Articles should be relatively self-sufficient so that travelers can print them out, put in their back pocket, and use for traveling around.
This is definitely an important tip. It's pretty self explanatory. I wouldn't want to print several pages of information to carry around. I want something easily accessible and easy to look through. I don't want to spend my entire trip trying to find things on a bunch of paper.

How do you know if a certain subject gets its own article?

A common test to determine whether a subject gets its own article is the "can you sleep there?" test. While there are numerous hotels and other lodging options in a city like London, you can't sleep in a museum or park within that city; such parks and museums should thus be listed as attractions within an article about the city.

Wikitravel

I honestly could not think of anything that wasn't already done except one.

Boston-Chinatown
There's already an article about Chinatown, but it's no where near enough. It has a listing of places to eat and touches on things to do. It doesn't list anything under the "Drinks" section. But there's a ton of places to go to in Chinatown and a lot of specialty stores that it didn't mention. Also, it doesn't mention any events/festivals that occur during the Chinese holidays.