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Editing Places
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Editing Places is the process in which existing tags are modified. Editing places is a fundamental part of WikiMapia, since our physical world is always subject to change. However, editing should be done in a careful and responsible manner, and in accordance with WikiMapia's philosophy of Neutral Point of View.
Continuous improvement, up-to-date information, and providing usable information is what users prefer to read, so that WikiMapia will remain a useful reference tool. Sometimes this can be anything from spelling or grammatical errors, to supplying information that makes the article more useful to others.
How to edit a place
- When you select a tag, click on the red "Edit" label on the top-left corner.
- Choose "Edit this Page", and make your changes as necessary.
- Choose "Save" when you are done.
Suggestions for editing
As stated above, a neutral point of view is the best course of action: No exceptions! You can add whatever information that is relevant to the place, whether fixing simple spelling or grammatical errors, or wholesale changes to a blank or uninformative article. Describe the place as if you were informing a visitor to your area.
Title
Every unique place has a unique description; yet there is a fine line between a title that is too short and too long. Ambiguous titles or titles that are too long may be edited or deleted.
Description
This is the text box area in which you can type-in a description of the tag in question. Describe, how to use the function of the tag, the history of the place (year built, opened...), and its function (residential, business, historic, entertainment...). As long as the description is accurate and does not violate copyright laws or restrictions, it is okay to submit it to WikiMapia.
Feel free to link to other places on the Internet using links, whether to other places on WikiMapia or anywhere else on the web. If you want to properly source information (which is especially helpful about an unusual place or fact), then typing a hyperlink in the information text box is also permitted.
Wikipedia®
If the place you have described or are editing has a corresponding Wikipedia® article to assist in the description or to provide a understanding of a place, then feel free to add the entire URL of the Wikipedia® article in this location. As long as the article is relevant, it is okay to add it. Keep in mind that only one Wikipedia® article can be added in the text box.
Wikipedia® articles that do not exist or are not relevant to the topic should and will be removed. Only Wikipedia® articles will display in this box, "User Pages" and other types of namespace will not display, nor will any other outside URLs. It is recommended to cut and paste the link/URL in full from Wikipedia®, since errors will result in a no link listed in the WikiMapia article.
Category
This is a place to choose what type of place it is, so you can sort by Category Filter. Type in the first few letters, and choose accordingly.
Understanding the Editing Process
If somebody has edited an article you have created or edited, do not worry! That is a normal consequence of a wiki: Anyone can edit it. A WikiMapia article can be improved, but only if there is relevant, verifiable, and useful information to add to it.
No member "owns" the tags they create; no tag is free from editing just because they created it, or because they live in the area. Ownership of articles is not a function of WikiMapia, which means that if you do not intend to have your information edited, we recommend you not to submit it to Wikimapia!
What Is Not Permitted
Occasionally, there may be places in WikiMapia that may be lacking information, or contain too much information! Please feel free to edit appropriately, but please leave these out of our WikiMapia articles.
- Non-neutral point of view
- Vulgarity
- Slander/insult
- Invasion of privacy
- Editing wars (continually editing for the sake of ruining an article)
- Spam/advertising
- False information
- Boasting/bragging
- Using WikiMapia articles as a forum for opinions and viewpoints, specifically religion and politics.
Someone keeps editing my places...
If you have a dispute, please notify the administrators in the WikiMapia Forum. We can try to resolve issues, but only if parties are willing to discuss their sides of the issue accurate and fairly.
