From 602dafaf1beaf939225b7b6a8b3a4fd9f5863531 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Mills Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:00:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Draft guidelines on writing a good entry This text is about what to put in an entry. I'm deliberately leaving out anything about *what* entries to add (as that's a separate thing). Signed-off-by: Hugo Mills --- content/submission-guidelines.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/submission-guidelines.md diff --git a/content/submission-guidelines.md b/content/submission-guidelines.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f872818fe21 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/submission-guidelines.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +title: "Submission Guidelines" +date: 2025-06-23 +draft: true +--- +# How to make a good entry + +We've developed a few guidelines for how to make Nerdy Day Trips +entries more useful, and consistent with each other. + +## Title + +Use the name that the place calls itself -- i.e. what it says at the +top of their website. This should be available for almost everywhere. +If there isn't an official website, then take your best guess as to +what the locals call it. + +Don't use the title to do the job of the description (i.e. "East +Flumpsted Railway Museum", not "Steam Trains!"). + +## Description + +Explain why this place is interesting. What is it, what things to look +out for (if they're not obvious). It's usually more interesting to +have your own description of the place, than simply to copy-paste text +from their own website. + +## URL + +If there's an official website or page for the place you're adding, +use that. Museums, national parks, shops, and many monuments have +dedicated websites. Otherwise, try to find something that describes +the place, and why it's interesting. (Wikipedia will often do this; +Atlas Obscura is another good place to look). + +## Location/address + +Try to use the postal address of the place from the official website. +This can sometimes be surprisingly difficult to find. (It's often +hidden away in small text at the bottom of the "About" or "Visit" or +"Contact" pages). Include a street (and number, if relevant), town, +state (if relevant), postal code, and country. + +## GPS + +If the place you're adding is a single building, drop the GPS location +in the middle of the building. If it's a small area, like a city park, +drop it in the middle of the area, or onto the main attraction. + +If you're adding a large area with multiple attractions, such as a +national park, drop the location onto the visitor's centre, if there +is one. Otherwise, pick the most likely main entrance to the park.