Talk:Boracay

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[edit] 20:16, 29 August 2006 reversions

In these reversions, I reverted three recent edits

The reverted edits had deleted two important maps and replaced them with a photo, added a commercial link, and added a link to a few external Boracay photos.

Let's discuss the appropriateness of at least the first two of these before it is done, please.

[edit] Revised Weather & Climate section, added References

I added a lot more information here, most of it anecdotal. I am sure that what I have done here can be improved upon. -- Boracay Bill 02:54, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I think we've gone a little overboard with the weather discussion here. Isn't it suffice to say that Boracay has its favorable and less-than-favorable times of the year to visit, and then name the respective months? jkaufman101 20:45, 21 July 2006 (PST)

But the seasonal-change dates are not cast in stone and can vary by a month or more either way. I have lived on Boracay for ten years and can say with assurance (1) Boracay's main (only?) focus is tourism; (2) many prospective Boracay visitors are first-timers and use references like Wikipedia to find info about Boracay; (3) the question of how weather might impact a Boracay visit is an item of concern to prospective visitors; (4) Boracay has very pronounced seasonality of weather -- much more pronounced than other Philippine tourism destinations -- and the seasonal weather impacts visitors (it's a real disappointment to fly halfway around the world expecting a tropical paradise, arrive in the middle of Habagat season, and spend your Boracay vacation being unexpectedly rained on and having beach sand blown into your face by a 30kt wind). I could be wrong about the usefulness/appropriateness of placing the Boracay weather/climate info on the Boracay page, or perhaps what needs to be said could be said better than I have said it. -- Boracay Bill 00:07, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Then, as an alternative to shortening this paragraph, would you consider re-writing it so it doesn't seem so convoluted or overwritten? I appreciate your work on this, though after reading it I am somehow left wondering exactly what it is that I just read. Thanks. jkaufman101, 1 August 2006, 19:36 (PST)

Feel free to rewrite it yourself; I'm not wedded to the words I have written, and I am just as likely to make a stylistic hash of it the second time around as I was the first time. Cheers. Boracay Bill 06:14, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed paragraph in By Plane section

The paragraph I removed contained visitor advice related to avoiding being hassled by touts, etc. prior to check-in to Boracay accommodations. This info is just as applicable to persons arriving by sea or by road as it is to persons arriving by plane, and is probably generally applicable to visitors arriving in most tourism destinations. Removing this paragraph was a judgement call, and some may disagree. My feeling was that the removed material did not fit the section where it was placed, and also that the removed material was more appropriate to a travel brochure than to an encyclopedia article. -- Boracay Bill 06:07, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reversed an edit in Around The Island section

The following had been added to the end of this section: "Upon arriving on the Boracay Islands, the main island has three stations as an entrance for tourists and citizens of Boracay. Most people find that Station two is known for its night life and scenery." Perhaps this page does need info about the boat stations but, if so, the English needs to be better than this. I am not sure that the addition of this info would be a plus, so I have not provided alternative verbage. Also, Boracay passenger arrivals are currently done during Amihan season via boat stations 1-3, during the Habagat season via Tambisaan boat station on the southeast side of the island, and passenger departures are currently done via Cagban Jetty Port on the south end of the island. All of this is subject to change, as there is pressure to do all entries and departures via the Cagban Jetty Port. --Wtmitchell 07:15 Friday, 30 June (UTC)

Oops (Oops-plex -- I have edited this Oops). In the comment on my edit 10:53, 30 June 2006, I flubbed the URLs. Should be http://ops.gov.ph/records/memo_order_no214.htm and http://ops.gov.ph/records/eo_no377.htm. I don't know how to fix this. --Wtmitchell 03:05 Friday, 30 June (UTC)

Anyone who can upload lots of more pics? White beaches? famous resorts/hotels, etc. --Noypi380 09:16, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Sorry though it looks like part of the article comes from http://boracayisland.org/traveltips.shtml

You've got it backwards, that page got its content from Wikipedia. Coffee 17:50, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
That is not fair. That site should at least mention that its source is wikipedia. Sites like Reference.com admits this for example. --Noypi380 06:18, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Boracay is possibly one of the last best-kept secrets for international travellers and vacationers. In fact, it is possibly one of the last best-kept secrets of paradise!

I'm removing that description. It sounds too n00bish and characteristically un-wikipedia-like.

Starting with It has consistently been on numerous top ten best beaches lists for decades sounds alot better. --Chicbicyclist 00:56, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

No it does not. If you make this absurd statement, you need to source it. Otherwise it gets deleted. No more Philippines boosting here! This is not a travel brochure.

I wasnt actually trying to "philippine boost" here. I did not add anything, merely deleted some stuff that actually made it sound more "boosted". Check the history. Chicbicyclist 09:40, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Featured Article collaboration

How about adding the Municipality infobox and the municipalities in Aklan template at the bottom and a locator map? Circa 1900 11:44, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

That wouldn't work, Boracay isn't a municipality itself, it's part of Malay, Aklan. A locator map would be good though... Coffee 17:50, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
Since Boracay isn't a municipality, the maps would be good. Circa 1900 13:01, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
added a locator map. Magalhães 20:09, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Looks good Circa 1900 05:44, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Where did Boracay get its name? When was it "discovered" by tourists? Perhaps we should add that. Circa 1900 05:44, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

"Bora" + cay = Boracay --Howard the Duck 10:27, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
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