Talk:Accessible tourism

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Removal of copyrighted material

I have removed two paragraphs because they appear to be copyrighted material:

– I don't see why all the links were removed. For example the ENAT-website contains lots of information on accessible tourism. Other pages like IBFT or NatKo contain useful stuff too (NatKo is only in German) but I really think that you should consider restoring the link to ENAT, afterall they are quite a big EU-project and should be included in Wikipedia for further reading. Simbone1987 (talk) 09:26, 25 April 2008 (UTC) – Since no one responded to my comment I took the liberty of restoring the link to ENAT. If you don't agree with this please explain here in detail why. Simbone1987 (talk) 09:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

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• From Pühretmair, F. (2004). It’s time to make eTourism accessible:

"So far the tourism industry still has hardly recognized the potential and the value of barrier-free tourism. As long as the tourism industry will not identify that barrier-free tourism is an indicator for quality, a trademark and a competitive advantage they will not attract its considerable market-share."

• From Wikipedia article Accessible tourism:

"So far the tourism industry has hardly recognized the potential and the value of barrier free or inclusive tourism design. As long as the tourism industry will not realize that barrier-free tourism is an indicator for quality and competitive advantage, it does not attract the considerable market-share of the growing customer base comprised of disabled people, elderly people and all citizens demanding accessibility."

• From Rains, Paul Scott. (2005) Opening Keynote for the 2005 International Conference on Accessible Tourism:

"improvements in medicine have allowed disabled people to live longer; improvements in equipment such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or computers that speak for us allow us to be more active; entrepreneurs and other risk-takers with disabilities have started travel agencies, sports leagues, and outdoor expeditions expanding our imaginations and challenging us to ever larger goals."

• From Wikipedia article Accessible tourism:

"Improvements in medicine have allowed disabled people to live longer; improvements in equipment such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or speaking computers allow people with disabilities to be more active; entrepreneurs and other risk-takers with or without disabilities have started travel agencies, sports leagues, and outdoor expeditions providing better and better conditions towards a good life and equality in opportunities."

• Accessible tourism has been defined as:

'as a process of enabling people with disabilities and seniors to function independently and with equity and dignity through the delivery of universal tourism products, services and environments (adapted from Olympic Co-ordination Authority 1999). The definition is inclusive of the mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive dimensions of access' (Darcy 2006:3)*.

Please do not include copyrighted material in Wikipedia articles. --Rrburke^(talk) 13:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Open Directory Project Links

The DMOZ search template, and by implication all DMOZ search links, is being considered for deletion because it violates WP:ELNO #9. Anyone interested in discussing the fate of Open Directory Project (DMOZ) search links is invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion#Template:Dmoz2. Qazin (talk) 05:35, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Restored External link to ENAT

ENAT - the European Network for Accessible Tourism is, as stated above, a major Europe-wide non-profit association comprising public and private organisations aimed at making tourism and transport accessible to all. Wikipedia is obviously not a directory, but whatever other external links may or may not be considered suitable for including under the article's External links, surely ENAT belongs to this section. Please do not remove the link again. Thank you. --Technopat (talk) 18:36, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Removed, per WP:EL. There is a DMOZ link where any and all links can be added. More importantly, ENAT is already linked through its use as a reference. (I've fixed this up, as it was not properly linked prior to this.) --Ckatz^chat_spy 18:40, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Greetings Ckatz - Thank you for fixing that weird inline citation - was going to get round to it after dinner. I don't think that the fact that ENAT is used as an inline citation is a reason for excluding it as an External link. What is more, a direct link to ENAT is fully justified by any interpretation of Wikipedia:EL#What_to_link as it is the first pan-European organisation - supported by the European Commission - to address accessible tourism issues, and is therefore a major reference. For that reason, I don't agree that DMOZ is appropriate in the case of ENAT - it is fine for private organisations wishing to belong to a directory. The distinction is clear. Please reconsider your objections. Thank you. --Technopat (talk) 19:09, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your note. ENAT might well be useful as an external link, but it is already linked as a reference. Normally, external links are used when a site is not already used as a reference in the body of the article. The goal is to reduce ELs by either finding ways to use them as a source, or by removing them. --Ckatz^chat_spy 19:19, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for prompt reply. Fully agree with the principle of reducing number of ELs, but in the case in point, the only EL is DMOZ (which has been nominated for deletion)... Regards, --Technopat (talk) 19:30, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Even if there were no ELs, ENAT would not be used as an external link, again because it is already linked as a reference. The EL section is for material that isn't linked elsewhere in the article. --Ckatz^chat_spy 19:34, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Seems reasonable enough. Thanks for clarifying. Regards, --Technopat (talk) 20:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

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