This article is classified "Real"
If you are writing or want to write about a specific place where a lot of
people come together to live and do things (usually called villages, towns
or cities) you might find it helpful to consult this here article. It
could be, for instance, that you live in a typical boring place and want
to write something about it but don't know what because everything is so
boring. But you could also find yourself in a city where there is so much
to do and see that there is too much to write.
In the former case, this article can give you a clue as to what there is to
write about and the items can ring a bell to the more interesting borities.
Then after writing the main body of the article fit the words "Conclusion:
mostly harmless" unless of course the place is so boring it is a mental
hazard. "Mostly (something, invent your own description)" as a summary
will do in most situations.
In the latter case, you can use this list to organize your impressions to a
readable order and/or just pick out only the most interesting stuff. It is
superfluous to say you can also write down the whole lot.
I will start the enumeration with the %-token thingies:
%t Village/Town/City, State/Borough, Country, Earth
%s What's The Most Important Thing About The Place
%a Your name (your Internet email account)
%d Today's date, in YYYYMMDD format
%x Earth
%x Country (if article(s) are available)
%x Tourists (optional cross-references)
Possible topics to include in an article about a village/town/city:
o City area, surroundings, shape and aesthetics
o Population, growing rate, population density and comparisons
with other places
o What's in there:
Major industry
(Special) shops
Kind of houses
Parks etc.
Schools & Universities
Zones, districts
Inhabitants: who, wealth, character, religion, languages
and dialects, famous people
o Atmosphere of the town (could also be at the end), weather
o Local politics
o Crime, traffic
o History of town (including name and age)
o Tourism: old stuff and new stuff; culture: ruins, museums,
galleries, churches, concert halls, statues etc;
attractions, festivities, sight seeing tours,
souvenirs, etc.
o Inside tips and hints for real fun/adventures; where to hang
out, pubs, etc.
o Fun in the surrounding area
o Sports
o Currency and prices of staying and buying stuff
o How to move about
o How to get there and get away again
o Where and what to eat
o Where to stay
o Other stuff
o Checklists:
Required equipment (what to bring)
Best time to go
Best time to leave
Things you should try
Things you should avoid
Things you should forget
Things you mustn't lose
At any one of all these items you can insert an anecdote.
As usual with guides, you are free to do it differently if you think that
is better, but don't blame me for getting lost. You could want to add
items, delete some, or put them in a different order (and here I use the
word 'order' for the people who have been able to find one in the above
enumeration, otherwise the word 'permutation' is possibly more in order).
And please try to be more witty in your article than I have been in this
one (was: not witty whatsoever).
Some authors might recognize things in this list they have used before.
They are completely right; I have looked what they have used and added some
ideas of my own. Let's see if the rate of articles appearing about places
increases.