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[edit] Ratings: Stars vs. Diamonds

While hotel ratings have commonly been rated both officially and un-officially using stars to denote the quality of a hotel property, may I also suggest adding another optional field for the Diamonds rating system. Diamonds are, arguably, used just as widespread as the stars system is. The diamonds and stars system are the most internationally well-known rating systems for hotels. In some countries, diamonds may be the preferred rating system whereas the stars are strictly a voluntary system. In addition, the diamond rating system also has considerable notierity via its extensive use through international AAA organizations. As this would also be an optional field that wouldn't be displayed unless a value is entered, I don't think it would hurt. Any thoughts? Luke! 05:25, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

  • I will try and change the box to accommodate this. Ohconfucius 08:20, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I am quite concerned with the diamond/star section of this infobox. First, most of the time I see this infobox used, there is an assertion that the hotel has x stars or diamonds, without any source whatsoever (nothing in the article either), directly contrary to WP:V. At a minimum, the star/diamond references need to be removed where there is no source. But, more fundamentally, even in cases where there is a source, I wonder how encyclopedic this information is. There is no international standard, and standards differ even within countries and among organizations. The inclusion of stars and diamonds in the infobox gives rise to considerable reliability, neutrality, self promotion and spam concerns. Skeezix1000 (talk) 13:46, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] General Manager/Manager

Would it be possible to include a field for the manager of a hotel?-- Matthew Edwards 18:48, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Are General Managers generally notable enough for a field? Luke! 05:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
  • There may be exceptions, but I don't think these are generally notable at all. Ohconfucius 08:21, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Infobox Hotel

This duplicate template is up for deletion. People who watch this page might be interested. The nomination can be found here. Is there a need or the will to integrate the style features of the other template into this one? Thanks Woodym555 16:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal to remove "Stars" field

I propose the removal of the "Stars" (numeric) field from this template. Wikipedia is not a travel guide or directory, and the star ratings are usually unsourced within the article, or at best gleaned from a single (unnamed) source, such as AAA or the Mobil Travel Guide, or one of the myriad of other bodies, official and unofficial, which issue star-type ratings. As Skeezix1000 notes above, " There is no international standard, and standards differ even within countries and among organizations. The inclusion of stars and diamonds in the infobox gives rise to considerable reliability, neutrality, self promotion and spam concerns." --MCB (talk) 07:07, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree, with the similar "Diamonds" field to be removed also. Skeezix1000 (talk) 12:23, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Seeing no objection, and three weeks having passed, I removed the fields. -- MCB (talk) 07:51, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
Thank you, that's great. Skeezix1000 (talk) 13:21, 22 March 2008 (UTC)