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A '''usable article''' is a [[Project:Article status|status rating]] for any article in Wikitravel that has enough information to be useful for an adventurous traveler. That is, by using the information in the article, they can (for example) get to a destination, find good places to sleep and eat there, and have some pointers for what to see or do.

In general, usable articles are not really ''complete'' articles, however. They may not offer many ''options'' for where to eat and sleep. They may not contain much information about nightlife or shopping, for example. Or they may be lacking much helpful information about the destination in general, or nearby destinations. This prevents them from being considered true "guide" articles.

The criteria for what makes a "usable" article varies depending on what the subject is. For example, an article about a city must have some hotel and restaurant listings, but that doesn't make sense for an article about an entire region, which should instead have a listing of cities in that region. Obviously the criteria for a [[travel topics|travel topic]] or [[list of phrasebooks|phrasebook]] would be different. See [[Project:Article status]] for links to the specific criteria for each kind of article.

There's special markup in our software to mark something as a usable article. Unlike the "stub" and "outline" tags, which are generic enough to apply to any kind of article, we have different tags for the different kinds of

articles. For example, the tag for a ''usable'' article about a ''city'' looks like this: '''<nowiki>{{usablecity}}</nowiki>''' which makes this appear on the page:

If you find a "usable" article about a subject you know a bit about, or if you're planning a trip and doing some additional research beyond what you find in the article, you can help upgrade an article to an actual "guide". Find information to add to any missing or sparsely-populated sections. Add more options for places to eat or sleep (especially different kinds: add a budget hostel if the existing listings are all for five-star hotels). Also, if the existing information isn't formatted clearly, or doesn't look like our [[Project:manual of style|style guidelines]], fix them up.

The [[Project:article status|specific criteria]] varies depending on the kind of article (i.e. city, country, etc.) but the general theme of a better-than-just-usable article is that it is more or less complete, covering every subtopic that a good guide should, and with enough detail that people can pick and choose which information to act on. At that point it's a real '''[[Project:Guide articles|guide]]''', and the tag can be [[Project:Article status|changed]] to <nowiki>{{guidecity}}</nowiki> (or whichever kind of guide it is).