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The following is an archived discussion of a featured portal candidate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the portal's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured portal candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The portal was not promoted 11:17, 25 March 2008 (UTC).

Portal:Wales

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After the success of my last portal, Portal:North West England, I followed a similar pattern with the Welsh portal. I've pretty much done the same with various selections of featured articles, a diverse number of selected pictures, DYKs, topics, categories, news items etc. I submit it here for consideration, after a recent peer review. Thank you. Rudget. 15:20, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  1. Could use a "Selected biography" section, which is currently missing. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry but I really think at least some sort of additional "Selected" section is needed, aside from just the "Selected article" section. Cirt (talk) 07:43, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Doing...  Not done Rudget. 13:28, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I'll have to consider doing a selected quote section. Many of the good biographies are already in the selected article section. It should be up within the next few hours. Rudget. 14:12, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Selected quote  Done Rudget. 17:57, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Have you considered using Wikinews Importer Bot for the "Wales news" section? Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done hopefully it'll work. Rudget. 11:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I think you missed a step where you create Portal:Wales/Wales news/Wikinews and then transclude that to the news subpage, per the instructions at User:Wikinews Importer Bot ? Cirt (talk) 07:34, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done I had to add three though, to fill it out. Rudget. 16:49, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Categories would look nicer with categorytree and 2 columns, see Portal:Indiana for an example. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done Rudget. 11:16, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Some of the "Selected article" blurbs have the bolded title wikilinked, but some don't. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done Rudget. 11:11, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Some of the images at "Selected picture" could have links for the credits, for example instead of "anonymous user at flickr" give a link to the user's page, or to where the image was obtained from. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done. Rudget. 11:14, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Portal:Wales/Did you know could do with randomization, so it doesn't get stale. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Not much need, since I'll be updating it every two weeks or so. Rudget. 11:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, but randomization would ensure that it doesn't get stale in the longer term. We have actually been discussing how several portals have gotten stale DYK sections, at WT:DYK. Cirt (talk) 07:34, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Doing... Rudget. 16:51, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done Rudget. 17:57, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  7. "WikiProjects" could do with a little formatting, see for example Portal:Sustainable development. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    checkY Hopefully done. Rudget. 11:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Also, see Portal:Sustainable development for some idea of how to make the "Topics" box look a bit nicer. Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Pretty much fine as it is, quite a bit better than some other featured portals and similar to Portal:North West England. Rudget. 11:32, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Also, the selected pictures need some captions so when you hover over them, you don't just see the name of the image. Qst (talk) 18:05, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Welsh articles are in a pretty poor state, and all the good biographies are in the selected article subsections, so therefore not much I can do. There are subsections for DYK however, and they are randomised. Rudget. 18:10, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There is a selected quote section in place of a biography. Rudget. 18:13, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, yes - there are DYKs in operation; my apologies, I must have missed that. But the selected biographies should be used, I'd recommend ten to put in to circulation, and there are currently 140 B-class articles relating to Wales, so they should be okay to use for biographies. Thanks, Qst (talk) 18:15, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nonetheless, portals should really have both in, IMO. I hope you understand that I'm not just being awkward here, its actually what I think. :) Qst (talk) 18:16, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'll try, and we'll have to get that Hertfordshire list up soon aswell. :) Rudget. 18:17, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, hell - I forgot about that. But yeah, I'll try to do it within this next so its read for FLC. If you need any help with the biographies or anything, you can dop me a note, by the way. :) Qst (talk) 18:20, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, just checked and Portal:Wales/Selected article could also benefit from the "layout" format used in Portal:Sustainable development and other WP:FPORTs. Cirt (talk) 23:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I offered to help out with the selected biographies, so I feel its relevant for me to comment here. I would use the layout, but I don't think it looks that different from using just a regular copy and paste. As well as this plus, the image appears on the left using the layout, and when you try to make it go to the right, it messes up the entire layout. Of course, however - this is Rudget's call. Qst (talk) 23:55, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't seem that much different to me, but I'm involved with this, so it wouldn't. Do you think, if not implemented, it could effectively ruin the reading of an extract? Rudget. 14:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not necessarily, but it could for some. Uniform use of "layout" in all selected subsections will also make it much easier for new editors to the portal to figure out how to add selections in a standardized format. I still think that the portal could do with a "Selected biography" section. Cirt (talk) 22:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawing so I can update and change appropriately. Still needs some work. Rudget. 11:16, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The following is an archived discussion of a featured portal candidate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the portal's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured portal candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The portal was not promoted 04:20, 28 March 2008.

Portal:Mexico

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Currently this portal has 10 selected articles all are good articles or higher. 10 selected biographies,and 11 selected pictures.Bewareofdog 02:55, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. Beautiful intro graphic, and nice, interesting symbols section. The float CSS needs a tweak, maybe for smaller font sizes (for some reason, the left column can appear centered and above the other in Firefox Mac). Presents lots of information for visitors. Well done. -Susanlesch (talk) 06:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Add few more sensible lines in the Intro section. Done
  • Need some work on Associated Wikimedia section. Kindly redirect the links to the appropriate page or search page.
  • Remove Flag flying days in Mexico from the Selected article list. It does not qualify to be a selected article. Done
  • I am quite misguided with the News archive. 2008 section also contains 2007 news. What is that for?. Done - Shyam (T/C) 10:55, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Kindly do not remove older archives from news archive. Please keep them as well. Shyam (T/C) 06:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fixed Bewareofdog 00:07, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • My comments:
    • The #'s for biographies and articles are on the low side.
    • Some selected pictures' caption did not bold the main subject.
    • A large empty space on the right column.
    • Instead of saying "More...", be more specific like "More selected biographies"

OhanaUnitedTalk page 03:17, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Closed as not promoted by OhanaUnited. There are many concerns regarding this portal (such as typos, alignment, # of articles) which requires extensive maintenance before it will reach featured status. OhanaUnitedTalk page 04:19, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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The portal was not promoted 01:54, 31 March 2008.

Portal:World War II

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Respectfully submitted for your consideration. Based on Portal:World War I. I will attempt to address any comments or suggestions in a timely fashion. Carom (talk) 17:58, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support on condition that the header "Topics" be tweaked so as to put the entrance of Italy in line with the others. TomStar81 (Talk) 23:59, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm not entirely sure why that's transcluding the way it is - it doesn't look like that on the subpage, or on the page for {{World War II}}. I've poked around a bit, and can't seem to find a way to fix it. Carom (talk) 00:02, 3 March 2008 (UTC) Nevermind, I seem to have been able to fix it - hopefully I haven't broken anything in the process. Carom (talk) 00:14, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Featured article: Either must have all of them as featured articles. Former ones won't do. Or, change the name as Selected article. As, there are many articles in Featured content section, you may broaden your featured articles list, followed by removing other then featured ones.
Done. Carom (talk) 13:52, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Good work, You may add link for Hovhannes Bagramyan in Featured article. Better to keep bold only the article's link and unbold others, like Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge etc. Shyam (T/C) 09:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Carom (talk) 01:50, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Carom (talk) 14:33, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't understand your first point. If Pilecki's article contains fair-use images, that's not a problem for the portal. They're not being used on portal sub-pages, as far as I can tell, and linking to an article that contains fair-use images is not, insofar as I am aware, problematic in any way. With regards to your second point, it's a fair comment, but it's one I'm not entirely sure I have time to remedy at the moment. If you think it's worth opposing over, you may as well oppose, as I can't promise that I will be able to address it in a timely fashion. Carom (talk) 16:08, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm thoroughly confused - Witold Pilecki is not a selected article on this portal. I really don't understand what problem you are trying to describe. Carom (talk) 23:29, 13 March 2008 (UTC) Ah, I see. The subpages after 10 had been removed from rotation (notice how they aren't listed on the "More featured articles" page) - either I forgot to change the coding on the portal, or it was changed back at some point. At any rate, those subpages (including Pilecki) will no longer rotate into the portal. Carom (talk) 23:39, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the other featured military portals (e.g. Portal:War) use the military browsebar at the top, and the standard portal index at the bottom, so I've simply followed that convention. There was some discussion of this, I think...let me see if I can find a link. Carom (talk) 03:25, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Here's the discussion I was thinking of, although it's perhaps not as germane as I had thought. Carom (talk) 03:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
OK, now I see that comes from featured military portals (possibly weird maybe, like an infinitely expanding list, but I see what you mean). Thank you for the link. -Susanlesch (talk) 05:54, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The red links in the "Topics' section are a result of transcluding {{World War II}} - it seems a little excessive to remove this useful and simple way of keeping this section up-to-date and consistent with other uses of the template simply for the sake of removing two red links. Carom (talk) 17:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Closed as no consensus by OhanaUnited. The community is divided between whether it should be promoted or needs more work, particularly satisfying Featured portal criteria 2 and 3.2. OhanaUnitedTalk page 01:54, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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The following is an archived discussion of a featured portal candidate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the portal's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured portal candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

Portal:James Bond

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Self nomination. I've been working on this portal for some time Ultra! 21:43, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Closed as no consensus by Dihydrogen Monoxide.There isn't really a consensus to promote at this time, and it's probably best for the portal's sake to give it some more time to improve. --dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:33, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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