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Other neat portal ideas for longer term

• Longer term ideas to think about from other portals:

1. Events section, like: "On this day" e.g., Biography, Religion; "Selected anniversaries" e.g., War; "Calendar" at Holidays. Interesting idea of "Month selected anniversaries", at Oregon.
2. Model intro with some rotating images, after Portal:Oregon, Portal:Iceland/Intro and Portal:Philosophy of science/Intro.
3. Revamp DYK sections w/ free-use images, model after Portal:Criminal justice and Portal:Oregon.
4. Portal palettes at User:RichardF/Palettes/Portals. Comparable color schemes can be developed from the various hue lists at User:RichardF/Palettes. Also see Portal:Box-header.
5. If there are a lot of categories, then categories section to 2 columns, like in Portal:Indiana.

Cirt (talk)

Re: Hurricane Neddy

Sorry, I missed your comment on my talk page (due to someone posting after you). Unfortunately, I'm a little busy with some of my hurricane articles, but I'll give you a few things that should be done to the article before you put it up for FAC.

• The couch gag summary is rather long. Seeing as none of them are complete sentences, there should be no periods (full-stops). Additionally, I just noticed that it was taken directly from SNPP.com. That should be re-written.
• The lede should be a bit longer – ideally two paragraphs. I don't think the name of the hurricane needs to be in the lede, but perhaps some more plot could be thrown in up there. Be sure that the writing is professional, and avoids any flowery language. Hurricane Barbara viciously strikes Springfield but, by pure chance, the house of Ned Flanders is the only one destroyed. viciously? Additionally, stating that Ned Flanders' house being the only one destroyed is a bit of Original research, I believe. Does anywhere in the episode state that specifically?
• The plot is rather long, and I would say in need of a re-write before taking it to FAC. In the second sentence, is it necessary to state that Homer poorly secured the family home? Personally, I would say something like, "...resulting in panicked citizens storming the Kwik-E-Mart and causing the Simpson family to take refuge in their basement." This eliminates the hole when the next sentence says, "and the family cautiously leaves the basement" without ever saying they were in the basement. "Meanwhile, next door Flanders" reads awkwardly, and it should either specify that it was Ned, or the Flanders family in general. "Distraught with annoyance, Flanders begins to believe that God is punishing him and, seeking answers, he goes to read the Bible in the church but receives a papercut." This sentence is a tad long. Additionally, Dictionary.com says that papercut is not a word, and needs to be written as paper cut.
• Quick question - was Jay Sherman really billed as a guest star? I find that perplexing, given that he only made a brief cameo in one scene.
• In the production section, I'm confused about the inclusion of the second paragraph (the stuff about "John Swartzwelder"), since that doesn't appear to have anything to do with production. I recommend moving that paragraph to the "cultural references" section.
• In the reception section, it'd be great to see some reviews.

Good luck with improving it further, and if you need any more comments, feel free to give me a post. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:22, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for these pointers! I'll get on this when I get a chance. Cirt (talk) 19:36, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Hans Gude

You asked to be informed when Hans Gude hit the front page on DYK. Well, it has now! --Falcorian ^(talk) 17:10, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

You seemed to have already grabbed it for the portal though. Well done! --Falcorian ^(talk) 17:11, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Nice work! Cirt (talk) 22:40, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Wales

Everything has been done, aside from the last. Rudget. 17:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I will take another look. Cirt (talk) 22:40, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

HI!

Thanks for the message. On the Profit movie, I know what I posted is wrong..... but it will eventually be there in the next few days. Feel free to remove it if you want.

I appreciate your work here. It sucks that Shawn Lonsdale page got removed. I came to terms with the decision and I agree with it. Take care! K69 (talk) 03:53, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Kitty Lange Kielland

Hello again. I've just finished Kitty Lange Kielland (unfortunately short, my sources are less plentiful on her) and it should be up for DYK in a few days. I'll let you know if it makes it so you can add it to the Portal! --Falcorian ^(talk) 05:11, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

a real world chit chat at Wikipedia:NotTheWikipediaWeekly

G'day Cirt - hope you're good - this is just a quick 'heads up' that we've scheduled another skypecast for tuesday evening, US time (click above for full details) - and I wondered if you might make it? Be glad to have ya! - cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 05:08, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I will take a look at the link, can't guarantee anything, think I'll be busy. Cirt (talk) 05:10, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Portal:Chicago

Yes, I would love help bringing Portal:Chicago to featured status. Last fall User:Teemu08 did some work, but no one has edited it since last November. What is necessary to attain and keep featured Portal status. I imagine the hardest thing is keeping the news current.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 22:08, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Actually, utilizing User:Wikinews Importer Bot, that will be the easiest part. I'll work on that first, later. Cirt (talk) 22:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I dumped a bunch of DYKs and FAs today to help out. It seems that everything is done on back pages. I will not have any actual edits at Portal:Chicago the way things are looking.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 23:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

What is the bot logic. I.E., does it look for items in the news with {{ChicagoWikiProject}} on the talk page?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 23:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I did the category tree and got the DYK started with 17 sample random selections. I also changed the images in the intro.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 07:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I'll have to get to looking at it later, busy w/ some other stuff atm but will get to it soon, glad to know you are on it already. Cirt (talk) 07:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Header link broken

A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology is not going anywhere.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 23:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Fixed it. Cirt (talk) 04:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

There's something wrong with the Portal:Scientology

Like I said there's something wrong with it; the very bottom part is extremely expanded. I'm not very good with technical syntax, but I'll see if I can fix it...so there's something wrong like I said. Lighthead ^þ 0:09, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Looks fine now. Cirt (talk) 04:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Portal:Chicago Update

DYK issues

1. Alignment not good
2. Some pictures not showing
3. Got to go get sources still

Portal issues

1. I threw a bunch more cities in the section that are hidden in comments at the bottom.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 14:17, 26 March 2008 (UTC)