Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Hudson Valley/archive1

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 by Rudget 18:19, 22 July 2008.

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Portal:Hudson Valley

I created this from scratch a couple weeks ago using largely B-class or higher selections and a wide variety of pictures. As the portal peer review has been inactive, I figured I'd just send it over here. Thanks, Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 17:47, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

• Need links to Wikimedia Foundation projects. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 03:40, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Done, thanks. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 12:49, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
• Also need links to show archive or other selections. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Done. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:24, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
• Very good start. I would suggest:
  • Moving the WikiProjects, Categories, and Related Portals to the bottom, and combining them in some way horizontally. I think they're taking up too much space as is, and moving them would shorten the page while also highlighting the encyclopedic content.
  • The "things you should do list" should also go to the bottom, its in a weird spot right now.
  • The columns seem to be uneven, perhaps its just my browser, but the left looks wider then the right.
  • The DYK, selected articles, etc., probably need more entries before going to fully featured status.
  • In addition to the selected picture (which can be anything), I think another picture should be included at the top in the first entry (Hudson Valley Portal) per Portal:American Civil War, perhaps limited to featured pictures only. MrPrada (talk) 02:43, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the comments. I moved the categories to the bottom, but if I did the same with related portals and WikiProjects, the page would be very unbalanced. Also, I can't find a good place for the things you can do list that doesn't mess up the entire page. Also, as the portal is using the random selection, sometimes the left column is a little longer, and sometimes the right column is longer. About the DYKs, I try to use new articles for DYKs, but there really aren't that many new articles. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 13:04, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose—I have serious concerns about the selections.
  • Add a Things to do box at the bottom, as a portal is also used to help encourage contributing to certain articles within the topic. I suggest a simple one like the ones used in Portal:Ice hockey or Portal:Mars
  • Please add an archive for the DYKs
  • Kevin Reiman is being AfDed currently, and is a stub. Please remove it from selected bio.
  • Michael C. Finnegan is a bit short; considering the scope of the topic, it may be acceptable, but if possible, please replace with something of higher quality.
  • John Degnan has neutrality issues; not the best biography to showcase
  • High Falls Historic District is short, and not well-referenced. Please replace that.
  • Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site is short and lacks referencing. Needs replacing.
  • Hudson River Maritime Museum is a stub.
  • Hulet Clark Farmstead is short as well.
  • Please standardize the more links, and only link there, and not link in the bold text.

Maxim_(talk) 00:44, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted. Rudget 18:19, 22 July 2008 (UTC) Nominator has withdrawn candidacy.

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