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Portals complement main topics in Wikipedia, and expound upon topics by introducing the reader to key articles, images, and categories that further describe the subject and its related topics. Portals also assist in helping editors to find related projects and things they can do to improve Wikipedia, and provide a unique way to navigate Wikipedia topics.

Core criteria for the portal namespace
All pages in the portal namespace must have a defined use and some value to the encyclopedia. Valid uses include:
 * Portals.
 * Subpages of portals.
 * Pages kept for historical reasons.

Unfinished or incomplete portals
Portals that are clearly unfinished and have remained in a sub-standard state for more than 3 months should receive attention. Follow these steps:
 * 1) If it's an obvious simple fix, you can simply do it yourself. Otherwise;
 * 2) Contact the portal creator to express that the portal needs work. This can be done by leaving a clear message on their talk page. Then;
 * 3) Post a message on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Portals, linking to the portal that needs work. If no response;
 * 4) Try to complete the portal yourself.
 * 5) If these actions prove unsuccessful, use   to rebuild the portal in a simple state.
 * 6) If the portal is clearly not useful or for any reason not feasible, consider nominating it for deletion after a further 3 months, showing that you have attempted to complete the portal and notified the creator.

Clean-up
Consult the deletion policy to cleanup pages that may not be needed, such as;
 * Subpages that are not needed.
 * Blank portal pages.
 * Articles in the portal space.
 * Content such as essays, advertising, resumes.

Criteria to have a portal

 * 1) Each portal must feature a notable matching topic with a title that matches the portal title.
 * 2) Each portal must be useful for a reader to explore a topic beyond what is possible reading an article on the same subject.
 * 3) Each portal should meet the minimum content requirements.
 * 4) A portal must not duplicate the scope of another portal
 * 5) There must be sufficient articles on the topic to make a portal worthwhile.

Content

 * 1) Portal markup should ideally use semantic naming for objects and use W3C valid HTML & CSS or standard wikitext for presentation.
 * 2) Information displayed in portals must be verifiable. While inline citations are not necessary, suspected original research could be challenged. Readers should be able to verify the portal content by following a prominent link to a relevant article, and checking the references there. Transcluded content does not need to display references in the portal provided that the original page is sufficiently referenced and free of challenges. Think that part may grate with some people
 * 3) Portals should adhere to Wikipedia's policy on neutrality; remaining clear of advocacy and advertisements.
 * 4) Portal content should meet the same high standards as article content. Unless stated otherwise, policies that apply to article space apply equally to portal space. For a specific Manual of Style for portals, see:   Manual of Style/Portals.
 * 5) Mirroring entire article pages should be avoided. A common method of importing content is by transcluding excerpts. For more information about creating and replicating content, see: WP:CFORK
 * 6) Red links should not be present in portals where the links are being relied upon for reader navigation.

Scope
Each portal on Wikipedia acts as an alternative entrance to a subject covered within Wikipedia. A portal should be able to display, or link to, an equal or greater amount of content than the respective outline or main article of the topic concerned. The purposes that portals serve are:
 * 1) To provide a variety of sample content of subtopics ("topic tasters"), from within each portal's subject, that the reader may find interesting.
 * 2) As navigation aids - portals are one of Wikipedia's navigation subsystems, designed to help users find their way around a particular subject on Wikipedia.
 * 3) As a bridge between reading and editing, by providing guidance and what needs to be done, and links to relevant areas in the Wikipedia community associated with the portal's subject.

Deletion

 * For speedy deletion of portals, see CSD.
 * For regular deletion, see Miscellany for deletion