User:The Transhumanist/Sandbox135


 * 1) Highly oppose Deleting such a good fixture to Wikipedia would disappoint those who used to frequent the portals. In fact, this year alone, I've had more portal edits than anything else. Call me when you get the chance 15:17, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose - better to work at improving them then just deleting them. Let each wiki-project that the portal(s) fall under take responsibility for them, or at the very least, archive them as "inactive". - the WOLF  child  18:21, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose - Reform may be due (which I would be happy to discuss later if this discussion shifts and does not pass), but I do not think abolition is the way to go. —  Godsy (User_talk:Godsy CONT ) 18:43, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose  talk ) 02:01, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose  1000   04:32, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 6) Oppose  +  07:27, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 7) Oppose    08:27, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 8) Oppose  (talk)  09:51, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 9) Oppose  talk ) 12:39, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 10) Oppose  Consermonor   Opus meum  13:15, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 11) Oppose  talk ) 13:30, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 12) Oppose  talk  13:52, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 13) Oppose  ◊distænt write◊  14:31, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 14) Oppose ☎ • ✎) 14:55, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 15) Oppose  SarekOfVulcan (talk)  15:08, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 16) Oppose  X  16:25, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 17) Oppose  → '''  16:55, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 18) Oppose talk) 17:01, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 19) Oppose  (talk)  18:02, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 20) Oppose  π,  ν ) 18:30, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 21) Oppose  ☎  20:42, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 22) Oppose ( talk ) 21:28, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 23) Oppose @  22:58, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 24)  Oppose Abyssal (User talk:Abyssal) 01:35, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 25) Oppose    (talk  &#124; contribs) 08:53, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 26) Oppose as a mass deletion User talk:Kerry Raymond) 04:51, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 27) Oppose blah blah • I did it!) 05:01, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 28) Oppose but User talk:SnowFire) 00:36, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 29) Oppose deletion  talk  14:53, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 30) Oppose deletion, support reform. User talk:The Drover's Wife) 16:45, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 31) Oppose for Contents, Featured Content, and Current Events; Neutral for everything else User talk:pythoncoder &#124; contribs) 16:20, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 32) Oppose For one, getting rid of the portal system does not guarantee that those who spend most of their energy working on them inevitably will move their focus somewhere else. It's very possible that it causes some sort of push-back, for lack of a better term, amongst the very active editors of those portals, which I personally think isn't worth the hassle. Secondly, I do think they could use some sort of overhaul, but what that would be, I can't say. Other posters have already covered most of the reasons I'm opposed to this move, so you can look to those to understand my thoughts more completely. In the case where this discussion does lead to the ending of the portal system, I think two things need to happen.
 * 33) Oppose for several reasons.
 * 34) Oppose in favor of technical overhaul (talk) 19:47, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 35)  Oppose in favor of technical overhaul. Specifically, I would like to see a portal system with:
 * 36) Oppose mass deletion.  Instead, extend PROD to portals. User talk:Antony-22 ⁄contribs) 01:08, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 37) Oppose Most of the Wikipedia hasn't been well maintained. I don't see how mass deletion of content benefits the project.   Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:00, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 38) Oppose per MuzikAnimal. Let the WikiProjects who scope the portal falls under decide what to do with each portal. That way, the useful ones can be kept and if needed, moved, while other ones in need of improvement can either be worked on by members of that project or deleted. Seems like a common sense solution to me. - the WOLF  child  05:05, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 39)  Oppose Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:41, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 40) Oppose Portals need fixing, not deleting. They are (or should be) a crucial navigation tool for the encyclopaedia. That's not to say they're not without problems - maintaining them can be time consuming and, as has been pointed out, is often not done. I think the reason for that is the work is actually quite monotonous and repetitive - the kind of stuff that could and should be automated. I've made some inroads in that direction - for example, Portal:South East England is fully automated, pulling articles from its subportals. So, what are these maintenance tasks and how could they be automated?
 * 41) Oppose straight deletion, support reform User talk:WatcherZero) 00:01, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 42) Oppose t) 14:24, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 43) Oppose (talk) · vbm  · coi) 12:08, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 44) Oppose tea and biscuits) 23:22, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 45) Oppose The Current Events portal is in a convenient location, and is where I find most of my news for the day. '''User:Cyberpunk 93 13:20, 17 April, 2018 (MST)
 * 46) Oppose tk) 21:08, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 47) Oppose t·c) 13:14, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 48) Oppose User talk:37.228.247.83) 17 April 2018
 * 49) Oppose User talk:63.78.52.211) 17 April 2018
 * 50) Oppose User talk:67.233.25.174) 16:02, 20 April 2018 (UTC)DrROM
 * 51) Oppose User talk:74.93.182.21) 15:02, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 52) Oppose User talk:167.1.186.4) 15:40, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 53) Oppose User talk:190.218.162.191) 16:16, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 54) Oppose User talk:Aabernat) 23:57, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 55) Oppose User talk:Alanscottwalker) 18:26, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 56) Oppose user talk:Andrew Davidson) 06:22, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 57) Oppose User talk:Andrewa) 14:57, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 58) Oppose User talk:Anon e Mouse Jr.) 01:01, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 59) Oppose User talk:Aoziwe) 13:18, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 60) oppose User talk:Arglebargle79) 15:20, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 61) Oppose User talk:Atlantic306) 18:51, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 62) Oppose User talk:Bahb the Illuminated) 15:05, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 63) *Oppose User talk:Carcharoth) 09:53, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 64) Oppose User talk:Cbl62) 16:12, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 65) Oppose User talk:Certes) 11:43, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 66) Oppose User talk:Daniel Case) 02:09, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 67) Oppose User talk:DavidCane • contribs) 21:34, April 12, 2018 (UTC)
 * 68) Oppose User talk:Dcljr) 12:10, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 69) Oppose User talk:DecBrennan) 09:42, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 70) Oppose User talk:Derek Andrews) 14:03, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 71) Oppose User talk:Draconicfire) 14:05, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 72) Oppose User talk:Dunarc) 20:12, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 73) Oppose User talk:Enos733) 16:14, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 74) Oppose User talk:Exoplanetaryscience) 17:19, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 75) Oppose User talk:FieldMarine) 11:34, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 76) Oppose User talk:Frmorrison) 19:05, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 77) Oppose User talk:Galacticheart) 19:10, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 78) Oppose User talk:Gerda Arendt) 09:46, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 79) Oppose User talk:GermanJoe) 23:45, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 80) Oppose User talk:Inter&) 17:18, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 81) Oppose User talk:Ivanvector /Edits) 18:01, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 82) Oppose User talk:John Cline) 14:54, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 83) Oppose User talk:Johnbod) 16:20, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 84) Oppose User talk:Jurryaany) 06:44, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 85) Oppose User talk:Jusdafax) 11:57, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 86) Oppose User talk:Knowledgekid87) 13:41, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 87) Oppose User talk:Lerdsuwa) 15:14, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 88) Oppose User talk:Littleolive oil) 14:21, 12 April 2018 (UTC))
 * 89) Oppose User talk:LM2000) 04:34, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 90) Oppose User talk:Lumos3) 21:09, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 91) Oppose User talk:Mark viking) 20:34, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 92) Oppose User talk:Mmackenz • contribs) f 19:37, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 93) Oppose User talk:Muboshgu) 14:13, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 94) Oppose User talk:NaBUru38) 21:54, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 95) Oppose User talk:NadirAli) 04:24, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 96) Oppose User talk:NezLe) 11:50, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 97) Oppose User talk:Noyster 10:03, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 98) Oppose User talk:Nvtj) 09:36, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 99) Oppose User talk:PaleCloudedWhite) 20:51, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 100) Oppose User talk:Paulmcdonald) 12:25, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 101) Oppose User talk:Pavlor) 10:21, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 102) Oppose User talk:Pelmeen10) 19:11, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 103) Oppose User talk:PersistantCorvid) 23:33, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 104) Oppose User talk:Polyamorph) 18:38, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 105) Oppose User talk:PratyushSinha101) 11:26, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 106) Oppose User talk:Quickfingers) 13:39, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 107) Oppose User talk:Randeerjayasekara) 15:36, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 108)  Weak Oppose User talk:Randy Kryn) 04:10, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 109) Oppose User talk:Richard Nowell) 13:58, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 110) Oppose User talk:RockMagnetist) 21:34, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 111) Oppose User talk:Silex.logike) 18:49, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 112) Oppose User talk:SilkTork) 20:25, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 113) Oppose User talk:Simon Burchell) 15:12, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 114) Oppose User talk:Slambo 11:01, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 115) Oppose User talk:Sonic Purity) 16:28, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 116) Oppose User talk:Srich32977) 17:40, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 117) Oppose User talk:TheLostBoy) 02:44, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 118) Oppose User talk:Thincat) 16:17, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 119) Oppose User talk:TonyBallioni) 22:42, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 120) Oppose User talk:Trovatore) 07:04, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 121) Oppose User talk:Tutelary) 06:46, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 122) Oppose User talk:Ultimograph5) 12:48, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 123) Oppose User talk:Veracious) 10:40, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 124) Oppose User talk:Vwanweb) 21:18, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 125) Oppose User talk:XOR'easter) 15:50, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 126) Oppose User talk:Xxanthippe) 22:32, 14 April 2018 (UTC).
 * 127) Oppose User talk:יניב הורון) 22:32, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 128) Oppose СЛАВ''' 10:00, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 129) Oppose. put'r there  01:46, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 130) Oppose.  converse  21:17, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 131) Oppose. If what is proposed would remove and not replace the functionality of non-commentary news sources as is demonstrated in the Current Events Portal, then I oppose.  I donate yearly due in part to this simplified and "reduced bias" approach to world events.  It is my first source for daily news and I refer many people to it.  I sincerely hope the concept of Current Events is not lost, regardless of technology change.
 * 132) Oppose. Keep portals, and upgrade them User talk:AlphaEnochOmega • contribs) 15:01, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 133) Oppose. Keep portals, and upgrade them – The initial design concept for portals was that they would each be a main page for a subject. The reality has been that most of them have become a snap shot (one day's version) of a main page for their respective subjects. Imagine if Wikipedia's main page never changed its content. That portals never became what they were envisioned to be is the crux of the matter here.
 * 134) Oppose User_talk:Poeticbent 21:40, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 135) Oppose:  (talk)  11:35, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 136) Opposed User talk:Birdymckee) 21:34, 11 April 2018 (UTC) BirdyMcKee 11 April, 2018 14:34
 * 137) Strognly oppose deletion User talk:Science Bird) 05:10, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 138) Strong Oppose  (d.)   12:21, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 139) Strong oppose  K.  22:27, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 140)  Strong Oppose  JarrahTree 13:38, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 141)  Strong oppose JesseW, the juggling janitor 02:38, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 142) Strong oppose (talk)  16:00, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 143) Strong oppose (talk) 21:57, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 144) Strong Oppose Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 07:00, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 145) Strong Oppose User talk:23.251.93.185) 23:04, 16 April 2018 (UTC)Dan
 * 146) Strong oppose User talk:Bahnfrend) 14:03, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 147) Strong Oppose User talk:Evan R. Murphy) 18:27, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 148) Strong Oppose User talk:Humberto del Torrejón) 01:54, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 149) Strong oppose User talk:Icarosaurvus) 19:51, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 150) Strong Oppose User talk:Javert2113) 00:37, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 151) Strong Oppose User talk:KingAntenor) 18:15, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 152) strong oppose User talk:Kmhkmh) 13:40, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 153) Strong Oppose User talk:Lepricavark) 14:47, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 154) Strong oppose User talk:Matthiasb) 19:26, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 155) Strong Oppose User talk:Namcokid47) 23:11, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 156) Strong Oppose User talk:Nick Moyes) 00:49, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 157) Strong Oppose User talk:Skycycle) 18:30, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 158) Strong Oppose User talk:Tryptofish) 19:09, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 159) Strong oppose User talk:Udimu) 07:26, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 160) Strong Oppose You are killing all of the bad ones. It's like finding  few rotten eggs, and throwing the whole box out, even though 4 of the eggs are bad in 12. Yes, there are the bad ones, but killing all of the portals will ruin people's hard work. Delete the one's that are useless and keep the major ones like Portal:Current Events. Alot of people like me like the news, and I don't want it do be deleted, as it's a great information source.  I support the deletion of small and useless portals like things about King Arthur, but keep the main ones.AbhiramKapaganty (AbhiramKapaganty) 1:31, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 161) Strong oppose. They are an incredibly useful and varied tool; I agree with the comments above. — Nightstallion  07:23, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 162) Strong Oppose: From the very beginning of Wikipedia days I found Portals to be useful for exploring a broad topic and considered them one of the more exciting part of Wikipedia. Here are the reasons why I feel portals should be kept:
 * 163) Strong, conditional, oppose User talk:SuperChris) 12:02, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 164) Strongest Oppose Talk page 14:59, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 165) Strongly in favor of technical overhaul per Abyssal. User talk:Acebulf) 01:51, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 166) Strongly Oppose
 * 167) Strongly Oppose  MN  ''' 15:29, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 168) Strongly oppose (have words with me)  08:02, April 17, 2018 (UTC)
 * 169) Strongly Oppose Portal Removal User talk:SWP13) 03:22, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 170) Strongly Oppose till I die User talk:65.175.240.110) 18:57, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 171) STRONGLY OPPOSE User talk:74.221.154.43) 16:52, 19 April 2018&lrm; (UTC)
 * 172) Strongly oppose User talk:2600:1700:FCA0:2580:7C47:345E:D33:F139) 23:58, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 173) Strongly Oppose User talk:2601:580:C000:604F:A0A4:9E2B:1137:927) 02:23, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 174) Strongly Oppose User talk:Bermicourt) 19:44, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 175) Strongly oppose User talk:Bowwow828) 07:21, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 176) Strongly Oppose User talk:Broter) 17:15, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 177) Strongly Oppose User talk:Esa895) 00:16, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 178) Strongly oppose User talk:GWA88) 17:12, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 179) Strongly Oppose User talk:Jokulhlaup) 09:03, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 180) Strongly Oppose User talk:Maxim Pouska) 19:21, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 181) Strongly Oppose User talk:Nbenmargi • contribs) 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 182) Strongly Oppose User talk:SimonLagann) 18:32, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 183) Strongly Oppose User talk:Sinuhe20) 07:22, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 184) Strongly Oppose User talk:Therexbanner) 16:00, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 185) Strongly oppose User talk:Yasnodark) 15:04, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 186) Strongly oppose User_talk:Fish and karate 09:31, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 187) Strongly oppose, with suggestion User talk:Tisquesusa) 08:22, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 188) Very Strongly Oppose User talk:LightandDark2000) 17:54, 13 April 2018 (UTC)