Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Mammals


 * 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 promoted 18:19, 25 April 2008.

Portal:Mammals

 * Support as a nominator -the portal has a potential of being featured and it also has a huge coverage. random portal component is being used in the portal. thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 10:50, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ Comments. Looks good. Two things. If you are investing in random content, would it be possible to change the image in the intro section too? Or make a group of several? Probably no one mammal says it all. Also, could the purge link at the bottom be removed, as there is a "Show new selections" link? Nice work and I wish you luck with it. -Susanlesch (talk) 21:09, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * thanks a lot for sharing your valuable opinion. is there anything else i can do! Sushant gupta (talk) 04:02, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Thank you for the very quick changes. You could move related portals down to just above the 'portals' footer (just an opinion as I couldn't find a written rule saying that). Attractive and a great subject. Well done. -Susanlesch (talk) 05:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Support Comment . It's an interesting, clean layout,
 * ✅ but the box headers without borders look rather "spotty" to me.
 * ✅ The columns in the layout are unbalanced at my screen resolution (consistently longer on the left), perhaps it would work better with the DYKs running two columns? Agree with above that the introductory image needs thought, as a single mammal cannot be representative -- possibly several images of very different mammals, either rotating or simultaneously?
 * ✅ A diagram showing the relationships of the major modern classes would also be interesting. The introductory text has around the right length and level of detail, but might benefit from splitting into paragraphs to increase readability.
 * instead of image for the classification i have introduced a textual context. **Introduction has been splitted into paragraphs. thank-you for your opinion. i do appreciate your efforts. Sushant gupta (talk) 09:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ As there's only one Selected Article (and not a Selected Article plus Selected Biography, as per many portals), perhaps 11 articles is a little slim?
 * now there are 14 articles. hope so they are enough. thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 10:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ One of the selected articles (Homo floresiensis) lacks an image and contains a red link.
 * sorry we don't have images for Homo floresiensis! i have removed the red link as you mentioned. i have also changed the box- header layout. maybe now you are able to view the portal properly. Sushant gupta (talk) 09:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ Some of the "Things to do" bullets read a little oddly in the context of a portal and perhaps could be reserved for the Wikiproject (and should bullets 3 & 4 be indented?). Hope this is of use, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:25, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * the section is fine. Sushant gupta (talk) 07:49, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks for working on these, I think the layout is easier to understand with the box headers. I'm not sure that the new box with the classification works so well immediately under the introduction; it might be better placed towards the bottom of the portal with the other two-column boxes. The * and † symbols need to be explained. I still think the text in the "Things to do" box, which appears to be cut & pasted from the Wikiproject, is inappropriate in both tone and content for the different audience of the portal, but perhaps others disagree. Espresso Addict (talk) 19:51, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * things to do section is fine. portals also represents the wikiProjects. these are the necessary things which needs to be addressed. Sushant gupta (talk) 04:03, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * fine i have mentioned the descriptions for † and * . thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 06:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * things to do section has been renewed. Sushant gupta (talk) 14:14, 11 April 2008 (UTC)


 * All my concerns now addressed. Thanks, Espresso Addict (talk) 08:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Oppose No link to Wikispecies. OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * fine, i have added the link. Sushant gupta (talk) 09:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Ok, I cleaned up a bit more. For example, Mammals are actuallY "Mammalia" in scientific terms. So I changed Mammals into Mammalia for Wikispecies. But a few problems need to be addressed. Too little selected articles and pictures (especially in a broad subject like Mammals). And move the categories to the right panel so that there's no big gap on the right. Same goes to the gap just above "Related portals". OhanaUnitedTalk page 16:28, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * i have cleaned the layout. Sushant gupta (talk) 08:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * also i have added 2 more articles in selected articles. Sushant gupta (talk) 09:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * i have added 2 more pics. Sushant gupta (talk) 09:28, 18 April 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ Layout looks much better now. But I'm aiming for at least 20 articles and 20 pictures because this topic is very easy. Here's some advice to help you find pictures that will "awe" people. Go to here and here to find nice images. OhanaUnitedTalk page 16:10, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * now there are 20 articles and 20 pictures. Sushant gupta (talk) 12:12, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Add all genus species name to organisms unless their common name is well-known (e.g. cows and sheeps) OhanaUnitedTalk page</b> 17:58, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Now support <b style="color:#0000FF;">OhanaUnited</b><b style="color:green;">Talk page</b> 04:29, 21 April 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ Please copyedit the intro...some poor prose, such as sentences starting with "also". dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * i have improved the intro. Sushant gupta (talk) 11:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

'' All the above issues have been addressed. thank you. '' Sushant gupta (talk) 12:12, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

<b style="color:#0000FF;">OhanaUnited</b><b style="color:green;">Talk page</b> 18:19, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


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