Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:James Bond

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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 23:56, 20 May 2008.

[edit] Portal:James Bond

previous FPOC Self nomination. I've given it some more time to improve. Ultra! 19:16, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments.

  • "Commander James Bond also known as 007" - needs commas
    • Y Done Ultra! 14:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • The Help box is odd...a link to refrences desk and help desk aren't things usually associated with portals.
    • Y Done Ultra! 14:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Generally, there's a show new selections link above the selected content (see P:AUSMUS for instance)
    • Y Done Ultra! 14:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Explore... section needs italics for film titles
    • Y Done Ultra! 14:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • "Maintain this portal by watching for vandalism." - how? A related changes link would be good here
    • Y Done Ultra! 17:56, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Deal with this one and you've got my support... dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:23, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:55, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Support. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 00:14, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment. The portal columns aren't well balanced under the selections I received; the blurb lengths need to be more similar for balance. Portal:James Bond/Selected quote/14 is a red link.
Several of the selected articles lack images. The Selected biographies blurbs are rather variable in length, and some eg Eva Green contain material that doesn't seem portal worthy. The blurb should expand on the person's connection with James Bond; this isn't even stated for several singers and is only touched on for most of the actors who did not play Bond himself.
There are some problems with the selected pictures. Several are not of sufficiently high quality. At least one is fair use, which is not permitted on portals. The selected picture captions need expanding in some cases to explain the actor's role in the films, and several captions need the subject wikilinking. The photo credits are missing in many cases. Espresso Addict (talk) 14:43, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Y Done Ultra! 16:01, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Few of my major concerns have been met. Moreover, the portal layout appears to have broken since I last looked with large amounts of padding appearing between the boxes. Espresso Addict (talk) 15:29, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Y Done Fixed the padding and all concerns. Ultra! 12:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment: Why are they all piled on top of each other? Two columns would be good. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 16:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Y Done with selected articles and biographies Ultra! 16:14, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Questions:
    • How come Portal:James Bond/Selected article/13 use the same image as the portal's intro image?
      • Y Done Ultra! 20:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • I'm slightly confused about Portal:James Bond/Selected article/13 and Portal:James Bond/Selected article/14. Both have bolded the same words even though one is on the character and the other is about the film series.
      • Y Done Ultra! 20:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • I'm concerned with your choice of image in Portal:James Bond/Selected article/15
      • N voodoo Ultra! 20:05, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
        • What's wrong with that? -- Altiris Helios Exeunt 01:31, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
          • Nothing. Voodoo is the basis of the novel and I rewrote its caption to make complete sense. Ultra! 14:41, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Can you add more biographies (if applicable)?
      • Y Done Ultra! 20:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Selected picture on the main portal page should say "...More selections" and not "....More selections/Nominations" to keep other selected articles and biographies synchronized.
      • Y Done Ultra! 20:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Image captions does not need to read "Credit: commons user ABC" or "Credit: en.wikipedia user XYZ". Just say "Credit: ABC" with ABC linked to the userpage of commons of en.wp.
      • Y Done Ultra! 18:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Starting with Portal:James Bond/Selected picture/19 and onwards, the image captions are really short and does not explain how that individual or the band plays a role.
      • N Not done I think you misread. It says 19 and onwards, not just 19 that needs to update its image caption. OhanaUnitedTalk page 18:41, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
        • Y Done 19 and onwards Ultra! 19:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
    • I don't understand why there's a line in the middle in Portal:James Bond/Did you know (though this is not important)
      • Y Done Ultra! 20:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • That's all for now. I hope I'm not biting you too much. OhanaUnitedTalk page 19:09, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Two small things. The featured article star in bits in "Explore..." confused me and I wonder if a star and a GA symbol like the one at right might give the reader more of a clue as to what that section contains. Also I would very much like to see that gun go away, especially because it is a static image. If it was one of a set of random pictures I probably wouldn't have mentioned it. Again, good work and great colors. -Susanlesch (talk) 20:26, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Y Done Ultra! 10:12, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Support' Looks like a sound Portal to me. Very well presented . ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 11:22, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Still needs a bit of work.
  1. {{portals|}} needs to move to the lowest point of the portal, not the top.
    • Y Done Ultra! 19:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. "See new selections" needs to be in between the intro and the selected sections below that.
    • N I did this and its odd as the background is blue and the link gets hard to read. Ultra! 19:47, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
      • It looks fine in Monobook view. -- Altiris Helios Exeunt 01:11, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
      • I have settled this below with User:Vivin. When the words are on white background, nobody should have trouble reading. Ultra! 14:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
  1. Portal:James Bond/Did you know needs a little work. If others want to add any new DYKs its helpful for them to know how to. You will also need to create a subsection for each DYK with each one quoting their appropriate recent additions archive.
    • Y Done Ultra! 14:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. There's too much breakage in the bottom of the portal. Consider shifting some around so more are on the left and right rather than most being 100% wide.
    • Y Done Ultra! 18:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. Associated Wikimedia text needs to be centered.
    • Y Done Ultra! 18:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. Please remove the "Help" section. It's not fitting, and if anyone had a question, you can always watchlist the portal talk page.
    • N How come it's not fitting? I took it from the featured Portal:Energy. Ultra! 15:43, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
      • I don't mean to be rude but how can anyone be "puzzled by James Bond?". 90-95% of all other featured portals don't have this. 90.201.215.80 (talk) 16:13, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
        • Y Done Ultra! 17:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. Try and change the look of the WikiProjects section. It's a little dull at the moment.
    • Y Done Ultra! 18:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. The Topics box needs a complete overhaul. The links are fine, but the content isn't supposed to be in template form.
    • Y Done Ultra! 15:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. Explore.... section should be renamed to "featured content" or "quality content". The image should be descaled and if the GA icon is to be included, consider using syntax.
    • Y Done Ultra! 18:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  1. The news section is way too large. Consider removing most of the items and move it to the left or right (depending on preference). You'll also have to use the Wikinews Importer Bot (this is described in various FPOCs below this).
    • Y Done Though I prefer archiving old news. Ultra! 18:49, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

That should be about it for now. Greman Knight. 17:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Support well designed, and covers all aspects well. igordebraga ≠ 02:59, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment I'm not familiar with portals, but the middle of this portal is a sloppy list. Could you not place the mainspace navigation boxes there? Alientraveller (talk) 15:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Y Done Ultra! 18:47, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment Good portal, but why is Pierce Brosnan's picture next to 007's biography? There were other actors. Why not use the picture that has all six official actors? Emperor001 (talk) 18:21, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment I don't know if it is a feature of the skin I'm using or not (I'm using Modern), but the "Show new selections" link isn't very visible against the blue background. That's the only problem I see. Other than that, very well-designed. --vi5in[talk] 02:08, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Y Done Ultra! 05:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support vi5in[talk] 08:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support El Greco(talk) 00:38, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comments - I'm not familiar with portals either, so this won't be comprehensive, but here are some suggestions:
    • "News" section needs to be updated - Sept 2007 is not future and are the May 2008 items on track?
      • Y Done Ultra! 12:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Also in "News" Quantum of Solace entry should say "will be" released
      • Y Done Ultra! 12:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • "Featured" section should be Books, games, and music (no cap on games)
      • Y Done Ultra! 12:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I don't understand the "Topics" section - surely there are articles on other actors who have been in Bond films, for example, so what is this?
      • Every featured portal I have seen has this to provide quick links to the most (not all) relevant articles. Ultra! 15:02, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I find it hard to navigate Tpoics because some heads are blue and some not (I understand why, but it's hard to tell what';s going on) - consider adding rules btwn sections or something like that - (e.g. James Bond Jr. - not clear that "characters" is relating back to that heading)
      • Y Done Ultra! 15:02, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Heading "James Bond Adventures" - why that? Meaning not clear
      • Y Done Ultra! 15:02, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Not fond of the backslashes between items in the Adventures section
      • Y Done Ultra! 12:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Intro section - take out "being" in two places in first graf
      • Y Done Ultra! 15:09, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • "Doubt about James Bond?" - huh? Don't get it
      • Y Done Ultra! 13:05, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Film themes is kind of run together - hard to read
      • Y Done Ultra! 12:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Hope this helps - good luck with it. Tvoz/talk 22:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

;Message for the FPOC Director Dear Sir/Madam, I am going on a vacation till May 19. So if consensuws is reached or oppositions are raised, please keep the result on hold till then but PLEASE DO NOT ARCHIVE THIS CANDIDATE if any upcoming reviewers' concerns are not addressed before the 19th. Thank you. Ultra! 14:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

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