Wikipedia:Portal peer review/Basque/archive1

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[edit] Basque

I'd like to bring this one to featured, so I'd much appreciate comments and suggestions for improvement. Thank you.--Húsönd 18:49, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Húsönd. I'll add a few tips here and there and/or help make minor adjustments. Rfrisbietalk 19:23, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Set up a complete system for rotated content sections that includes:
    • an automated rotation system (scheduled or random)
    • archives (as well as the nomination process)
    • at least ten items per section
    • photo credits & captions (no "thumbs")
  • Nice work so far Húsönd! In addition to the comments by Rfrisbie, I also have a few styling concerns:
    • Please remove the excessive capital text from the intro, it makes it difficult to read for some people.
    • Remove image frame from the "Selected article" section.
    • Avoid repetition of the portal's name: "Basque news" > "News". "Basque topics" > "Topics".
    • In the "Categories" section Category:Basque has 13 subcategories, please list them all.
    • Shorten: "Choose the next selected ..." > "Nominations"/"Nominate".
    • A picture of Miguel de Unamuno at the quotes section?
    • "Related portals" isn't complete, it lacks more general things like the geography portal. Same for the "WikiProjects" section, maybe include WikiProject Ethnic groups?
    • "Things you can do" needs expansion.
    • Format "Basque topics" section correctly using bullets.
    • "Selected picture" needs one paragraph, I suggest adding what's already written in Sare to it and then explain what's in it. Michaelas10 (Talk) 19:59, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Hey, thanks for all the suggestions. I'll start working on them right away.--Húsönd 21:57, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
  • In addition to Rfrisbie and Michaelas10's comments, maybe you could include the topics and categories in the columns. —sd31415 (sign here) 00:03, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
  • 1st progress report on changes:
    • as proposed by Rfrisbie:
    • as proposed by Michaelas10:
      • Excessive capital text removed from the intro.
      • I'm reluctant about removing the image from the selected article section. Any particular reason/rule for that? In my opinion, that section looks much better with a picture. "Frame", duh. Got it.
      • Repetition of the portal's name removed.
      • All subcategories now listed.
      • "Choose the next selected..." shortened as suggested.
      • Quotes section now displays a picture.
      • Unsure about adding the Portal:Geography to the related portals section. Portals of other nations aren't displaying it, and the Basque Country is more of a historic, ethnic region than a simply geographic one.
      • WikiProject Ethnic groups added, still looking for further related WikiProjects to add.
      • I need suggestions for additions to "Things you can do". Or maybe I'll just transclude this from WikiProject Basque.
      • Basque topics are now bulleted.
      • The selected pictures already contain a brief description, do they really require a paragraph? In the particular case of Sare it would be ok as the article is a brief sentence itself, but what about the proposed image Image:SunsetinBiarritz.JPG? Could it have more than a short statement saying something like "a sunset in Biarritz"?
        • The trend is moving toward using the Picture of the day style of narrative, rather than just a short caption. Rfrisbietalk 02:07, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
    • as proposed by Sd31415:
      • Good idea. I shall do that as soon as I'm done with the "Things you can do" and "WikiProjects" sections in order to better organize the final space.
  • Once again thank you all for your valued feedback. Further comments/suggestions are most welcome.--Húsönd 00:48, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Use full-size section footer text and balance left- and right-justified entries, using consistent placements for each type. Rfrisbietalk 02:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Adjust "Related portals" for 800X600 displays. Check for any other 800X600 display problems from archived items, usually caused by oversized images. Rfrisbietalk 02:27, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Some more points to consider

  • Portal lacks of main article Basque. Is it possible to move Basque to Basque (disambiguation) and Basque Country (historical territory) to Basque? If yes, then rewite the Intro section.
  • Do not use image thumb in the Selected article section.
  • Refernce all the news in the concerned section. Add archive link to it as well.
  • Consider summarizing the texts included in selected article section. Add archive link as well.
  • Mention image credit in Selected picture section.
  • Add archive link to DYK section.
  • Expand Topics section.
  • Expand Thins you can do section.
  • Except Wiktionary, all other Associated Wikimedia do not exist, please link them properly or do not consider having this section.
  • Do not use image thumb in Quotes section. Consider shortening the external link as well. Shyam (T/C) 16:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC)