Wikipedia:Portal peer review/Robotics/archive1

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[edit] Robotics

Robotics Portal

Hey, I've been working on this portal for a couple of months and would apprieciate any comments. Thanks :) Joe I 02:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Let's go!
  • Introduction:
  • Move up the image on the right.
  • Color choice:
  • Like the light blue background, perhaps use blue in the box headers as well instead of gray.
Worked on the color, try it out. I went with the greys cause thats the color of robots(the metal of robots mainly).
  • Show new selections:
  • With all your italicizing, maybe you'd like to italicize this. Show new selections... → Show new selections...
Done
  • News:
  • Hopefully this section can be updated to include something that happened in March.
  • Archive → Archive...
Done
  • Other Wikimedia:
  • Other Wikimedia → Associated Wikimedia
Done
  • Templates:
  • Instead of {{Portal:Robotics/PortalNavFooter}}, use {{Portals}}
Done
  • Other:
  • WikiProjects? Things you can do?
Projects done
  • A selected biography would be nice.
  • A border (like in Electronics). Quite interesting portal, if I may say. Cheers, S.D. 13:03, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Looks like I forgot a few things. :) I'll work on the rest. Thanks Joe I 23:42, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Well done. Michaelas10Respect my authoritah 22:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Section of portal Notes Score
Introduction Link robot on the its first instance.
Y Done		 9/10
Selected article Requires either a "(more...)" or "...Read more" link per the main page.
Remove the non-full date linking per WP:DATE.		 8/10
Selected picture The image subject link should be bolded.
The Turk isn't a robot.
An expansion could be useful for some of the caption, at least to adhere the first sentence of each picture's article.		 7/10
Selected robot Requires either a "(more...)" or "...Read more" link per the main page.
Remove the non-full date linking per WP:DATE.		 8/10
Related projects Rename the section to "Related WikiProjects".
Y Done
Each WikiProject has its own image found at the corresponding portal, please add them.		 7/10
News Appears to be short, I suggest at least five entires. Are you sure there aren't any additional news sources besides Wikinews? Just curious because bots with new functions are being invented all the time.
I'm not quite sure what does that image symbolize at first glance, add a (pictured) in one of the entries.		 8/10
Categories 9/10
Related portals Please move that section right above the "Associated Wikimedia" section with 100% width, both because it's a high priority section and the issue with images on large font sizes. 9/10
Associated Wikimedia The technology link doesn't belong here. 8/10
Overall Lacks a section or two, but should pass an FPOC once all the corrections are made. 8/10

First, I liked the idea of the table till I had try to reply. I tried within it to keep section work together, but failed miserably. :) Anyways, I'll mark things done within the table and carry replies down here.

  • Article - The bolded link at the beginning does this job. There is no consensus in featured portals for one to overrule the other. There is also no consensus on Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) for linking years alone. "The guidelines here are just that: guidelines are not inflexible rules; one way is often as good as another," and "If the date does not contain both a month and a day, date preferences do not apply: linking or not linking the date will make no difference to the text that the reader sees. So when considering whether such a date should be linked or not, editors should take into account the usual considerations about links, including the recommendations of Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context." which I believe these links do.
  • Pics - Bolding links would direct users to the article which this box is not about, it's for the pictures. The turk was perceived as an automaton by the public, therefore believed to be a robot. It also set basic design for early robot development, such as magnetic joints, forerunner to servos. Which is why the picture of the design of the turk was chosen, not the article. Most captions are from the image page, but I'll see what can be done.
  • Projects - Projects nor portals require a pic to accompany them. Very few portals use pics for projects.
  • I'll work on the news
  • Portals - just cause it's not 100% means it's no less important than any other section. I reduced the font size in box.
  • Wikimedia - There is relevant robotic news under that link.
  • Lacks a section or two? - Anything specific?

Thinks for the comments, I'll work on what I didn't address. Joe I 03:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Regarding the table, here's how the table would look with replies. Cheers, S.D. 23:02, 26 March 2007 (UTC)