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Other neat portal ideas for longer term

  • Longer term ideas to think about from other portals:
  1. Events section, like: "On this day" e.g., Biography, Religion, United States; "Selected anniversaries" e.g., War; "Calendar" at Holidays. Interesting idea of "Month selected anniversaries", at Oregon.
  2. Model intro with some rotating images, after Portal:Oregon, Portal:Indiana, Portal:Iceland/Intro and Portal:Philosophy of science/Intro.
  3. Revamp DYK sections w/ free-use images, model after Portal:Criminal justice and Portal:Oregon.
  4. Portal palettes at User:RichardF/Palettes/Portals. Comparable color schemes can be developed from the various hue lists at User:RichardF/Palettes. Also see Portal:Box-header.
  5. If there are a lot of categories, then categories section to 2 columns, like in Portal:Indiana.
    Also take some time to check out style/formatting at Portal:Indiana Cirt (talk)

Note to self

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References section

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Different model

See models at The General in His Labyrinth and Mario Vargas Llosa.

More info. Cirt (talk)

More at Wikipedia:Harvard citation template examples.

And Template talk:Harvard citation no brackets.

Cirt (talk)

Dispatch

Cirt, Awadewit suggested that you might be interested in writing a Signpost Dispatch article on Featured portals (the only area of featured content we haven't covered). Sample previous articles are at {{FCDW}}. We've covered:

None of them start out looking like that: if an editor initially just chunks in some text, many others chip in to tweak it up to Signpost standards. For example, someone wrote this, which Karanacs, Royalbroil and I turned into this, so if you just chunk in some text as a start, others can help finish it off. Another example, I put in this outline, and Karanacs brought it up to this. Other editors have written almost complete and clean Dispatches without much need for other editing. If you're interested, please weigh in and coordinate at WT:FCDW In case you're interested, you could just begin sandboxing something at WP:FCDW/Portals and pop over to WT:FCDW to leave a note when you're ready for others to help out. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:26, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Will mull this over and most likely draft something up. Cirt (talk) 11:54, 18 November 2108 (UTC)[reply]

Razzies progress

Cirt (talk)

Work in progress - Van Morrison

Much of the music Morrison released throughout the 1980s continued to focus on the themes of spirituality and faith. His 1983 album, Inarticulate Speech of the Heart was "a move towards creating music for meditation" with synthesisers, uilleann pipes and flute sounds and four of the tracks were instrumentals.[1] Van Morrison is a former Scientologist;[2][3][4] during the 1980s he dedicated an album to the organization's founder L. Ron Hubbard.[5] Van Morrison was recruited into Scientology by Scientologist and musician Nicky Hopkins.[6] Friends of Van Morrison's within his musical circle that were also into Scientology included Mark Isham and Robin Williamson.[7] Van Morrison's album Beautiful Vision was influenced by Scientology,[8] and his next album Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983) included a "special thanks" credit given to L. Ron Hubbard.[9][8] After Scientology, Van Morrison moved on to "a broadly Christian faith".[10] He titled his 1986 album No Guru No Method as an attempt to distance himself from Scientology.[11][12] In a review of Van Morrison's musical work in The Times, journalist Pete Paphides described his album No Guru, No Method, No Teacher as "the 1986 album that found Morrison adrift from God, wounded by his dalliance with Scientology, wrestling the mother of spiritual hangovers and deciding that only the compass of memory could help a lost soul to redemption".[13] Van Morrison's exploration of spirituality, including Jehovah's Witness, Christianity, mysticism, and Scientology, served as an influence for his works including Astral Weeks, "Kingdom Hall", Enlightenment and "Whenever God Shines His Light".[14] In 1991, Van Morrison explained his period of spirituality and self-reflection, commenting: "I'm into all of it, orthodox or otherwise. I don't accept or reject any of it. I'm not searching for anything in particular, I'm just groping in the dark for a bit more light."[9] In 1995, when asked by the University of Ulster to list his favorite philosophers, Van Morrison included Aristotle, Socrates, Sartre, Steiner – as well as L. Ron Hubbard.[15] In 2009, the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper St. Petersburg Times listed Van Morrison among "Former Scientologists".[16]

Cirt (talk)

AFD

Hey, can you look at my 4 non-admin AFD closes and make sure they are all ok? Thanks, CTJF83 chat 08:45, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Which ones? Cirt (talk) 01:15, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
1, 2, 3, 4. CTJF83 chat 03:04, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Okay will take a look soon. Cirt (talk) 22:45, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They seem alright so far. Cirt (talk) 22:46, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thank you, CTJF83 chat 06:01, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RFA

Thanks for the notice. Cirt (talk) 22:45, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Benardo

Please Restore the IAN BENARDO page. Thank You. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.128.218 (talk) 18:07, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you delete the IAN BENARDO page? He is a well known commentator on radio, television and was an infamous American Idol contestant and So You Think you can Dance. He has 2 records out and has a new TV show debuting called "THE IAN BENARDO SHOW". He has hosted numerous events and charities as well as a personality. Please restore the Ian Benardo page. Thank You. 66.108.128.218 (talk) 18:20, 25 January 2010 (UTC) A Fan[reply]

Hey Cirt. Restore IAN BENARDO's page. He is a notable Television icon and has 2 CDs out and regularly appears on television. He is an internet meme as well with numerous imitations. Koosachtak (talk) 07:40, 26 January 2010 (UTC) koosachtak[reply]

More info at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Benardo. Cirt (talk) 22:45, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Google IAN BENARDO and see that he has 2 Albums out, a popular television show and articles in many publications. Restore the Ian Benardo page. He is constantly on the radio and always quoted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.128.218 (talk) 23:08, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:AFD. Cirt (talk) 21:52, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I take it featured portal candidates is a little dead? It's a shame, portals could be so much more... What's the procedure if there are no comments? (For what it's worth, I've watchlisted the candidates page, so will do my best to offer reviews of any future candidates.) J Milburn (talk) 21:42, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We can wait a while longer still. Cirt (talk) 22:45, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

deletion of dlib c++ library article

I didn't notice the message I got regarding this article until yesterday (It was on my watch list but I guess that doesn't mean you get emails about this sort of thing?) Anyway, the article was deleted because the editors didn't find any significant coverage when looking on the Internet but there are a number of things on Google, a few are:

Is this the sort of significant coverage that warrants an undelete? Or is this not the sort of thing meant by "significant secondary sources"? Thanks, Davis685 (talk) 00:47, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That does not seem like significant coverage. Cirt (talk) 00:48, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Mecha-Streisand

Thanks Cirt. I've expanded it to the point that I think it's almost ready for GAN. Should I wait until you can add to Reception? Or should I nominate it now, and you could add your stuff later? Let me know, I'm cool either way. (By the way, I passed Beck v. Eiland-Hall. Nice job! :) ) — Hunter Kahn 04:26, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Ok. I think you're right it will sit there for a while before it gets reviewed, so I'm going to go ahead and nominate it for now. You can work at it at your leisure. Thanks again! — Hunter Kahn 04:31, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: South Park awards

I don't believe so, but I'd say it would be a good idea. (It should be added to the Template:South Park once it's made too...) If I can help, let me know... — Hunter Kahn 04:39, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Locus web comic

I was just wondering why the Locus (webcomic) was deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Track13d (talkcontribs) 17:58, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could you give a more specific link? Cirt (talk) 00:20, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Leo Ryan GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Leo Ryan for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since you are a main contributor of the article (determined based on this tool), I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 05:19, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish Gibraltarians

Hi Cirt, I see that Gibnews was finally successful in his repeated attempts to delete such an article :-) Would it be possible to restore it under my name space? It contained some valuable information I'd like to recover. Best regards --Ecemaml (talk) 10:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, now at User:Ecemaml/Spanish Gibraltarians. Cirt (talk) 00:18, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

about Fluther

I checked the people involved in the deletion log and your name showed up, as well as User talk:NawlinWiki, User talk:JohnCD, and User talk:Skier Dude.

I'm not going to argue the case specifically for Fluther, however I wonder if there should be a list of answer sites as Category:Knowledge markets likely doesn't cover all, such as Fluther, Blurtit, Dizzay, or for that matter, Wikipedia:Reference Desk.

Thanks.
Civic Cat (talk) 19:53, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You could bring up that idea at the talk page for Wikipedia:Reference Desk. Cirt (talk) 00:15, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for Human Instrumentality Project

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Human Instrumentality Project. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review.

You dared me to take it up to DRV; I didn't want to, but there it is. --Gwern (contribs) 22:31 28 January 2010 (GMT)

Subpage under the day for Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 January 28. Cirt (talk) 00:19, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FarPoint Media Network

I wish to re-address the deletion of FarPoint Media Network. Article was undeniably dated and incomplete. But the main reasons for the deletion have since changed. The company's notability has increased as FarPoint Media grew to include over 100 diverse podcasts and has upgraded their online presence and activity. And, as a representative from the FarPoint Media Network, I offer to personally update and "substantially improve" the article content. (Pagemaster137 (talk) 23:36, 31 January 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Suggest you work on a draft in your userspace. Cirt (talk) 21:51, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No problems with deletion, but you did not comment on the proposal to revert the article to the redirect that it was before this version of the article was started. I would be happy to leave it dead, but some people will want the redirect. What do you think? When I have time, I will look to see if any material can be added to other articles like the school article. As an admin I can access the material. I doubt there is very much if any. Please reply here. --Bduke (Discussion) 21:50, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We could wait to see if it even comes up as an issue. Cirt (talk) 21:51, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MECWA

21:33, 1 February 2010 Cirt (talk | contribs) deleted "MECWA" ‎ (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MECWA (2nd nomination))

The information came from the website, jubilee history 50 years and annual report 2008-2009.

Yes, I work for mecwacare and was asked to update the information as it was out dated. How can we get this undeleted? Is there any changes that you would reccomend in making?

  1. ^ Turner (1993), page 153.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ecclesiastical was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bielski, Zosia (January 6, 2009). "Seizure killed Travolta's son, death certificate says;Body showed no sign of head trauma, undertaker says; case puts parents' religion under scrutiny". The Globe and Mail. p. A3.
  4. ^ The Guardian staff (October 4, 2006). "Listed Scientologists". The Guardian. p. 29.
  5. ^ Leggett, Jonathan (2006-03-25). "Cult musicians: Scientology has long been regarded as 'a Hollywood thing', but as Isaac Hayes cooks up a storm and quits his role as South Park's Chef, Jonathan Leggett reveals other musical followers". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
  6. ^ Morton, Andrew (2008). Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 102. ISBN 0312359861.
  7. ^ Rogan, Johnny (2006). Van Morrison: No Surrender. Random House UK. pp. 343, 351–352, 358. ISBN 0099431831.
  8. ^ a b Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide Rock: The Definitive Guide to More than 1200 Artists and Bands. Rough Guides. p. 425. ISBN 1843531054.
  9. ^ a b O'Hagan, Sean (March 9, 1991). "Van, Them and now; Van Morrison". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd.
  10. ^ Partridge, Christopher Hugh (2005). The Re-enchantment Of The West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture, and Occulture. T. & T. Clark Publishers. p. 148. ISBN 0567082695.
  11. ^ Sandall, Robert (June 13, 1993). "The rover's return; Van Morrison; Music". The Sunday Times. p. 9.
  12. ^ Collis, John (1997). Van Morrison : Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. Da Capo Press. p. 163. ISBN 0306808110.
  13. ^ Paphides, Pete (March 3, 2006). "Even the Belfast cowboy gets the blues". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 15.
  14. ^ Krewen, Nick (July 31, 2005). "Van the Man, enigma still; Another bio fails to explain Belfast's Morrison". Toronto Star. pp. D07.
  15. ^ McCann, Eamonn (August 23, 1995). "Van Morrison may try teaching rocker intrigued by offer from university in Northern Ireland". San Francisco Examiner. p. C7.
  16. ^ Tobin, Thomas C. (June 23, 2009). "Ecclesiastical Justice". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1A. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)