Portal talk:Argentina

message: I started with the portal from the red link in Wikipedia:WikiProject Argentina but i think it was the wrong place . In stead of "Wikipedia:wikiportal/Arg" it should have been "Portal:Arg". Maybe we can move it later. Argentino 18:58, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: (Untitled)

message: At the moment, these both link to major articles about Argentina. I suggest that we incorporate the links from the current categories pane into the topics pane, and remove the redlinks from topics. The categories pane is supposed to link to the major categories, but I am not sure if it is needed, since we have ten important categories already linked at the very top of the portal. If we don't keep the categories pane, the topics pane can be moved to the right hand column for balance.-gadfium 06:48, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Categories and topics

message: In an effort to reduce the redlinks of principal pages listed here, I have created Timeline of Argentine history, which needs editing and adding to - particularly on pre-1500 events and on non-political/military events. Mtiedemann 12:55, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Timeline of Argentine history]] 

message: I don't  mean to be nosy; but I changed the picture of the selected article since it was one of the Strait of Magellan and the article was Córdoba.--cloviz 12:17, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you! I produce each selected article by copying the previous one, and must have neglected to update the picture. You are always welcome to fix mistakes here.-gadfium 19:07, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Selected Article picture 

message: I've changed this in the Portal Intro to use the continental area, excluding Argentina's claim to Antarctica. This is the main figure presented in the Argentina article, and seems to me to be the more accurate figure to indicate the size of the country.-gadfium 19:00, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Area of Argentina

message: I stepped in to help out with Portal:Argentina in April, but I was never planning to become the principal maintainer. I would like someone else to volunteer to take over running the portal.-gadfium 02:54, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No one has come forward to take over maintenance, so I'll advertise more widely. On 1 January 2007 the selected article and picture queues will be exhausted, and the unmaintained state of the portal will be more obvious.-gadfium 02:13, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Actually, this portal could be set on auto-run by using the "random portal component" template as used by Portal:Education, or a custom-built auto-updating code like that on Portal:Kerala. Good time that can be spent improving articles shouldn't be wasted on a portal.--thunderboltz(Deepu) 14:30, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That needs to be set up. The existing list of selected pictures and selected articles are not necessarily suitable, as they are only a selection of the many articles/pictures available. However, reusing existing content could be preferable to deleting the portal if no one is willing to maintain it.-gadfium 18:37, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

text: A simpler last resort would be just to freeze the portal to show the December 2006 selected article and picture.-gadfium 02:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've already cited interest in maintaining this portal, and I will do so temporarily, and I hope that those many many members from Wikiproject Argentina will help in this process, by maybe nominating good articles and pictures, I will commence are the begining of March so that all can be prepared for the new auto-mation of some functions. --Sharz 04:15, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New maintainer needed

message: I did not mention it before here but I took it upon myself to maintain it as it was neglected. I have been doing it since February 2008. I have added new articles and pictures to be running automagically until the end of 2008. Also added archive pages (and links) for both past articles and pictures. I also added greatly to the DYK section and regularly contribute to the News section. Volunteer helpers and more specifically nominations for future articles and pictures are always welcome. -- Alexf42 22:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maintainer Found 

message: I have added a new feature: "Anniversaries". It works automatically, by adding supporting files for every day of the year. It needs a lot of work to add noteworthy events. If you could help by adding more it will be appreciated. If you prefer not to edit but have links to articles in the English Wikipedia only, write me at my Talk page or post a message here. No redlinks in "Anniversary" pages please. Notable events only. -- Alexf(talk) 22:57, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New feature added 

message: I have added to the "News" section a small image at the top, in the way of the one located at the "In the news" section of Wikipedia's main page. The rules would be: related to the most recent news described (if possible), small size, no photo caption (just the photo), a mention in the text when what is being talked about is the content of the photo (which would serve as a "caption" of sorts, like in the Main Page). Of course, we won't always have a free image of the news themselves, but we can use the same system of the main page: if the news is "Kirchner did X and Y", we provide a generic photo of him, like :File:Nestor-Kirchner.jpg, and write "Kirchner (pictured) did X and Y". This will help to make the Portal more appealing, instead of pure text MBelgrano (talk) 22:39, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Good idea. I agree, as long as the image is legal within Wikipedia's rules (image must be in WP or in Commons) and obviously related to the news. When the news item moves down and there is a new image, then the previous image should be removed. The idea would be to have only one image in the whole section. Also note that whenever I add a new story I remove one from the bottom to try to more or less keep the sections balanced vertically. Just removed the bottom one today to account for the new on on top (new items always go on top). -- Alexf(talk) 23:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course, non-free images are completely forbidden outside of article namespace. And I forget another detail: when the image of a news text is replaced with a new one, the "(pictured)" in the text would have to be removed. MBelgrano (talk) 23:58, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  News 

message: I propose a change in the system for displaying selected articles and photos. Right now, they display a page that is specifically created each month, and each month there is a new one. It can be replaced with a system that automatically selects an item from a predefined list. The job would be then to create and mantain such lists. 
This will drive away the potencial problem of the Portal having an ugly red link if, for whatever reason, all users leave or forgot it and nobody comes to create the needed new entry in time. Maintenance would still be needed, but not in such an important degree. I can also help to improve the quality of the articles displayed (a requirement for featured portal status, which should be an aim): urged to find yet another article for the new month we may list whatever article as long as it isn't in a critical condition, even if it's just of start level, like the one currently in place. We should control that all articles selected are at least of "B" quality in the wikiproject quality scale.
This won't mean either to create a system that would leave the Portal unmantained: after the new system is installed, the day-to-day maintenance would be to nominate and add (or remove) new articles to the list. MBelgrano (talk) 17:02, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thought of that long ago but the system then repeats pages/images from a pool. This way it is always a new article/image and the old ones are always archived and viewable, and can be checked to avoid repeats whenever possible (happened once). I have no problems with the current system. You may have noticed that many months in advance are always preloaded, so it is easy to do several at a time, and there's never any urgency. Should an article be deemed more timely at some point, the pre-created articles can be moved around, or pushed for later months, as they have not been seen yet anyway. I have no problem maintaining this system, as I have for years. The only issue is identifying worthwhile images/articles for the future. Recommendations for new candidates are always welcome. -- Alexf(talk) 17:42, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Articles and photos 

message: Please go to Gaucho Rivero and get sick of false lies and misinformation.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.97.39.43 (talk) 11:37, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article review 

message: Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals is back!
The project was rebooted and completely overhauled on April 17th, 2018.
Its goals are to revitalize the entire portal system, make building and maintaining portals easier, and design the portals of the future.
As of April 29th, membership is at 56 editors, and growing.
There are design initiatives for revitalizing the portals system as a whole, and for each component of portals.
Tools are provided for building and maintaining portals, including automated portals that update themselves in various ways.
And, if you are bored and would like something to occupy your mind, we have a wonderful task list.
From your friendly neighborhood Portals WikiProject.      — The Transhumanist    03:22, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status report from the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals|Portals WikiProject]]