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Good idea to have a DYK archive specific to the portal. I'll go ahead and set it up. As for featured articles/pictures, thus far all have had official featured status (my preference). However, I'd like to get broader participation in choosing articles. It might help to broaden criteria to include
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You're probably right that the normal format would make that section a little bulky, but the links to other portals are very important, especially because for the geographical subportals, there probably aren't any other portals linking to them. Some way to better highlight them is a must, IMO.
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Maybe they could be split between two or three boxes: one for states, one for US-related topics, and once for cities and other geographical units (or with two, topics and geographical units, as is done implicitly within the current subportals box).--
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If the articles and pictures used are actually featured (and you have no plans to move away from that design), the boxes should be labeled "Featured article" and "Featured picture", respectively.
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There should be a separate, portal-specific "Did you know" archive. Pointing to the Knowledge (XXG)-wide one is insufficient, since most of the material there has nothing to do with the US.
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I'll try experimenting with icons, but think maybe it would be too crowded (17 icons, thusfar with potential for many more). I'll see what I can do, maybe make them small. --
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The "Selected article" and "Selected picture" are on a weekly, automated schedule. These are set up so that others can nominate articles and pictures.
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Link to U.S. military history task for has been added. And, I'll try organizing the DYK archive by month. Sounds like a good idea. Thanks. --
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The portal now has a news section, which is updated often (usually daily, sometimes more than daily) and coordinated with
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My experience suggests that sectioning off the DYK archive by month will make it easier to maintain in the long run.
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since mid-May, and think it now meets the criteria of "useful, attractive, ergonomic, and well-maintained".
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and the list of U.S. states and dependencies are now included, along with relevant categories.
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now that the changes have been made. Two minor suggestions, though:
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I would really like to see the related portals have icons.--
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section could also be tidied up. Good portal nonetheless.--
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Knowledge (XXG):Featured portal candidates
Portal:United States
Portal:United States
Portal:United States
Current events in the United States
United States topics
Aude
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18:54, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Kirill Lokshin
00:13, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
good article
Aude
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00:21, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
United States military history task force
Kirill Lokshin
22:48, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Aude
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23:32, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
ragesoss
22:59, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Aude
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23:31, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

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