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As relying on updates by portal maintainers, associated WikiProjects or passers-by clearly isn't working, the portal needs to be changed to one using random subpages, with a proper level of decent content for the article, biography and picture section. The DYK section needs to be expanded to use only
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I wasn't intending to come across as having an "attitude", so my apologies if I inadvertantly gave that impression. I said that DYK hooks should be taken from the WP:DYK selections because (a) that seems to be the standard that has evolved in more recent FPo noms (this portal was promoted in August
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I'm kind of a newb here, so I'm not sure how to make the portal use random subpages, but I was planning to update it every so often (perhaps once a month like the Physics portal, if not more frequent). Maybe I can learn how to do the random subpages (could anyone point me to a resource for this?)
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Well, MisterDub hadn't edited after 1 November until 28 December, so I don't know whether the offer of monthly updates is still available or, indeed, realistic and reliable. I've left a message on MD's talk page asking for an update here if possible.
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I apologize for my absence as of late... holidays and all. The offer is still available and I will begin working on changing the current information immediately, in addition to compiling a list of articles for future use. Again, my apologies.
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to see two slightly different ways of setting up the subpages. Suggestion: if you can come up with, say, 10 FA/FL/GA pages for a "selected article" section, I'll convert that to a random subpage section to get you started.
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made updates in April 2011. The only component that was not updated is the DYK section (which is not a big deal). It appears that the majority of the concerns have been appropriately addressed. Closing this as keep.
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I don't see the need to restrict content to DYK, but the attitude that says that we have to restrict ourselves in that way makes me less surprised that you're short of portal maintainers.
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hooks that have appeared on the main page through DYK, and lots of them, in random subpages. There is a working "
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Lots of the more recently created portals use random subpages, so you can click on "edit" at e.g.
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2006), and (b) it has the advantage that the hook has been checked by someone else.
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I note that the selected article, picture and biography have been updated today by
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say that portals that are not updated for three months are summarily delisted.
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Further comments should be made on the article's talk page or at
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Fails 1(d) "well-maintained" and 1(a) "useful". Note that the
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