This is the
talk page for discussing improvements to the
portal about
Argentina.
Content dispute discussions should take place on the appropriate article's talk page. For discussions about general portal development, please see the
WikiProject Portals talk page. If you are a regular maintainer of this portal, please add yourself to this list. |
Argentina has had a portal peer review by Wikipedia editors which is now archived. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this portal. |
This portal does not require a rating on Wikipedia's
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To-do list for Portal:Argentina:
List will include recommendations with replies/status.
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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)
While my responsibilities require much of my time, I would enjoy putting a couple hours or so a week into overseeing this Wikipedia.org Portal. I have been interested in Argentina for the last ten years, know some info about the country, and have about eight years experience building web sites. I will check back in a day or so. January 2, 2007 -[[]]
I see that this portal has languished since a promising beginning in October/November 2005. Can I lend a hand to get it up and running properly? I'm not in Argentina, although I have visited it (and think it's a beautiful country), but I have some experience of running portals from the New Zealand and Oceania portals. I'm not volunteering to take on the primary responsibility for this portal, but I could get a monthly rotation of selected articles and pictures set up, and kick off the "In the News" section. For me, that would be a great way to become better aquainted with Argentine politics and culture before I next visit.
On the other hand, if no one is interested in the portal at all, perhaps it should be put up for deletion.- gadfium 04:11, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Ok, i started the portal from a red link and told that to everyone in the talk page of WP:AR, now i have placed a kind of userbox-invitation in the talk pages of some argentine editors that i think are the best. Argentino 15:18, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
PS: let's wait a week, and if nobody is interested, we delete it
Thak you a lot! This is really a good point to start. I have a picture of a condor in one of the other pcs, but i have to search it and have a lot to do (in real life) so maybe tomorrow. Thank you again. Argentino 21:33, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I have set up a queue for the selected article, with the current writeup as April 2006, and Buenos Aires as May 2006. The portal will automatically change to the May article when the month changes. If this is acceptable, I will do the same thing for the selected picture. You can see the queue at Portal:Argentina/Selected article/2006.
The portal Introduction should have a general description of Argentina, not of the portal. In fact, it should look rather like the current selected article writeup! We can leave this until later.- gadfium 23:02, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm really convinced that you are the best help. I didn't even know this existed. I am going to add some more articles to the queue later on, i feel we have to concentrate in the portal itself. thankyou again. Argentino 23:14, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I've uploaded this image of a condor: Argentino 21:05, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
I've now put the selected picture into a queue; see Portal:Argentina/Selected picture/2006. In the next couple of days I'll build both queues up a bit.- gadfium 22:01, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm going to add Image:Erythrina crista-galli2.jpg it is our national flower Argentino 22:09, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Now that it's a new month (UTC time), the portal is displaying the new selected article and picture. I'm now back at university, so my time on Wikipedia is limited. I will make sure the selection queues don't run out, but I might not do much more work here until mid July.- gadfium 02:35, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
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)
These are proposed selected articles only. Any one can add to the list, comment on the list, or rearrange it. There is a particular design at present; a city appears as every fourth entry, and a biography follows the city. Since each selected article writeup links to the previous three selections, this helps keep the selection diverse.
As with selected articles, this is only a draft. Feel free to add to the list, comment on it, or rearrange it. Try to keep a diversity of subject matter; don't put two pictures of similar items next to each other, or two pictures by the same photographer together.
Could someone add the story about the situation in San Salvador de Jujuy where 150,000 people have been without running water for a week. I can't find an English language news story about it, and my Spanish isn't good enough to translate from a Spanish source. Thanks.- gadfium 08:39, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
It is the best translation i can find for "efemérides" so please when you find the correct word change the header. I try to have every day's aniversaries (On this day, in the year X happened this). The work is not that hard because someone in :es has already gathered the info for us, but we still have to translate. If you think it is a bad idea, just delete it.-- Argentino ( talk/ cont.) 01:26, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm a bit idot today. I thought i had to change it and i had written with 2 "n" wrongly, now i understand. excuse me.-- Argentino ( talk/ cont.) 00:48, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Puse un par de objetivos para completar el articulo sobre Argentina,, si me pueden ayudar se los agradecere,,, es:Usuario:Jpcristian/DestacadoArgentina
Gracias
G'day everyone! How is everyone doin? - I have a few questions about the current sections of the portal. Shouldn't the Categories section have links to actual Category pages? For example, one of the links there is Tourism in Argentina, which actually directs us to that page, instead of having Category:Tourism in Argentina. Right now it looks like a list of selected articles. / Also, we could add some articles that are needed in the Things you can do category, this could be helpful for newcomers joining WP:ARG, who don't know what to start on. One of things listed there now, is adding to the Argentine related articles, isn't this similar to Category:Argentina. We could maybe pick an article and work on it for a month, let people know that that certain article needs more info, then selecting another article the following month. Another suggestion would be adding a Related Wikimedia section.
Now changing the subject, if I want to add something in the Argentina News... how do I know what is actually appropriate to add? We obviously can't add all possible news that hapend in a day, it would be tooooooo long... Oh and, is there a maximum amount of news? when do they start getting deleted?
(By the way, I changed the Map image of Argentina that was placed on the portal intro with it's global location map, and arranged it correctly with the others... they were dispersed around the box, I hope it's alright)
It would be nice making it a featured portal ;-) See ya around CROWDUDE 03:48, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
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)
Hi everyone. I'm back (I hope there wasn't a big mess here) -- Argentino ( talk/ cont.) 00:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
Please tell me more about being a maintainer on my talk page -- Sharz 00:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
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. -- Alexf 42 22:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
I have been the sole maintainer of the site since February 2008. Even though help was requested, it was never forthcoming. Nonetheless, I have maintained the site daily for over three years. This week, out of the blue, an editor came in and unilaterally decided to completely re-design the site, No consultation, nada. The work, in good faith, is extensive and I must say I do not like it for several reasons. Most of my work (hundreds of entries for daily events, constant updating of recent news, pre-set non-repeating article and photo of the month) are all there but now lost in limbo, as they have been taken out. I asked the editor in question several days ago, and received nary a response. I do not have the energy, or the time, to undo such a massive re-work and restore to the previous format, pending a discussion, which should have been done in the first place. I do not want to start an edit war. There are a couple of editors that have been very active in the project (but not in the portal) and I want to thank them for their good work there (you know who they are and I have given them barnstars when I thought appropriate). Unfortunately nobody really helped with the Portal and now it's beyond repair. Therefore I now officially quit the this portal. I wish you luck. I'll dedicate my energies to other sections of Wikipedia. -- Alexf (talk) 04:52, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
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)
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)
This is the
talk page for discussing improvements to the
portal about
Argentina.
Content dispute discussions should take place on the appropriate article's talk page. For discussions about general portal development, please see the
WikiProject Portals talk page. If you are a regular maintainer of this portal, please add yourself to this list. |
Argentina has had a portal peer review by Wikipedia editors which is now archived. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this portal. |
This portal does not require a rating on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
To-do list for Portal:Argentina:
List will include recommendations with replies/status.
|
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)
While my responsibilities require much of my time, I would enjoy putting a couple hours or so a week into overseeing this Wikipedia.org Portal. I have been interested in Argentina for the last ten years, know some info about the country, and have about eight years experience building web sites. I will check back in a day or so. January 2, 2007 -[[]]
I see that this portal has languished since a promising beginning in October/November 2005. Can I lend a hand to get it up and running properly? I'm not in Argentina, although I have visited it (and think it's a beautiful country), but I have some experience of running portals from the New Zealand and Oceania portals. I'm not volunteering to take on the primary responsibility for this portal, but I could get a monthly rotation of selected articles and pictures set up, and kick off the "In the News" section. For me, that would be a great way to become better aquainted with Argentine politics and culture before I next visit.
On the other hand, if no one is interested in the portal at all, perhaps it should be put up for deletion.- gadfium 04:11, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Ok, i started the portal from a red link and told that to everyone in the talk page of WP:AR, now i have placed a kind of userbox-invitation in the talk pages of some argentine editors that i think are the best. Argentino 15:18, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
PS: let's wait a week, and if nobody is interested, we delete it
Thak you a lot! This is really a good point to start. I have a picture of a condor in one of the other pcs, but i have to search it and have a lot to do (in real life) so maybe tomorrow. Thank you again. Argentino 21:33, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I have set up a queue for the selected article, with the current writeup as April 2006, and Buenos Aires as May 2006. The portal will automatically change to the May article when the month changes. If this is acceptable, I will do the same thing for the selected picture. You can see the queue at Portal:Argentina/Selected article/2006.
The portal Introduction should have a general description of Argentina, not of the portal. In fact, it should look rather like the current selected article writeup! We can leave this until later.- gadfium 23:02, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm really convinced that you are the best help. I didn't even know this existed. I am going to add some more articles to the queue later on, i feel we have to concentrate in the portal itself. thankyou again. Argentino 23:14, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I've uploaded this image of a condor: Argentino 21:05, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
I've now put the selected picture into a queue; see Portal:Argentina/Selected picture/2006. In the next couple of days I'll build both queues up a bit.- gadfium 22:01, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm going to add Image:Erythrina crista-galli2.jpg it is our national flower Argentino 22:09, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Now that it's a new month (UTC time), the portal is displaying the new selected article and picture. I'm now back at university, so my time on Wikipedia is limited. I will make sure the selection queues don't run out, but I might not do much more work here until mid July.- gadfium 02:35, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
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)
These are proposed selected articles only. Any one can add to the list, comment on the list, or rearrange it. There is a particular design at present; a city appears as every fourth entry, and a biography follows the city. Since each selected article writeup links to the previous three selections, this helps keep the selection diverse.
As with selected articles, this is only a draft. Feel free to add to the list, comment on it, or rearrange it. Try to keep a diversity of subject matter; don't put two pictures of similar items next to each other, or two pictures by the same photographer together.
Could someone add the story about the situation in San Salvador de Jujuy where 150,000 people have been without running water for a week. I can't find an English language news story about it, and my Spanish isn't good enough to translate from a Spanish source. Thanks.- gadfium 08:39, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
It is the best translation i can find for "efemérides" so please when you find the correct word change the header. I try to have every day's aniversaries (On this day, in the year X happened this). The work is not that hard because someone in :es has already gathered the info for us, but we still have to translate. If you think it is a bad idea, just delete it.-- Argentino ( talk/ cont.) 01:26, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm a bit idot today. I thought i had to change it and i had written with 2 "n" wrongly, now i understand. excuse me.-- Argentino ( talk/ cont.) 00:48, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Puse un par de objetivos para completar el articulo sobre Argentina,, si me pueden ayudar se los agradecere,,, es:Usuario:Jpcristian/DestacadoArgentina
Gracias
G'day everyone! How is everyone doin? - I have a few questions about the current sections of the portal. Shouldn't the Categories section have links to actual Category pages? For example, one of the links there is Tourism in Argentina, which actually directs us to that page, instead of having Category:Tourism in Argentina. Right now it looks like a list of selected articles. / Also, we could add some articles that are needed in the Things you can do category, this could be helpful for newcomers joining WP:ARG, who don't know what to start on. One of things listed there now, is adding to the Argentine related articles, isn't this similar to Category:Argentina. We could maybe pick an article and work on it for a month, let people know that that certain article needs more info, then selecting another article the following month. Another suggestion would be adding a Related Wikimedia section.
Now changing the subject, if I want to add something in the Argentina News... how do I know what is actually appropriate to add? We obviously can't add all possible news that hapend in a day, it would be tooooooo long... Oh and, is there a maximum amount of news? when do they start getting deleted?
(By the way, I changed the Map image of Argentina that was placed on the portal intro with it's global location map, and arranged it correctly with the others... they were dispersed around the box, I hope it's alright)
It would be nice making it a featured portal ;-) See ya around CROWDUDE 03:48, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
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)
Hi everyone. I'm back (I hope there wasn't a big mess here) -- Argentino ( talk/ cont.) 00:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
Please tell me more about being a maintainer on my talk page -- Sharz 00:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
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. -- Alexf 42 22:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
I have been the sole maintainer of the site since February 2008. Even though help was requested, it was never forthcoming. Nonetheless, I have maintained the site daily for over three years. This week, out of the blue, an editor came in and unilaterally decided to completely re-design the site, No consultation, nada. The work, in good faith, is extensive and I must say I do not like it for several reasons. Most of my work (hundreds of entries for daily events, constant updating of recent news, pre-set non-repeating article and photo of the month) are all there but now lost in limbo, as they have been taken out. I asked the editor in question several days ago, and received nary a response. I do not have the energy, or the time, to undo such a massive re-work and restore to the previous format, pending a discussion, which should have been done in the first place. I do not want to start an edit war. There are a couple of editors that have been very active in the project (but not in the portal) and I want to thank them for their good work there (you know who they are and I have given them barnstars when I thought appropriate). Unfortunately nobody really helped with the Portal and now it's beyond repair. Therefore I now officially quit the this portal. I wish you luck. I'll dedicate my energies to other sections of Wikipedia. -- Alexf (talk) 04:52, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
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)
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)