Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Heavy metal

Portal:Heavy metal

I've been working on this recently, using the alternative music portal as a template. I believe it's now at featured status, with plenty of featured content available. CloudNine 09:16, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Looks well constructed. However, I'd strongly urge all editors working on Music related portals to try to have a section on Selected media (audio/video). I know free-use media is hard to get and other music portals have been featured before without such a section. But none-the-less, as an ordinary reader my expectation from any music related portal in an online encyclopedia would always be to be able to hear some sample music on the topic area covered by the portal. Arman Aziz 02:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to, but there's virtually no media available worth selecting for the heavy metal portal. I'll keep your suggestion in mind though. CloudNine 18:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about materials from this site? I'm not an expert, so not totally sure whether these qualify as heavy metal or not. Arman ^(Talk) 04:51, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's hard rock rather than heavy metal, so it doesn't qualify as heavy metal portal content. CloudNine 09:42, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Another fantastic project by CloudNine. NSR77 ^T_C 19:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very well done. I haven't a single complaint. Grim 03:11, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Although the "things you can do" could be expanded. Still, CloudNine has done it again... Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 03:46, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Minor object~~ good portal. I've altered the colours slightly to make it appear less dull (though some more effort could be made to pretty it up, even something like a background to the portal). My only real issue is that name of the article in each of the Selected articles should be wikilinked. Otherwise, I'm happy to support.--cj | talk 07:01, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe I've addressed your objection. (I'll look into a different colour scheme for the portal). CloudNine 11:30, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I now support.--cj | talk 12:41, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~Object~~ for now:
- Heavy metal in the intro should be linked as well.
  - Done.
- I realize alot of photos are not free use, but I found a few selected articles with available pics.
  - Which selected articles are those? I've checked each article for possible free use, but haven't found any.
    - Megadeath:Image:Megadeth at Sauna crop.jpg, Slayer:Image:Slayer, The Fields of Rock, 2007.jpg or Image:Slayerlive2.jpg(I didn't look at the commons ones), Christ Illusion:Image:ChristIllusionPoster.PNG. They need not be used if you feel they don't fit, but I do. Joe I 01:04, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - Done. Thanks for finding those images.
- The news archive should include the current news by using {{:Portal:Heavy metal/news}} at the top.
  - Just to clarify, should I transclude /News in Portal:Heavy metal/News/Archive? CloudNine 22:38, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Right, just to give a complete news picture. Joe I 01:04, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - Done.
- Selected pic archive should include a link to each setup such as the article archive does.
  - Done.
- The credits for pics should be linked to something(wikiusers, flickr users, websites).
  - Done.
  - Where possible I did this; however, I'll take another look. CloudNine 22:38, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The pic nominations page should be created with instructions as well.
  - Done.
- I'm not certain 6 pics shows a broad enough range. A few more should be found.
  - I'll do another scan of the Commons tommorow
    - Added three more. I'll add several as I go through the cat.
- If the articles must be featured to be in the portal, they should be labeled Featured instead of Selected, as well as removing the nominations tag, since being featured is a nomination in itself.
  - As with Portal:Alternative music, A-class articles can be included; I don't want to exclude a particular good article that hasn't reached featured status yet.
    - Then it needs to read as such, as of now it says "Articles must have reached featured article status before being displayed on the portal." on the archive page. And if more than featured articles can make it a nominations page should be made. Joe I 01:04, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - Made a nominations section.
- I realize this isn't your fault, but this portal should be linked from Portal:Music.
  - Left a message at Portal talk:Music to discuss inclusion (well, the formatting aspect).
- Is there some scheme for the listing of the cats? It should be alphabetical or something else easily recognizable.
  - Done. Now organized alphabetically. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CloudNine (talk • contribs) 21:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Timelines and lists should be including in either the cats or topics box.
  - Could you clarify this?
    - Lists should be readily findable, either a cat should be made(unless I just couldn't find it) such as Category:Heavy metal lists and added to the cats box, or a select few should be added to the topics box such as Portal:Robotics/Topics or Portal:European Union/Topics. Joe I 17:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - Done Joe I 05:15, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The dyk archive link just goes to Portal:Heavy metal/Did you know instead of an archive page.
  - Done.
- Wikimedia should link to something other than the search where applicable. commons:Category:Metal (Music) was the only one I found that should be changed.
  - Done.
- Well this turned out a bit more than I thought, but all should be easily fixed. Joe I 21:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Support Good work Joe I 05:15, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]