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Bad news nobody, as I'm sure any of you that are watching episode articles have realized my worst fears on this issue have been realized. Every ''Futurama'' episode article has now been tagged and could be redirected in fourteen days. If you thought I was over reacting before I hope this now shows that this is an issue we need to deal with immediately. This is the time for the wikiproject to come together and really work this issue. I'll continue to do what I can by myself but my current rate is only about one article a day and I don't have 72 days before this needs to be resolved. Please help me '''''[[Less Than Hero|New Justice Team]]'''''! [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 02:27, 23 June 2007 (UTC)<br>
:Is there a list of articles that don't yet fit the above criteria? I've looked over some random episodes and they're all properly proper, it seems... I'll work where I'm needed, of course. But where exactly would that be?
::''Every'' episode of Futurama has been tagged so I'd point you at [[List of Futurama episodes]]. The articles that particularly need assistance are any that have no references, particularly from outside, reliable sources. You can see my ineffective attempt to protest the article tagging at [[Wikipedia talk:Television article review process#Two issues]] [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 12:50, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
:::You either need to give general sources that assert notability for all episodes or let them be redirected and work on the few that can possibly meet it. [[The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings]] is the best episode here, and it isn't even close to being worthy. [[User:TTN|TTN]] 03:46, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
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== Proposed Award ==
It has been in my attention that there is much to be accomplished by this WikiProject. It has also come to my attention that there is much that ''has'' been done by this WikiProject. And there are many people who have helped to achieve this. (I myself-- not so much. But I'll get around to it, I swear!) Anyway, I thought that, like other WikiProjects with productive fans, we might have our own [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Barnstar]] award. This is an idea right here, although by no means a final draft. I just knocked up the image haphazardly, and I expect it'll go through quite a few more revisions before it's all fine and dandy. But anyway... Comments, friends?
{{Template:WikiProject Futurama Holo Award|Place congratulatory message here.}}
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http://futurama.overt-ops.com/ has a nice wealth of information that Wikipedia could import. [[User:Lbgrowl|Lbgrowl]] ([[User talk:Lbgrowl|talk]]) 03:26, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:Is any of it referenced to reliable sources? Do they have a content policy compatible with Wikipedia? [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 01:20, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
::No, in short; the Infosphere uses a [[Creative Commons]] license with a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ non-commercial condition]. ~ <span style="font: small-caps 14px times;"><b>[[User:SwitChar|<
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Additional opinions requested at [[Talk:That's Lobstertainment!#Reference to Harold Lloyd|here]] regarding sourcing. Thanks. [[User:Doniago|Doniago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 16:17, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
== Featured portal candidate: Animation ==
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[[Portal:Animation]] is currently a featured portal candidate. Please feel free to [[Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Animation|leave comments]]. '''[[User:Jj98|JJ98]] <small>([[User talk:Jj98|Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/Jj98|Contributions]])</small>''' 23:32, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
== Revival ==
Attention everyone. I plan to revive the Futurama Wikiproject. If anyone has any suggestion on ways to make to re-work the Wikiproject, please post them. [[User:GamerPro64|GamerPro64]] ([[User talk:GamerPro64|talk]]) 21:05, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
:Less talk, more walk I say. Get the sticky ball rolling, and see how many people you pick up along the way. I've already begun major overhauls of many of the articles, and I'll appreciate the help of anyone that wants to pitch in. If they don't, then I guess there isn't anything anyone can really do. --'''[[User talk:.:Alex:.|<span style="color:#66CDAA">.:</span>]][[User:.:Alex:.|<span style="color:#5F9EA0">Alex</span>]][[User talk:.:Alex:.|<span style="color:#66CDAA">:.</span>]]''' 15:20, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
:Sounds great to me. --'''[[User talk:.:Zoidbergmd:.|<span style="color:#66CDAA">.:</span>]][[User:.:Zoidbergmd:.|<span style="color:#5F9EA0">Zoidbergmd</span>]][[User talk:.:Zoidbergmd:.|<span style="color:#66CDAA">:.</span>]]''' 21:55, 23 June 2010 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Zoidbergmd|Zoidbergmd]] ([[User talk:Zoidbergmd|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Zoidbergmd|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::I've been mostly inactive but am considering starting editing again. Is there a specific direction we want to get this moving in? We could maybe all work on some common goal? I've always thought we had a few articles that should be able to get to [[WP:GA]] status such as [[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]] or [[Roswell That Ends Well]].
:::Hm. "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playings" looks like its close to GA status. That could be the first article to work on. Also, I've been working on making a list of the Futurama cast members [[User:GamerPro64/Sandbox|here]] if anyones interested. [[User:GamerPro64|GamerPro64]] ([[User talk:GamerPro64|talk]]) 22:16, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
== WIkiProject collaboration ==
After noticing that [[Proposition Infinity]] has passed GAN, I think that this project should have a collaboration on one article to work on to make it GA or FA status. Anybody have any ideas? [[User:GamerPro64|GamerPro64]] ([[User talk:GamerPro64|talk]]) 18:04, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
:As I suggested above [[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]] and [[Roswell That Ends Well]] would probably be good choices. [[Godfellas]] would be another good possibility but it needs more production info. Some of the other season six articles are also looking pretty good and would probably make good collaborations. [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 18:12, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
== Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences ==
The subject article was recently deleted due to a lack of sources and in accordance with [[WP:CRYSTAL]]. Just a reminder that we should not be creating articles for future episodes until such time as there is a reasonable amount of sourced information to add to them. That being said, I assume we will see about the same amount of information for this episode when it airs as there has been for the other episodes this season. At that point in time it will be appropriate to recreate the article. I think we should take this as an opportunity to get this particular episode listed as a [[WP:DYK]] item on the main page after it airs. I've had a couple DYK before and it isn't too difficult, I think we should do this to show we are capable of creating well sourced articles and not just regurgitated plot summaries with attached trivia lists. Anybody want to help me? [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 15:51, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
:I don't really know how it's done, and my internet is spotty right now, but let me know what I can do.[[User:Luminum|Luminum]] ([[User talk:Luminum|talk]]) 16:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
::I was surprised to see that ommision. I would have voted keep, as the basic details of the episode are known and are unlikely to change. [[User:WikiuserNI|WikiuserNI]] ([[User talk:WikiuserNI|talk]]) 16:23, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
:::I was pretty surprised it was deleted as well, seemed pretty petty and not in the spirit of [[WP:CRYSTAL]] to me (it wasn't an event that was unlikely to happen, the episode is known to exist and the air date was only 3 weeks away) if it had been deleted for notability concerns due to lack of references that would have been a different story. So, I have a bare bones working copy saved to my user space, would it be useful to move it to somewhere in project space so we can collaborate on it more easily? It's looking like I won't be home when the episode airs but I will DVR and watch it later that night. All that really needs to be done is add the pertinent details and any reviews we can find once the episode airs, then the issues from the deletion discussion will no longer be valid and there will be no reason we can't move it to article space. Once we do that someone can nominate it at [[T:TDYK]]. Most of the work is the same thing that people have already been doing for each episode this season, the only hard thing will be coming up with a hook. Hopefully this will be a good episode for interesting factoids. [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 16:46, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
*About DYKs: an article doesn't have to have been recently created to get on the DYK template. Before they air, the episode entires have about 100 words or so, but after they air they have much more than that. DYKs accepts articles that have gone through a major expansion, something like fivefold increase in text amount. This means if from 100 words, it gets to much more than 500, it will be easily accepted for DYK. [[User:Nergaal|Nergaal]] ([[User talk:Nergaal|talk]]) 17:16, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
:*I know but I don't like the idea of trying to get every episode into DYK, this one I want to try due to it's previous deletion. The idea of showing them it was a mistake to delete it appeals to me. If this one doesn't work out though I'd like to try again with episode #100 that is coming up. [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 17:19, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
::*I don't know if anybody at AFD cares about mistakes or not. DYK on the other hand is usually short on submissions anyways, so there is no such thing as having too many DYKs. Plus, the DYKs may be displayed at larger gaps if you ask for it. [[User:Nergaal|Nergaal]] ([[User talk:Nergaal|talk]]) 18:40, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
== Timeline of Futurama ==
How about a timeline of Futurama we can add to the [[List of timelines in fiction]]? I've noticed it's been made twice before and deleted for being nonsensical. Surely we can make an appropriate page for it? [[User:Sixequalszero|Sixequalszero]] ([[User talk:Sixequalszero|talk]]) 10:44, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
:Based on my memory of the last time this article existed the problem isn't so much that it's nonsensical but that it totally lacks anything which gives it an out of universe perspective to make it notable and there are not sources for this type of information which would keep the article from being Original research. The Original research issue will become even more of a problem were the article created now because the number of time travel episodes has been increased further complicating the timeline and requiring more interpretation. In my opinion trying to create this article is probably an exercise in futility but if it is something you think you can do I recommend creating a subpage ([[User:Stardust8212/Math in Futurama|Example]]) for it and getting it organized before moving it to the mainspace. This will give you a chance to get the sources in there and see what you really have so it isn't a speedy deletion candidate. You might be able to contact an admin and get them to give you the deleted article text so you can see what to avoid. [[User:Stardust8212|Star]][[User talk:Stardust8212|dust]][[Special:Contributions/Stardust8212|8212]] 13:21, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
::[[User:Sixequalszero/Futurama Timeline|Futurama Timeline]] made in my userspace. Feel free to add more events, and please leave comments and opinions. [[User:Sixequalszero|Sixequalszero]] ([[User talk:Sixequalszero|talk]]) 12:35, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
== Updates to TV#MOS ==
I'm not sure how many people monitor [[WP:MOSTV]] or even [[WP:TV]] (the basic WikiProject for all of us), but we've been trying to get some feedback on additions to the TV Manual of Style. It largely has to do with the inclusion of "Overview" tables at the start of the page, the order in which season lists are presented (currently, there is no concrete order), and what is considered ''too much'' info for DVDs (i.e. should we be placing every detail about the box set in the article, from each interview to the aspect ratio, or should be keep it more generalized). Please see discussion at [[WT:MOSTV#Updates to the MOS]]. Thank you. [[User:Bignole|<small>'''<span style="background:Maroon;color:Gold"> BIGNOLE </span>'''</small>]] [[User talk:Bignole|<small>(Contact me)</small>]] 22:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
== Season Six episodes ==
Looking at several of the links and reports from sources, the most conclusive of which seems to be this interview with David X. Cohen, it seems like [[The Mutants Are Revolting]] is officially the season finale of Season Six. [http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=3955] You can find more links in reviews on the same episode page.
In the interview, though he considers the entire 26 episodes to be the full season, he explains that Comedy Central will be releasing the first 13 episodes as the sixth season on DVD and the last 13 as season seven. If that is the case, the DVD release seems to be the trump. I suggest that we correct the info box to mark the end of season six at September 2, and list the later episodes as part of season seven's box.[[User:Luminum|Luminum]] ([[User talk:Luminum|talk]]) 10:05, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
:Agree, I saw several mentions on Comedy Central that Mustans Revolting was the season finale. <span style="font-family: Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color: #ff0000;">C</span><span style="color: #ff6600;">T</span><span style="color: #ffff00;">J</span><span style="color: #009900;">F</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">8</span><span style="color: #6600cc;">3</span>]] [[User Talk:Ctjf83|chat]]</span> 16:55, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
== Support for Futurama Timeline ==
Looking for people to help create a quality Futurama timeline article, if you could please [[User:Sixequalszero/Futurama_Timeline|contibute]] or [[User_talk:Sixequalszero/Futurama_Timeline|discuss]] it, please do so. [[User:Sixequalszero|Sixequalszero]] ([[User talk:Sixequalszero|talk]]) 05:34, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
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== Citation help at [[Pierre Henry]] ==
Can someone who possesses the DVDs provide the quote for
Christopher Tyng using Pierre Henry's "Psyché Rock" as the basis for the Futurama theme? Since this is an offline source, we could use an exact quote, and following info for the {{Tl|Cite video}} template:
<code><nowiki> {{cite video |people= |date= |title= |url= |format= |medium= |language= |publisher= |___location= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |time= |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}</nowiki></code>
I'm guessing many of those parameters will be blank—there probably won't be a non-[[WP:COPYVIO|copyvio]] archive of the commentary online, for instance—but as much as applicable would help.
If you choose to accept this mission, thanks! / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|☭]]</small> 16:49, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
:Which DVD is it on? [[User:Sixequalszero|Sixequalszero]] ([[User talk:Sixequalszero|talk]]) 17:32, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
::Good question. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Henry&diff=362396844&oldid=362345711 now-deleted] citation said <small>Cohen, David X. 2001. "Commentary Track". Futurama, The Complete First Season</small>. If no one here can find the quote, I would accept this as evidence the citation was mistaken (or made up).
::In lieu of this, we could use a source for "Psyché Rock" (released in [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dxfoxq95ld0e 1967]) being the theme's inspiration. The resemblance is pretty obvious,[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqfWj0HqNE][http://tinysong.com/yuMG] but I don't know of any reliable source that comments on it (other than those referring to old versions of Wikipedia's Pierre Henry article). / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|☭]]</small> 20:20, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
:::I recall searching for a direct quote of this or a reliable source a while ago and coming p empty. I'll see what I can find.[[User:Luminum|Luminum]] ([[User talk:Luminum|talk]]) 23:03, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
::::Well now, I googled "Pierre Henry futurama -wikipedia -torrent" and one result presented this, http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=2201869883, 'Tyng discusses the instrumentation for the Futurama theme in the Season 2 DVD commentary for "'''The Problem With Popplers'''."' I have just watched it and Tyng does discuss the instrumentation a lot, however I noticed no mention of Psyché Rock or Pierre Henry. The theme was barely mentioned during the end credits. Alas, the original reference says it was mentioned by Cohen in the first season. [[User:Sixequalszero|Sixequalszero]] ([[User talk:Sixequalszero|talk]]) 04:40, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
:::::It's good that we have the "Popplers" commentary ruled out. Thanks for doing this! / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|☭]]</small> 01:37, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
::I remember a commentary discussion (early season, possibly first) where they discussed Tyng's work without Tyng present. They mentioned his use of [[Boobam]]s. I don't remember any reference to "Psyché Rock".
::If I recall correctly, the ''Futurama'' commentaries have occasional fade-outs during the discussion, which I imagined were blanked for legal reasons. It's ''possible'' "Psyché Rock" was mentioned, but someone didn't want to draw attention to a potential copyright infrigement. If this were the case, I don't see how anyone outside that production would know if happened. Which means we really don't have a source at all. / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|☭]]</small> 01:37, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
:::The most we could do here is simply say that the theme has been noted for its similarities to "Psyché Rock". I think this would be acceptable enough. --'''[[User:Dorsal Axe|<span style="color:#32CD32">Dorsal</span>]]''' [[User talk:Dorsal Axe|<span style="color:#32CD32">Axe</span>]] 14:11, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
==Article alerts==
Are people interested in alerts for this project? [[User:Nergaal|Nergaal]] ([[User talk:Nergaal|talk]]) 02:55, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
:As in AfD, GAC, FAC, etc type alerts? <span style="font-family: Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color: #ff0000;">C</span><span style="color: #ff6600;">T</span><span style="color: #ffff00;">J</span><span style="color: #009900;">F</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">8</span><span style="color: #6600cc;">3</span>]] [[User Talk:Ctjf83|chat]]</span> 03:01, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
::Yep. [[User:Nergaal|Nergaal]] ([[User talk:Nergaal|talk]]) 03:08, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
:::Yes, please. <span style="font-family: Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color: #ff0000;">C</span><span style="color: #ff6600;">T</span><span style="color: #ffff00;">J</span><span style="color: #009900;">F</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">8</span><span style="color: #6600cc;">3</span>]] [[User Talk:Ctjf83|chat]]</span> 03:11, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
::Yes.[[User:Luminum|Luminum]] ([[User talk:Luminum|talk]]) 07:45, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Futurama/Article alerts]] should start getting updated soon. [[User:Nergaal|Nergaal]] ([[User talk:Nergaal|talk]]) 07:47, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
== Watchlist ==
WikiProject The Simpsons have [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Simpsons/Watchlist|a watchlist for monitoring changes]] so I thought that Futurama could also have one. I've made a draft in my userspace at [[User:RyukuX/Futurama Watchlist]] which lists a few Futurama articles and categories. Its still under construction, and you're more than welcome to help contribute to it by adding links. Once its complete it could maybe be promoted to part of the WikiProject. [[User:RyukuX|<span style="color:#6C4D8A;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px rgba(69, 72, 75, 0.4)">Ryuku</span>]] 02:58, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
== B-Class checklist for WikiProject Animation ==
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==Rename the Professor==
I started a request to rename the Professor at [[Talk:Hubert_J._Farnsworth#Rename]] <span style="background:silver;font-family:Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color:red;">C</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">T</span><span style="color:yellow;">J</span><span style="color:green;">F</span><span style="color:blue;">8</span><span style="color:#6600cc;">3</span>]]</span> 12:41, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
== Merge input needed - Mom (Futurama) ==
Should [[Mom (Futurama)]] merge to [[List of recurring Futurama characters]]? Please comment at [[Talk:Mom (Futurama)]]. [[User:Dondegroovily|<span style="color:red;">'''D O N D E'''</span> <small>groovily</small>]] [[User talk:Dondegroovily|<span style="color:green;">Talk to me</span>]] 12:23, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject X|WikiProject X]]''' is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject X|check us out]]! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
'''Note:''' To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter]]. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.
[[User:Harej|Harej]] ([[User talk:Harej|talk]]) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
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== Archived some threads ==
I've archived some inactive threads to subsections which were notifications about discussions that have since been closed. — '''[[User:Cirt|Cirt]]''' ([[User talk:Cirt|talk]]) 03:51, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
==Input needed==
Not quite clear to me how active this project is at this point. In any case, more input is needed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_Futurama_episodes#Reliable_sources_for_episode_order here] regarding how ''Futurama'' episodes are ordered, if anyone is in a position to comment. Thanks! [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 19:00, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
==RfD==
Hi, I have nominated numerous questionable redirects to [[Futurama]] for deletion/retargeting at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2017 November 30#Hutanari|this RfD]]. [[Special:Contributions/165.91.13.99|165.91.13.99]] ([[User talk:165.91.13.99|talk]]) 01:25, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
== WikiProject collaboration notice from the [[WP:WPPORT|Portals WikiProject]] ==
The reason I am contacting you is because there are one or more portals that fall under this subject, and the Portals WikiProject is currently undertaking a major drive to automate portals that may affect them.
Portals are being redesigned.
The new design features are being applied to existing portals.
At present, we are gearing up for a maintenance pass of portals in which the introduction section will be upgraded to no longer need a subpage. In place of static copied and pasted excerpts will be self-updating excerpts displayed through selective transclusion, using the template {{tl|Transclude lead excerpt}}.
The discussion about this can be found '''[[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Portals#AWB_team_please_tackle_maintenance_run_on_intro_sections|here]]'''.
Maintainers of specific portals are encouraged to sign up as project members '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Portals#Specific_portal_maintainers|here]]''', noting the portals they maintain, so that those portals are skipped by the maintenance pass. Currently, we are interested in upgrading neglected and abandoned portals. There will be opportunity for maintained portals to opt-in later, or the portal maintainers can handle upgrading (the portals they maintain) personally at any time.
=== Background ===
On April 8th, 2018, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/RfC: Ending the system of portals|RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace]]. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals.
There's an [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-05-24/WikiProject report|article in the current edition of the Signpost interviewing project members about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject]].
Since the reboot, the Portals WikiProject has been busy building tools and components to upgrade portals.
So far, 84 editors have joined.
If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with portals, see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals/Newsletter archive|newsletter archive]].
If you have any questions about what is happening with portals or the Portals WikiProject, please post them on the [[WT:WPPORT|WikiProject's talk page]].
Thank you. <span class="nowrap"> — ''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|The Transhumanist]]'' </span> 07:39, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
== A new newsletter directory is out! ==
A new '''[[Template:Newsletters|Newsletter directory]]''' has been created to replace the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:List_of_newsletters&oldid=891896284 old, out-of-date one]. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like [https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiSpecies]), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the [[Template talk:Newsletters|template's talk page]] and someone will add it for you.
:– Sent on behalf of [[User:Headbomb|Headbomb]]. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
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