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I don't know where else to place this, so I do it here:
All previous discussions have been moved to the [[Forums:Council|Council forum]]. All future general Tolkien Gateway discussions should be had in said forum. This discussion page is specifically for topics relating to the [[Tolkien Gateway:Community Portal|Community Portal project page]].


The newest skin 'dusk' I find very nice, but I saw that the screen is far too small in width when I was working on [[J.R.R. Tolkien's Family Tree]]. So, making it a bit bigger might be a clever thing to do.
== Importance? ==
Moreover, on the [[Main Page]] there are references to links on the left (which is fine with the regular skins), whereas all the links in the dusk skin are on the right!
I think that this page should be re-added to the sidebar; however first it's content and layout should change. This page is meant to be a place which brings the community together and encourages editors to help out in different ways, so basically it should be a well-organised layout of links to important pages which are too many to list now. If people wish for this page to be 'revived' then it'd be happy to redesign it (based on the Main page layout for continuity) and change it's content.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 11:31, 29 July 2008 (EDT)


Have a look: [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/J.R.R._Tolkien%27s_Family_Tree&useskin=dusk Dusky Family Tree]
:I agree, {{User:KingAragorn/sig}}, and by the way, nice job with CP page. It should be moved to the sidebar and protected.--[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 18:44, 6 August 2008 (EDT)


--[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 10:38, 8 February 2006 (EST)
== Thoeden gives aid to gondor ==


:Hehe, ya that skin wasn't designed by me, I just uploaded it testing the different skins. Dusk really isn't made for a wiki our size and is meant for more of a blog style with small amounts of text. I really need to get a decent skinned created because this default one we are using is just too bland, I'd really love to see something that fully integrates with the Tolkien theme. Unfortunately my CSS/PHP/creativity skills are lacking so it's easier said than done. Unfortunately the skin is made to fit a fixed size thus expanding it would ruin the whole header image there, yet another aspect of that skin I dislike. The wiki skins definitely needs to be something that expands with the browser and resolution to provide maximum viewing for those larger monitors. But it is a good example of how powerful CSS/PHP can be with the wiki software and we can really twist this site into anything we want. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 11:26, 8 February 2006 (EST)
The Gondor city of Minas Tirith has a incoming attack from Mordor after a defeat at osgilith. The rohirrim have now rode of to the encampment at Dunharrow
and next day they ride to war Who knows what happens but give hope to Rohans Gracious army {{unsigned|Brian}}


== Alphabetical Links ==
:Uhm. Right? What' your question? -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 17:29, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


Is it possible to get a more encyclopedia-like listing under the heading 'the encyclopedia'? I mean, like what they print on the spine of the seperate volumes: Aa-Bl, Bk-Ce etc. In this case it would be: A El - Eld, Eld - Kin etc; this should be done automatically, of course, if possible. It's now such a long, bare list.
== Reductions of events in the film. ==


Also, I'd like to see the heading 'the author' back.
Hello, dear like-mindeds! I'm happy to be the member of "Tolkien Gateway". I have just joined in it. And I want to ask you: "Did you talk about this fact that in the film "The Lord of the Rings" many interesting events are reduced?". Frankly speaking, I want to see, for example, Tom Bombadil or Glorfindel in this film... Do you follow me? What is your opinion about it? Please, leave your comment! I'll be glad. {{unsigned|Victoria Angmarskaya}}


--[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 16:21, 14 February 2006 (EST)
You may find this article of some interest.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 15:04, 7 January 2010 (UTC)


:Thanks for the input. I agree with you that the bare small list that takes up so much room is not something that should stay for long. I like the idea of having Aa-Bl, etc, although it's not possible to do that dynamically so it would be something we'd have to change manually, but at least it would take up some space there. Another thought I had is something like A - Ardamir, Aragorn... Then B - Bag end, Bilbo.... And just list the first article or two next to the letter, similar to what [http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/ Encyclopedia of Arda] does. I definitely would like to see 'the author' (as well as all the old links) links back but I think for the moment we should work on improving those articles prior to linking them from the main page. This way people don't see those few links and assume that is our entire collection. Thanks again for the input. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 19:10, 14 February 2006 (EST)
== Spam ==
Now the Community Portal has been spammed. {{unsigned|Gamling}}


== Wikipedia portal:Middle-earth ==
==Merry Christmas!==
Merry christmas, everybody! --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 10:26, 25 December 2011 (UTC)


Do you guys know this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Middle-earth portal]? It's meant to organize all Wikipedia articles on Tolkien. So, now's the existentialist question: what are we here for? Why are we here? Does this Wiki add anything to Wikipedia's portal?
== minas anor pic? ==


--[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 08:58, 15 February 2006 (EST)
Does anyone out there know of a pic of Minas Anor, back when it was just a tower? {{unsigned|Dennis}}


:Great question! I think in the near future as a community it would be nice if we could come up with sort of a mission statement about what we really do want to accomplish. I know in the back of my head I think [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done a great job, but they probably only have 1% of the content that is actually out there. Wikipedia being not [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] specific they simply cant have an entire article for every edition of every book published by Tolkien, or information about his relatives, and articles delving deeper into the mine...works of Tolkien. Look at [http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/ Wookipedia], almost 25,000 articles! [[Arda]] is ''much'' more complex and has been around ''a lot'' longer, we can't let the Star Wars nerds beat out us Tolkien fans. :) But as of the present we already have quite a lot more articles than Wikipedia's Tolkien section, albeit their's are being updated quicker I think we have our eyes farther out into the horizon. Do you have any suggestions for answers? --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 19:00, 16 February 2006 (EST)
:Was it ever just a tower?--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 20:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)


::I think the biggest task we're facing at the moment is to get more people involved in this; at this moment, only you and I are frequently adding to it (and I'm 'just' fixing dead links mostly). Have you considered mailing around a bit to get more attention to this Wiki? --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:02, 17 February 2006 (EST)
==Incomplete articles==
(I'm afraid to mess up the intricate coding of this page.) Perhaps Category:Incomplete Articles could be included?-[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 23:17, 23 November 2016 (UTC)


:::I've tried quite a few different things: searching google for "tolkien links" and going to hundreds of sites and emailing them manually to exchange links with us, unfortunately a lot of them were just dead ends. I've also tried posting links in forums but it's hard to not look like I am simply advertising the site. The linking that has helped the most has been at wikipedia ironically enough, because so many websites mirror the content from there, they mirror our links, search engines are also helping quite a bit. Hopefully word of mouth (or text of fingers?) will help as well as we gain more content. Another thought I had is seeing if any of the current Tolkien Encyclopedia websites would like to merge with us but I don't think we are to that point yet. We have had a few people in the past who edit quite a bit but unfortunately after a couple days they become burnt out and stop. Any suggestions? I think the best offer we can give people is to make sure they know this is not just one person's site as it is true for most websites out there, but the community's. As the popularity grows I would like to have a board of people who make the final decisions and the community would vote as a whole on topics, no one person would 'own' the site. Thanks again for your thoughts. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 11:26, 17 February 2006 (EST)
: [[TG:TODO]]. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 09:32, 27 November 2016 (UTC)


== Main Page: Search Page? ==
== Happy Halloween! ==


[[Hyarion]], maybe you could combine the current [[Main Page]] with the [http://tolkiengateway.net/search/ Search Page] you're suggesting? Cut (some of) the introductory notes and put in the Search bar.
Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope you have a great time! [[User:DoctorWellington|DoctorWellington]] 20:51, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
 
Talking about the Search function: wouldn't it be better to have it a bit higher in the left side bar? Maybe between the 'Navigation' links and the alphabetical index? Now, people have to scroll down (rather far, in my opinion) to find the search box. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 04:29, 3 March 2006 (EST)

Latest revision as of 19:09, 27 August 2022

All previous discussions have been moved to the Council forum. All future general Tolkien Gateway discussions should be had in said forum. This discussion page is specifically for topics relating to the Community Portal project page.

Importance?[edit source]

I think that this page should be re-added to the sidebar; however first it's content and layout should change. This page is meant to be a place which brings the community together and encourages editors to help out in different ways, so basically it should be a well-organised layout of links to important pages which are too many to list now. If people wish for this page to be 'revived' then it'd be happy to redesign it (based on the Main page layout for continuity) and change it's content.-- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  11:31, 29 July 2008 (EDT)

I agree,  KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email , and by the way, nice job with CP page. It should be moved to the sidebar and protected.--Theoden1 18:44, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

Thoeden gives aid to gondor[edit source]

The Gondor city of Minas Tirith has a incoming attack from Mordor after a defeat at osgilith. The rohirrim have now rode of to the encampment at Dunharrow and next day they ride to war Who knows what happens but give hope to Rohans Gracious army Unsigned comment by Brian (talk • contribs).

Uhm. Right? What' your question? -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 17:29, 16 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reductions of events in the film.[edit source]

Hello, dear like-mindeds! I'm happy to be the member of "Tolkien Gateway". I have just joined in it. And I want to ask you: "Did you talk about this fact that in the film "The Lord of the Rings" many interesting events are reduced?". Frankly speaking, I want to see, for example, Tom Bombadil or Glorfindel in this film... Do you follow me? What is your opinion about it? Please, leave your comment! I'll be glad. Unsigned comment by Victoria Angmarskaya (talk • contribs).

You may find this article of some interest.-- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  15:04, 7 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Spam[edit source]

Now the Community Portal has been spammed. Unsigned comment by Gamling (talk • contribs).

Merry Christmas![edit source]

Merry christmas, everybody! --Amroth 10:26, 25 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

minas anor pic?[edit source]

Does anyone out there know of a pic of Minas Anor, back when it was just a tower? Unsigned comment by Dennis (talk • contribs).

Was it ever just a tower?-- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  20:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Incomplete articles[edit source]

(I'm afraid to mess up the intricate coding of this page.) Perhaps Category:Incomplete Articles could be included?-Morgan 23:17, 23 November 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]

TG:TODO. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 09:32, 27 November 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Happy Halloween![edit source]

Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope you have a great time! DoctorWellington 20:51, 31 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]