 | The RfC summarized here is now closed with a consensus against deleting or deprecating portals. |
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 | This page in a nutshell: This is an overview of the key arguments, data and proposals in the rather lengthy discussion on the village pump proposal to remove portals. The proposal in question: Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/RfC: Ending the system of portals. |
Please feel free to contribute to this overview of the 2018 portal discussions.