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Line 728: ''Place new support/oppose comments in this section, '''below''' the other comments.'' '''Oppose'''.<!-- This word added by User:Dcljr, for consistency with other !votes --> I object to the deletion request, in the opinion that it is very useful in addition to it facilitates the person easy access to the rest of the information about what they read[[User:Egy writer\|Egy writer]] ([[User talk:Egy writer\|talk]]) 00:22, 25 April 2018 (UTC) '''Oppose''' and close discussion as [[WP:NOCONSENSUS]]. Nominations for individual portal deletions should continue. [[User:Brian Everlasting\|Brian Everlasting]] ([[User talk:Brian Everlasting\|talk]]) 00:37, 25 April 2018 (UTC) *'''Comment''' – so many opposes are coming in that the consensus may become very clear to keep portals. RfC should run its course for the sake of determining what the community consensus is. <span class="nowrap">   — ''[[User talk:The Transhumanist\|The Transhumanist]]''   </span> 00:46, 25 April 2018 (UTC) Line 737: '''Oppose but support reform'''. Portals are the underseen goldmine of wikipedia. If they're unused (both in poorly maintained, and rarely seen), I'd suggest that's due to the internal search not including them by default. Should they be included in default searches? Perhaps not, but I think their visibility needs to be exposed more somehow. If the POrtals WikiProject develops to adequately replace current portals, then I would easily support that. --.../'''[[User:NemoThorx\|NemoThorx]]''' <small>([[User_talk:NemoThorx\|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/NemoThorx\|Contributions]])</small> 11:50, 25 April 2018 (UTC) * '''Oppose''' – just don't see the point of a massive deletion. If some people find portals useful, there is no harm in keeping them. If some portals mislead due to lack of maintenance, there is no problem deleting them individually. Personally I remember that portal-like entities were very popular in early digital encyclopedias, and maybe that's how Wikipedia started using them. They can still be useful, as Wikipedia doesn't have any other "introduction" system to major topics. —[[User:Ynhockey\|Ynhockey]] <sup>([[User talk:Ynhockey\|Talk]])</sup> 12:00, 25 April 2018 (UTC). '''Oppose'''. I think this portal is of great help. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures\|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/137.222.54.29\|137.222.54.29]] ([[User talk:137.222.54.29#top\|talk]]) 12:19, 25 April 2018</small> ~~Oposse. I think this portal is of great help.~~ '''Strong oppose''' Baby - bathwater. [[User:Agathoclea\|Agathoclea]] ([[User talk:Agathoclea\|talk]]) 14:35, 25 April 2018 (UTC)