Hi! I'm a child of the 80's and a product of divorce. I'm sort of new at Wikipedia as a user, but have been a longtime avid admirer of the site. Decided to finally start helping contribute, and must admit it's sort of addicting :) Am still learning the ropes a bit, so feel free to drop a line on my talk page and let me know if I do anything incorrectly.
What is the difference between WikiProjects and portals?
WikiProjects are groups of editors who team up to collaborate on developing and maintaining articles or other features or aspects of Wikipedia. There is a Portals WikiProject, for example. WikiProjects are linked to from article talk pages with WikiProject banners like {{WikiProject Politics}} for example, but not from within articles.
Portals are mainly for readers, providing an alternative doorway into a subject, and can be linked to from articles using the {{Portal}} template in an article's See also section. There may or may not be a WikiProject and a portal on the same subject.
By the way...the WikiProject Portals is currently redesigning and revamping the entire portals system, and could use all the help it can get. New participants are welcome.
