Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecuador/Importance

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The following are a set of guidelines for the definition of an article's Importance for the clasification of Ecuadorian-related articles within the WikiProject Ecuador. If you disagree with them, please share your thought at the talk page.

Pages importance grading scheme
Top {{top-importance}} Subject is a must-have for a print encyclopedia.
High {{high-importance}} Subject is exceptionally important.
Mid {{mid-importance}} Subject contributes a depth of knowledge.
Low {{low-importance}} Subject fills in important details.

[edit] Top Importance

[edit] Criteria

  • Articles relating to Ecuador on Wikipedia:Vital articles and Wikipedia:Core topics - 1,000 (3)
  • Country article
  • Core topics article as on topics navbox, plus any that are a defining characteristic of Ecuador not covered within the others [currently applies to biodiversity and some iconic cultural elements, especially where they appear on other regional WikiProjects' Top Importance lists]
  • Principal subnational entities and any iconic, internationally important regions [i.e. Patagonia]
  • Major historical events of global significance and interest
  • Biographies to be kept to absolute minimum; only those of global significance and interest

[edit] Articles

[edit] Topics

[edit] Events

Global significance

[edit] Places

Provinces, plus regions of international significance

[edit] Biographies

Major impact on Ecuador, and global context

[edit] High Importance

Most important urban centres

Most imrpotant tourist cities, towns or neighbourhoods

Most important geographical topics

Main political articles and biographies

Most historically important articles

Most important sports articles

  • Football in Ecuador

Most important culture articles and biographies

Main transport topics

Most important economy articles

  • Internationally known companies & media
  • Reserve Bank of Ecuador
  • Stock Exchange

[edit] Mid Importance

Probably the biggest group - where interest of editors might meet strictness of criteria above

  • Most former Presidents
  • Most international team sport esp. football players, etc. (not club level or equivalent) and most successful individual sports-people
  • Most sports clubs with record of success, ie top divisions
  • Musicians, writers of global interest or major national interest
  • Major music forms
  • Iconic facets of Ecuadorian culture
  • Major tourist attractions and national parks and monuments
  • Current provincial governors
  • Current cabinet ministers
  • Individual historical events of note
  • ...

[edit] Low Importance

  • Most biographies
  • Most settlements
  • Smaller sports clubs
  • Most films
  • Music groups, records
  • ...