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Dependent territories
An editor has been actively pursuing against the presence of dependent territories on Wikipedia. A discussion has been started at Wikipedia talk:Categorization. Please share your comments to what has happened. 113.52.112.27 (talk) 14:38, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Need help with creating a consensus
About 2 months ago, I made an RFC at Talk:Somalia#Somalia showed as controlling Somaliland. After a slow RFC after which the opinion remained split, nothing happened. Owing to a recent edit war regarding the image, I am posting this here for further input so this issue can be put to bed. Fantastic Mr. Fox (talk) 20:51, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
template suggestions
1 Etymology <-- sometimes it's just 'names'
2 History not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries-->
- Ancient world (9500-4000 BCE)
- Stone Age (4000-2000 BCE)
- Bronze age (3300-1050 BCE)
- Iron age (1050- 800 BCE)
- Axial age (800 - 200 BCE)
- Ancient world (200 BCE - 500 CE)
- Medieval period (500-1400CE)
- Modern era (1800 CE to present)
- Indigenous people (ie KhoiSan are the only indigenous people to South Africa & are not listed)
- Migration - colonisation (even the UK was under the Roman Empire at one point & a lack of colonisation is so rare it should be notable as in the case of Ethiopia)
- Independence/confederation/development & Expansion - national anthem
3 Geography and environment not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - climate - geology - flora and fauna (may be easier for a broader population to understand than biodiversity?) - conservation
4 Civil society not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - taxation - states/provinces and territories (organisation including sub-divisions) - legislature and law (ie: torte vs president) - foreign relations - security (is probably a better word than military & should not be lumped in with foreign relations) - media/freedom of the press/censorship - human development - education - peace (every country is assessed & it is foundational to govt/society/economics/development & yet it is not listed) - beliefs and values (including perspectives on gender)
5 Economy not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - Application/Progress of the UN 2030 agenda for SDGs - Progress/efforts regarding 2050 net zero energy transition & climate change - Natural resources - Science & technology - Tourism - Industry & Manufacturing - Trade & Finance - Infrastructure (ie: Water & sanitation; roads; transport; etc) - Labour
6 Demographics not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - religion - language(s) - health, vitality & wellbeing - education & literacy - diversity & ethnicity - gender
7 Arts and Culture not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - literature & publishing - cuisine - visual arts (painting, sculpture, film etc) - performing art (music, dance, theatre, etc) - sports and recreation - festivals & customs - cultural institutions (ie: museums) - popular culture
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References<-- sometimes it's bibliography or sources
11 Further reading
12 External links e11e99 (talk) 18:47, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Is this a general change to be made to the project page? Moxy🍁 20:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Guessing based on the section name that this is meant to replace Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Templates#Article_template. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:45, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
List of countries by year
Maybe an idea for a cooperation with Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists are lists of countries by year. That would mean making a list based on List of sovereign states for a specific year, e.g. 1900. Would only need to show all countries which existed that year and columns if they were part of an organization like Commonwealth of England and if they were just founded or dissolved in that year.
More lists for different years like 1800, 1700, 1500, 1000, 500 etc. Over time it would possible expand with list for more years. Nordat (talk) 11:50, 20 June 2024 (UTC)