Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecuador/Importance

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.

Criteria

 * Articles relating to Ecuador on Vital articles and 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

Articles

 * Ecuador (on Core topics - 1,000)

Topics

 * Communications in Ecuador
 * Culture of Ecuador
 * Demographics of Ecuador
 * Economy of Ecuador
 * Education in Ecuador
 * Foreign relations of Ecuador
 * Geography of Ecuador
 * Government of Ecuador
 * History of Ecuador
 * Military of Ecuador
 * Politics of Ecuador
 * Religion in Ecuador
 * Tourism in Ecuador
 * Transportation in Ecuador
 * Ecuadorian literature
 * Fauna of Ecuador
 * Flora of Ecuador
 * Sport in Ecuador

Events
Global significance

Places
Provinces, plus regions of international significance

Biographies
Major impact on Ecuador, and global context

High Importance
Most important urban centres

Most imrpotant tourist cities, towns or neighbourhoods

Most important geographical topics

Main political articles and biographies
 * President of Ecuador
 * National Congress of Ecuador
 * Most important Political parties
 * Elections in Ecuador
 * Electoral system of Ecuador
 * Ecuadorian Constitution
 * Law
 * Supreme Court of Ecuador

Most historically important articles

Most important sports articles
 * Football in Ecuador

Most important culture articles and biographies
 * Cinema of Ecuador
 * Music of Ecuador
 * Architecture of Ecuador

Main transport topics

Most important economy articles
 * Internationally known companies & media
 * Reserve Bank of Ecuador
 * Stock Exchange

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

Low Importance

 * Most biographies
 * Most settlements
 * Smaller sports clubs
 * Most films
 * Music groups, records