Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countries

message: An editor has been actively pursuing against the presence of dependent territories on Wikipedia. A discussion has been started at . Please share your comments to what has happened. 113.52.112.27 (talk) 14:38, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dependent territories 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Need help with creating a consensus  

message: 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)
replies: text: Is this a general change to be made to the project page? Moxy🍁 20:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  template suggestions