Template:WikiProject South America

Template documentation

This is the WikiProject banner template used by WikiProject South America to keep track of articles within its scope. All articles are categorised into Category:WikiProject South America articles.

Basic usage

Place this on the talk page of relevant articles:

{{WikiProject South America |class= |importance= }}

Full usage

It is usual to remove any unused parameters from the template call.

{{WikiProject South America |category= |listas= |class= |importance= |attention= |needs-infobox= |Argentina= |Argentina-importance= |Bolivia= |Bolivia-importance= |Brazil= |Brazil-importance= |Chile= |Chile-importance= |Colombia= |Colombia-importance= |Ecuador= |Ecuador-importance= |Galapagos= |Guyana= |Guyana-importance= |Paraguay= |Paraguay-importance= |Peru= |Peru-importance= |Suriname= |Suriname-importance= |Uruguay= |Uruguay-importance= |Venezuela= |Venezuela-importance= |Falkland Islands= |Falkland Islands-importance= |French Guiana= |French Guiana-importance= |South Georgia= |South Georgia-importance= |South American MH= }}

Parameters

• category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.
• listas – this parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for John Smith, use |listas=Smith, John so that the talk page will show up in the Smith's and not the John's of the various assessment and administrative categories. Similarly, for topics with titles beginning with an article such as "the" or "a" - e.g. for The Matrix, use |listas=Matrix, The so that the talk page will show up in the Matrix's. This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people#Ordering names in a category. It is not required if another WikiProject template on the same page has its own {{para|listas}} set, since it affects the sortkey of all banners and templates.
• class – see #Quality assessment below.
• importance – see #Importance assessment below.

Notes and alerts

• attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention. This parameter populates Category:South America articles needing attention.
• needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles. This parameter populates Category:South America articles without infoboxes.

Task forces

• Argentina – set |Argentina=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Argentina. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Argentina articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Argentine articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Argentina-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Argentina. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Argentine articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Bolivia – set |Bolivia=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Bolivia. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Bolivia articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Bolivia articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Bolivia-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Bolivia. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Bolivia articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Brazil – set |Brazil=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Brazil. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Brazil articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Brazil articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Brazil-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Brazil. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Brazil articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Chile – set |Chile=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Chile. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Chile articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Chile articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Chile-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Chile. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Chile articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Colombia – set |Colombia=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Colombia. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Colombia articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Colombia articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Colombia-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Colombia. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Colombia articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Ecuador – set |Ecuador=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Ecuador. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Ecuador articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Ecuador articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Ecuador-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Ecuador. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Ecuador articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Galapagos – set |Galapagos=yes if the article is supported by the Galápagos Islands task force. This parameter populates Category:Galápagos Islands task force articles.
• Guyana – set |Guyana=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Guyana. This parameter populates Category:Guyana articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Guyana articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Guyana-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Guyana. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Guyana articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Paraguay – set |Paraguay=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Paraguay. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Paraguay articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Paraguay articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Paraguay-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Paraguay. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Paraguay articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Peru – set |Peru=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Peru. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Peru articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Peru articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Peru-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Peru. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Peru articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Suriname – set |Suriname=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Suriname. This parameter populates Category:Suriname articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Suriname articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Suriname-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Suriname. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Suriname articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Uruguay – set |Uruguay=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Uruguay. This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Uruguay articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Uruguay articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Uruguay-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Uruguay. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Uruguay articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Venezuela – set |Venezuela=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Venezuela. This parameter populates Category:Venezuela articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Venezuela articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Venezuela-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to WikiProject Venezuela. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Venezuela articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• Falkland Islands – set |Falkland Islands=yes if the article is supported by the Falkland Islands work group. This parameter populates Category:Falkland Islands articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Falkland Islands articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• Falkland Islands-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to the Falkland Islands work group. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Falkland Islands articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• French Guiana – set |French Guiana=yes if the article is supported by the French Guiana work group. This parameter populates Category:French Guiana articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:French Guiana articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• French Guiana-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to the French Guiana work group. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:French Guiana articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• South Georgia – set |South Georgia=yes if the article is supported by the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands work group. This parameter populates Category:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands articles. This parameter populates the relevant subcategory of Category:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands articles by quality based on the |class= parameter.
• South Georgia-importance – This parameter sets the importance of the article according to the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands work group. It populates the relevant subcategory of Category:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands articles by importance. See #Importance assessment for valid values.
• South American MH – set |South American MH=yes if the article is supported by the South American military history task force. This parameter populates Category:South American military history task force articles.

Quality assessment

This project uses Wikipedia's content assessment scale. Valid values are shown below.

Classification based on class parameter

Input (not case sensitive)	Icon	Class	Category	Population
FA		FA	Category:FA-Class South America articles	25
A		A	Category:A-Class South America articles	0
GA		GA	Category:GA-Class South America articles	60
B		B	Category:B-Class South America articles	224
C		C	Category:C-Class South America articles	877
Start		Start	Category:Start-Class South America articles	3,497
Stub		Stub	Category:Stub-Class South America articles	4,893
FL		FL	Category:FL-Class South America articles	0
List		List	Category:List-Class South America articles	508
NA		NA	Category:NA-Class South America articles	348
File		File	Category:File-Class South America articles	73
Draft		Draft	Category:Draft-Class South America articles	8
Category		Category	Category:Category-Class South America articles	17,789
Disambig		Disambig	Category:Disambig-Class South America articles	17
Portal		Portal	Category:Portal-Class South America articles	1
Redirect		Redirect	Category:Redirect-Class South America articles	1,039
Template		Template	Category:Template-Class South America articles	1,593
FM		FM	Category:FM-Class South America articles	0

Classification of redirects and disambiguation pages

If the |class= parameter is not defined and the WikiProject banner is placed on the talk page of a redirect (in any namespace) or disambigation page then it will automatically be classified as follows:

• Redirects will automatically be classified as Redirect-class and placed in Category:Redirect-Class South America articles.
• Disambiguation pages will automatically be classified as Disambig-class and placed in Category:Disambig-Class South America articles.

Classification based on namespace

In addition, if |class= is empty, undefined or unrecognized, then the class will be deduced from the namespace of the page when possible.

Namespace	Icon	Class	Category	Population
User talk		NA	Category:NA-Class South America articles	348
Project talk
Help talk
MediaWiki talk
File talk		File	Category:File-Class South America articles	73
TimedText talk
Category talk		Category	Category:Category-Class South America articles	17,789
Portal talk		Portal	Category:Portal-Class South America articles	1
Template talk		Template	Category:Template-Class South America articles	1,593
Module talk
Draft talk		Draft	Category:Draft-Class South America articles	8

In all other circumstances, articles will be classed as Unassessed and placed in Category:Unassessed South America articles.

Importance assessment

This project uses the standard importance scale. Valid values are shown below.

Input (not case sensitive)	Importance	Category	Population
Top	Top	Category:Top-importance South America articles	88
High	High	Category:High-importance South America articles	198
Mid	Mid	Category:Mid-importance South America articles	692
Low	Low	Category:Low-importance South America articles	6,923
NA	NA	Category:NA-importance South America articles	20,789

TemplateData

This template identifies the article as being within scope of WikiProject South America.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Paraguay	Paraguay	Triggers WikiProject Paraguay in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
attention	attention	Indicates that the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Example yes	Line	optional
South Georgia	South Georgia	Triggers the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands work group in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
French Guiana-importance	French Guiana-importance	Set the importance for the French Guiana work group Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Guyana	Guyana	Triggers WikiProject Guyana in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Argentina-importance	Argentina-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Argentina Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Falkland Islands-importance	Falkland Islands-importance	Set the importance for the Falkland Islands work group Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Ecuador-importance	Ecuador-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Ecuador Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Paraguay-importance	Paraguay-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Paraguay Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Falkland Islands	Falkland Islands	Triggers the Falkland Islands work group in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Brazil	Brazil	Triggers WikiProject Brazil in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Brazil-importance	Brazil-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Brazil Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Peru	Peru	Triggers WikiProject Peru in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Chile	Chile	Triggers WikiProject Chile in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Peru-importance	Peru-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Peru Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Chile-importance	Chile-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Chile Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
importance	importance	Assess the importance or priority of the article to the WikiProject Suggested values Low Mid High Top NA Example low	Line	suggested
South Georgia-importance	South Georgia-importance	Set the importance for the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands work group Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
category	category	Set to no to display the banner without any categories. For testing or demo purposes; should not be used in articles. Suggested values no	Line	optional
class	class	Assess the quality of the article. Please add this parameter to the banner shell instead. Suggested values Stub Start C B A List GA FA FL Example C	Line	deprecated
Uruguay	Uruguay	Triggers WikiProject Uruguay in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Suriname	Suriname	Triggers WikiProject Suriname in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Venezuela	Venezuela	Triggers WikiProject Venezuela in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Venezuela-importance	Venezuela-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Venezuela Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Bolivia-importance	Bolivia-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Bolivia Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Galapagos	Galapagos	Triggers the Galápagos Islands task force in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
listas	listas	Define a sort key, mainly for biographical articles, so that the page is sorted under the surname rather than the first name. Example Smith, John	Line	optional
Guyana-importance	Guyana-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Guyana Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
South American MH	South American MH	Triggers the South American military history task force in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Argentina	Argentina	Triggers WikiProject Argentina in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Colombia	Colombia	Triggers WikiProject Colombia in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
Colombia-importance	Colombia-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Colombia Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Uruguay-importance	Uruguay-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Uruguay Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Ecuador	Ecuador	Triggers WikiProject Ecuador in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
needs-infobox	needs-infobox	Indicates that the article needs an infobox. Example yes	Line	optional
Suriname-importance	Suriname-importance	Set the importance for WikiProject Suriname Suggested values top high mid low NA Example low	Line	optional
Bolivia	Bolivia	Triggers WikiProject Bolivia in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional
French Guiana	French Guiana	Triggers the French Guiana work group in the banner. Suggested values yes no Example yes	Line	optional

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