Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Progress
This page details the progress of the WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles. It is intended to give a general overview of the contribution and progress of this project. While it is regularly updated, it may not be completely up to date. Check the individual project pages for a more accurate estimate of progress. Greyed out projects have been completed. Through the life of this project about 290,000 links have been verified and removed or about 225 per day. (Estimate based on June 26, 2007 numbers).
Progress report
[edit]Estimates for finish dates may be very inaccurate for inactive projects and are optimistic for projects that require pruning of an initial list.
| Type | Name | Starting count | Missing count | Percent complete | Date started | Date finished/Est. finish | Days elapsed | Topics per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 1911 Britannica | 14,454 | 0 | 100% | December 5, 2004 | February 27, 2006 | 449 | 32.19 |
| General | 1911 Britannica verification | 22,272 | 4,437 | 80.08% | February 27, 2006 | September 14, 2031 | 7,471 | 2.39 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,107 | 81.89% | March 6, 2004 | July 30, 2031 | 8,194 | 7.78 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | April 14, 2029 | 7,650 | 8.42 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 0 | 100% | November 17, 2006 | July 22, 2025 | 6,822 | 0.1 |
| General | Nuttall Encyclopedia | 16,000 | 0 | 100% | April 10, 2005 | November 10, 2005 | 214 | 74.77 |
| General | Citizendium list of missing articles | 442 | 10 | 97.74% | August 8, 2007 | January 20, 2027 | 6,944 | 0.06 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 203 | 99.92% | June 16, 2007 | August 17, 2026 | 6,997 | 37.4 |
| Crossover | 1911×2004 | 607 | 0 | 100% | July 25, 2005 | October 23, 2005 | 90 | 6.74 |
| Crossover | 1911x2004xNuttall | 28 | 0 | 100% | July 25, 2005 | July 28, 2005 | 3 | 9.33 |
| Crossover | 1911×Biographies | 10 | 0 | 100% | September 7, 2005 | September 15, 2005 | 8 | 1.25 |
| Crossover | 1911×Catholic | 103 | 0 | 100% | August 31, 2005 | February 10, 2006 | 163 | 0.63 |
| Crossover | 1911×Hotlist topics | 78 | 0 | 100% | September 8, 2005 | October 20, 2005 | 42 | 1.86 |
| Crossover | 1911×General encyclopedic topics | 251 | 0 | 100% | August 30, 2005 | November 24, 2005 | 86 | 2.92 |
| Crossover | 1911×Music | 62 | 0 | 100% | August 31, 2005 | December 19, 2005 | 110 | 0.56 |
| Crossover | 1911xNuttall | 174 | 0 | 100% | July 26, 2005 | August 9, 2005 | 14 | 12.43 |
| Crossover | 2004×Encarta | 524 | 0 | 100% | July 30, 2005 | January 4, 2006 | 158 | 3.32 |
| Crossover | Gutenberg authors×misc | 78 | 0 | 100% | September 30, 2005 | October 15, 2005 | 15 | 5.2 |
| Crossover | Top list | 142 | 0 | 100% | January 14, 2006 | March 30, 2007 | 440 | 0.32 |
| Crossover | General×Hotlist | 977 | 0 | 100% | September 23, 2005 | March 6, 2010 | 1,625 | 0.6 |
| Crossover | List of encyclopedia topics×music | 161 | 0 | 100% | December 25, 2005 | February 7, 2012 | 2,235 | 0.07 |
| Biography | Piracy | 1,097 | 825 | 24.79% | May 4, 2007 | January 27, 2085 | N/a | N/a |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 49 | 87.75% | February 19, 2004 | October 1, 2029 | 8,210 | 0.04 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 10,916 | 9.03% | July 2, 2016 | June 7, 2128 | 3,693 | 0.29 |
| Biography | Women in Science | 814 | 0 | 100% | April 12, 2012 | September 30, 2021 | 3,458 | 0.24 |
| Biography | Gender gap | 6,000 | 202 | 96.63% | October 22, 2012 | February 4, 2027 | 5,042 | 1.15 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 332 | 93.36% | December 5, 2007 | December 10, 2027 | 6,825 | 0.68 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 212 | 89.4% | April 25, 2013 | March 10, 2028 | 4,857 | 0.37 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | September 11, 2069 | 5,901 | 0 |
| Biography | Biographies | 11,089 | 0 | 100% | September 4, 2005 | April 23, 2009 | 1,327 | 8.36 |
| Biography | Find-A-Grave famous people | 46,698 | 4,500 | 90.36% | October 17, 2005 | October 31, 2028 | 7,604 | 5.55 |
| Biography | Project Gutenberg authors | 6,004 | 0 | 100% | September 27, 2005 | June 28, 2015 | 3,561 | 1.69 |
| Biography | World Cat | 1,500 | 9 | 99.4% | April 17, 2007 | September 24, 2026 | 7,057 | 0.21 |
| Biography | List of thinkers on education | 112 | 0 | 100% | October 22, 2008 | August 23, 2010 | 670 | 0.17 |
| Biography | Organized Crime | 1,459 | 1,458 | 0.07% | February 7, 2009 | N/a | 6,395 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | December 23, 2077 | 7,524 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 78 | 48% | May 2, 2013 | December 30, 2040 | 4,850 | 0.01 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 86 | 98.57% | October 13, 2013 | October 19, 2026 | 4,686 | 1.26 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 777 | 11.4% | October 4, 2015 | December 18, 2110 | 3,965 | 0.03 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | June 27, 2105 | 6,859 | 0.06 |
| Biographies | Britannica's Black History biographies | 756 | 0 | 100% | October 20, 2005 | March 20, 2007 | 516 | 1.47 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of New Zealand Bio | 3,049 | 99 | 96.75% | October 20, 2005 | April 24, 2027 | 7,601 | 0.39 |
| Biographies | Bio of English Literature | 1,663 | 0 | 100% | March 12, 2006 | April 22, 2010 | 1,502 | 1.11 |
| Biographies | MacTutor archive bios | 1,869 | 0 | 100% | August 25, 2005 | January 16, 2019 | 4,892 | 0.38 |
| Biographies | MacTutor archive bios phase 2 | 275 | 249 | 9.45% | January 1, 2019 | July 4, 2099 | 2,780 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | September 14, 2026 | 6,935 | 4.31 |
| Biographies | 1919 Bartlett's Quotations | 110 | 0 | 100% | February 23, 2007 | December 1, 2008 | 647 | 0.17 |
| Biographies | Australian Dictionary of Biography | 11,908 | 11,095 | 6.83% | February 15, 2012 | May 6, 2224 | 5,292 | 0.15 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | N/a | 5,365 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | October 4, 2175 | 7,765 | 0.4 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | April 28, 2028 | 2,020 | 0.24 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | N/a | 5,203 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | N/a | 6,241 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | January 6, 2034 | 7,359 | 2.49 |
| Specialized | Gardening for the Million | 1,222 | 0 | 100% | August 18, 2006 | June 20, 2007 | 306 | 3.99 |
| Specialized | Grocer's Encyclopedia | 1,755 | 128 | 92.71% | November 8, 2005 | March 30, 2028 | 7,582 | 0.21 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | September 1, 2030 | 7,564 | 0.28 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | January 22, 2049 | 7,718 | 2.9 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | July 18, 2294 | 6,990 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | November 30, 2033 | 3,975 | 0.1 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 8 | 92% | August 1, 2015 | July 28, 2027 | 4,029 | 0.02 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 93 | 75.33% | February 22, 2017 | September 17, 2029 | 3,458 | 0.08 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | March 30, 2030 | 4,032 | 0.09 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | N/a | 2,555 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | February 10, 2029 | 7,679 | 1.46 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | June 2, 2029 | 7,639 | 0.46 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | December 23, 2033 | 6,143 | 0.71 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | February 11, 2043 | 7,714 | 0.06 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | February 26, 2040 | 7,715 | 1.21 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 44 | 13.73% | June 10, 2020 | May 27, 2065 | 2,254 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | July 18, 2033 | 7,580 | 1.35 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | March 15, 2040 | 7,549 | 0.03 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | March 30, 2027 | 7,580 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | November 29, 2042 | 7,577 | 1.28 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | June 8, 2046 | 7,173 | 0.27 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | August 25, 2038 | 6,888 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | May 13, 2061 | 4,990 | 2.08 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 39 | 84.4% | April 5, 2009 | October 26, 2029 | 6,338 | 0.03 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | June 7, 2033 | 2,619 | 0.27 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | June 30, 2028 | 5,586 | 0.7 |
| Politicians | Australian politicians | 373 | 0 | 100% | January 5, 2006 | April 5, 2012 | 2,282 | 0.16 |
| Politicians | Canadian politicians | 1,570 | 0 | 100% | January 8, 2006 | July 15, 2014 | 3,110 | 0.5 |
| Politicians | Canadian politicians 2 | 570 | 0 | 100% | January 22, 2006 | December 20, 2012 | 2,524 | 0.23 |
| Politicians | German politicians | 2,900 | 2,296 | 20.83% | January 11, 2006 | November 9, 2104 | 7,518 | 0.08 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | July 20, 2032 | 7,283 | 0.16 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | November 7, 2050 | 4,377 | 0.09 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 54 | 28% | April 29, 2019 | May 9, 2045 | 2,662 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | N/a | 7,373 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | February 10, 2052 | 7,538 | 0.37 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | January 30, 2061 | 7,554 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | February 9, 2156 | 7,224 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | January 28, 2055 | 7,577 | 0.41 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 46 | 11.54% | December 7, 2006 | June 29, 2177 | 7,188 | 0 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | August 18, 2048 | 7,200 | 0.84 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | September 13, 2028 | 7,516 | 0.43 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | December 2, 2035 | 7,593 | 2.02 |
| Medical | Medical subject headings | 22,568 | 0 | 100% | May 8, 2006 | June 11, 2012 | 2,226 | 10.14 |
| Medical | Genome glossary | 449 | 0 | 100% | November 26, 2006 | December 21, 2014 | 2,947 | 0.15 |
| Medical | Cancer dictionary | 5,004 | 971 | 80.6% | November 26, 2006 | May 11, 2031 | 7,199 | 0.56 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | May 22, 2059 | 7,516 | 0.29 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | September 10, 2048 | 5,896 | 0.03 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable albums | 2,972 | 0 | 100% | November 8, 2005 | August 8, 2009 | 1,369 | 2.17 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable films | 1,914 | 0 | 100% | November 7, 2005 | March 12, 2009 | 1,221 | 1.57 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable songs | 7,028 | 268 | 96.19% | December 19, 2005 | June 7, 2027 | 7,541 | 0.9 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | December 21, 2030 | 7,573 | 1.17 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | August 17, 2026 | 7,624 | 1.83 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | April 4, 2052 | 7,681 | 1.47 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | July 13, 2030 | 7,670 | 0.16 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,942 | 824 | 83.33% | April 6, 2009 | January 31, 2030 | 6,337 | 0.65 |
| Compiled lists | List of large companies | 700 | 0 | 100% | October 27, 2005 | November 1, 2010 | 1,831 | 0.38 |
| Compiled lists | Quiz Bowl answers | 1,444 | 0 | 100% | July 1, 2005 | October 6, 2011 | 2,288 | 0.63 |
| Compiled lists | Stanford Archive answers | 39,452 | 495 | 98.75% | December 19, 2008 | November 2, 2026 | 6,445 | 6.04 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 0 | 100% | November 10, 2005 | July 19, 2025 | 7,191 | 0.29 |
| Compiled lists | Major towns and cities | 125 | 0 | 100% | December 17, 2006 | July 15, 2008 | 576 | 0.22 |
| Compiled lists | Patent glossary | 527 | 171 | 67.55% | November 1, 2006 | February 11, 2036 | 7,224 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 18 | 85.48% | September 16, 2012 | December 21, 2028 | 5,078 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 381 | 83 | 78.22% | March 2, 2013 | May 11, 2030 | 4,911 | 0.06 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,558 | 325,311 | 72.09% | March 6, 2004 | April 19, 2035 | 8,194 | 102.54 |
