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 | 19,243 | 13.6% | February 27, 2006 | November 25, 2143 | 6,842 | 0.44 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,771 | 81.03% | March 6, 2004 | September 27, 2029 | 7,565 | 8.34 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | May 6, 2027 | 7,021 | 9.17 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 659 | 5.72% | November 17, 2006 | August 26, 2321 | 6,579 | 0.01 |
| General | Nuttall Encyclopedia | 16,000 | 0 | 100% | April 10, 2005 | November 10, 2005 | 214 | 74.77 |
| General | Citizendium list of missing articles | 442 | 12 | 97.29% | August 8, 2007 | May 16, 2025 | 6,315 | 0.07 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 259 | 99.9% | June 16, 2007 | November 27, 2024 | 6,368 | 41.08 |
| 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 | 773 | 29.54% | May 4, 2007 | October 7, 2066 | — | — |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 50 | 87.5% | February 19, 2004 | November 9, 2027 | 7,581 | 0.05 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 8,393 | 30.06% | July 2, 2016 | May 30, 2044 | 3,064 | 1.18 |
| Biography | Women in Science | 814 | 0 | 100% | April 12, 2012 | September 30, 2021 | 3,458 | 0.24 |
| Biography | Gender gap | 6,000 | 2,916 | 51.4% | October 22, 2012 | April 25, 2036 | 4,413 | 0.7 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 395 | 92.1% | December 5, 2007 | May 6, 2026 | 6,196 | 0.74 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 314 | 84.3% | April 25, 2013 | January 17, 2027 | 4,228 | 0.4 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | May 20, 2063 | 5,272 | 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 | 5,268 | 88.72% | October 17, 2005 | April 27, 2027 | 6,975 | 5.94 |
| Biography | Project Gutenberg authors | 6,004 | 0 | 100% | September 27, 2005 | June 28, 2015 | 3,561 | 1.69 |
| Biography | World Cat | 1,500 | 10 | 99.33% | April 17, 2007 | January 3, 2025 | 6,428 | 0.23 |
| 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 | — | 5,766 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | December 17, 2071 | 6,895 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 84 | 44% | May 2, 2013 | August 7, 2039 | 4,221 | 0.02 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 230 | 96.17% | October 13, 2013 | May 2, 2025 | 4,057 | 1.42 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 802 | 8.55% | October 4, 2015 | July 24, 2122 | 3,336 | 0.02 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | July 12, 2096 | 6,230 | 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 | July 13, 2025 | 6,972 | 0.42 |
| 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 | April 16, 2081 | 2,151 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | December 21, 2024 | 6,306 | 4.74 |
| Biographies | 1919 Bartlett's Quotations | 110 | 0 | 100% | February 23, 2007 | December 1, 2008 | 647 | 0.17 |
| Biographies | Australian Dictionary of Biography | 11,908 | 11,908 | 0% | February 15, 2012 | — | 4,663 | 0 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | — | 4,736 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | December 15, 2161 | 7,136 | 0.44 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | January 25, 2026 | 1,391 | 0.35 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | — | 4,574 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | — | 5,612 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | August 30, 2031 | 6,730 | 2.73 |
| 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 | May 22, 2026 | 6,953 | 0.23 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | August 10, 2028 | 6,935 | 0.3 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | July 5, 2045 | 7,089 | 3.15 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | September 17, 2268 | 6,361 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | January 14, 2031 | 3,346 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 10 | 90% | August 1, 2015 | December 4, 2025 | 3,400 | 0.03 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 377 | 0% | February 22, 2017 | — | 2,829 | 0 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | December 15, 2027 | 3,403 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | — | 1,926 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | March 10, 2027 | 7,050 | 1.58 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | June 20, 2027 | 7,010 | 0.5 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | July 2, 2031 | 5,514 | 0.79 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | January 17, 2040 | 7,085 | 0.07 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | April 30, 2037 | 7,086 | 1.32 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 51 | 0% | June 10, 2020 | — | 1,625 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | April 1, 2031 | 6,951 | 1.47 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | May 8, 2037 | 6,920 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | June 20, 2025 | 6,951 | 0.05 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | November 2, 2039 | 6,948 | 1.4 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | December 22, 2042 | 6,544 | 0.29 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | October 29, 2035 | 6,259 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | April 6, 2055 | 4,361 | 2.39 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 41 | 83.6% | April 5, 2009 | December 16, 2027 | 5,709 | 0.04 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | January 27, 2030 | 1,990 | 0.36 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | July 25, 2026 | 4,957 | 0.79 |
| 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 | August 2, 2096 | 6,889 | 0.09 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | April 25, 2030 | 6,654 | 0.17 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | August 24, 2045 | 3,748 | 0.11 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 63 | 16% | April 29, 2019 | February 10, 2054 | 2,033 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | — | 6,744 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | April 5, 2048 | 6,909 | 0.41 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | June 28, 2056 | 6,925 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | February 10, 2143 | 6,595 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | December 28, 2050 | 6,948 | 0.45 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 18 | 65.38% | December 7, 2006 | May 25, 2034 | 6,559 | 0.01 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | December 26, 2044 | 6,571 | 0.92 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | October 21, 2026 | 6,887 | 0.47 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | June 4, 2033 | 6,964 | 2.2 |
| 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 | March 22, 2029 | 6,570 | 0.61 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | December 3, 2054 | 6,887 | 0.32 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | August 12, 2044 | 5,267 | 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 | 305 | 95.66% | December 19, 2005 | October 1, 2025 | 6,912 | 0.97 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | November 20, 2028 | 6,944 | 1.28 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | November 26, 2024 | 6,995 | 2 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | June 8, 2048 | 7,052 | 1.6 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | June 27, 2028 | 7,041 | 0.17 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,981 | 519 | 89.58% | April 6, 2009 | September 16, 2026 | 5,708 | 0.78 |
| 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 | February 3, 2025 | 5,816 | 6.7 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 8 | 99.62% | November 10, 2005 | December 18, 2024 | 3,328 | 0.62 |
| 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 | July 25, 2033 | 6,595 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 19 | 84.68% | September 16, 2012 | February 4, 2027 | 4,449 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 100 | 100 | 0% | March 2, 2013 | — | 4,282 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,316 | 343,211 | 70.55% | March 6, 2004 | July 15, 2033 | 7,565 | 108.67 |