Wikipedia+Backlog.+Help+Wanted!

According to an article by Sven Manguard entitled [|The Monster Under the Rug], Wikipedia has a major backlog and is requesting assistance from the community in clearing it. Manguard says the site is in need of editors to help maintain it.



An article published as recently as November 2, 2011 entitled: "Wikipedia is a Mess, Wikipedians say: 1 in 20 Articles Bare of References" by Marshall Kirkpatrick also states that Wkipedia "has fallen behind on an enormous backlog of editorial work." Kirkpatrick notes Manguard's opinion piece but offers that, "Wikimedia Foundation staff member Neil Kandalgaonkar says that it's a workflow management issue that ought to be a solvable problem." The Foundation is working on movement that will help to fix this backlog.

Manguard says the site is in need of editors to help maintain it. There are possibly several hundred thousand reviews that need conducted ranging from adding citations to reviewing disputes. Below are some statistics on the number of reviews and revisions needed. Click on the items of interest to get more information.


 * 1) [|About 250,000 articles needing references]
 * 2) [|About 250,000 articles that have some references but need additional references added]
 * 3) [|About 200,000 articles missing sources]
 * 4) [|About 10,000 articles that may discuss original research]
 * 5) [|More than 8,500 neutrality disputes]
 * 6) [|More than 8,500 accuracy disputes]
 * 7) [|Several dozen other categories containing thousands of articles]

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 * References:**

Kirkpatrick, Marshall. //"Wikipedia is a Mess, Wikipedians say: 1 in 20 Articles Bare of References."// November 2, 2011. 9 Nov. 2011 

Manguard, S. (Oct. 2011) The monster under the rug. []