Wikipedia 'Citationless Obituary' Velocity
How quickly Wikipedia’s obituaries gain or lose citations over time
- Observations
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- Tracking since
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Daily net change in uncited obituaries
Number of obituaries added to the unsourced category minus those removed over the last 24 hours
| When | Daily net change in uncited obituaries |
|---|---|
| 1,406 count | |
| 1,406 count |
Proportion of obituaries with citations
Proportion of obituary pages in the unsourced category that have at least one citation
| When | Proportion of obituaries with citations |
|---|---|
| 0.0% | |
| 0.0% |
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries
Median time in days between an obituary being added to the unsourced category and a citation being added
| When | Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries |
|---|---|
| 7 days | |
| 7 days |
About this data
This page tracks the daily net change in uncited obituaries on Wikipedia, showing how quickly biographical content becomes more or less reliable. It measures the proportion of obituaries with citations, the rate at which uncited entries are added or removed, and how long it takes for citations to be added. The data is drawn from Wikipedia’s live edit logs and citation databases, providing a real-time view of citation trends in memorial articles.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these pages.
Why this isn't published anywhere else
No existing source tracks the velocity of uncited obituaries being added or removed on Wikipedia specifically, despite available tools like Wikistats and Wikipedia:Statistics covering general metrics.
Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.