This is a pool for predicting the date at which the number of articles (as defined by the official article count presented on the
Special:Statistics) in the
EnglishWikipedia reaches 5,000,000 (five million). The person who comes closest to the actual date is the winner (of eternal fame). The current number of articles in the English Wikipedia is 6,854,684.
This pool closed for entries when the English Wikipedia article count reached 4,000,000 (in July 2012). Perhaps try the
WP:Ten-million pool or a higher pool.
Current level: 137.09% of 5M goal (live).
This second Five-million pool opened on 26 September 2009.
June 15 - Because the growth rate of the articles is slowing down, I'd say it will hit at about 2015. June 15 is in the middle of the year, so that's why I chose it.
Agent 78787 (
talk)
00:24, 26 January 2012 (UTC)reply
August 17 - The obvious choice, as the industrious children will have created articles in anticipation for the coming school year. The article will be about the rise and fall of dubstep music, mere years within its creation.
Garrett.e97 (
talk)
17:44, 9 July 2012 (UTC)reply
Sept 17 - 50 months after we are due to hit 4 million. A paralympic medal winner. This allows for growth dropping from 25k a month to an average 20k/month for this million. ϢereSpielChequers23:02, 19 April 2012 (UTC)reply
October 4, 2:01:03 AM UTC+0 by
User:boomerangdriver33. The article will be about a current event about some geologic event. It will be 647 bytes when created, include no pictures, and will be written in British English.
Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/)
[1]09:59, 1 July 2012 (UTC)reply
This is a pool for predicting the date at which the number of articles (as defined by the official article count presented on the
Special:Statistics) in the
EnglishWikipedia reaches 5,000,000 (five million). The person who comes closest to the actual date is the winner (of eternal fame). The current number of articles in the English Wikipedia is 6,854,684.
This pool closed for entries when the English Wikipedia article count reached 4,000,000 (in July 2012). Perhaps try the
WP:Ten-million pool or a higher pool.
Current level: 137.09% of 5M goal (live).
This second Five-million pool opened on 26 September 2009.
June 15 - Because the growth rate of the articles is slowing down, I'd say it will hit at about 2015. June 15 is in the middle of the year, so that's why I chose it.
Agent 78787 (
talk)
00:24, 26 January 2012 (UTC)reply
August 17 - The obvious choice, as the industrious children will have created articles in anticipation for the coming school year. The article will be about the rise and fall of dubstep music, mere years within its creation.
Garrett.e97 (
talk)
17:44, 9 July 2012 (UTC)reply
Sept 17 - 50 months after we are due to hit 4 million. A paralympic medal winner. This allows for growth dropping from 25k a month to an average 20k/month for this million. ϢereSpielChequers23:02, 19 April 2012 (UTC)reply
October 4, 2:01:03 AM UTC+0 by
User:boomerangdriver33. The article will be about a current event about some geologic event. It will be 647 bytes when created, include no pictures, and will be written in British English.
Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/)
[1]09:59, 1 July 2012 (UTC)reply