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The Core Topics subproject of the Version 1.0 Editorial Team is intended to identify and work toward improvement of the most important articles (realizing that "importance" is subjective). Currently our work is limited to about 150 articles, which are listed with comments below. A supplementary list, similar in size, has been created to cover some other important subjects.

How you can help

If you're interested in helping, here are some good places to start:

Individually
  • Work on any article listed in the tree and update its status if needed. Especially, use the article status summary as a guide. The "Start Class" topics are more than stubs but often need substantial work.
Collaborations

Background

This was begun in December 2004, by popular demand, more or less, to be a list of about 150 core subjects that would go in a "release" version of Wikipedia.

The list is small so as to be tightly focused. Articles on individual countries are core topics, but beyond the scope of this list because there are so many and their value is clear. Biographies are beyond the scope of this list because their value when considered individually is too subjective. Other contenders for core articles include articles on the English language, timelines, maps and any reference material.

Article status summary

Elite Nine

Article Quality Comments
Natural scienceStart reasonable scope, but zero citations
Personal lifeC reasonable scope, with ~30 citations
Social sciencesC ok scope, scatty and oddly balanced, ~40 citations
GeographyC good scope, if a bit scatty, ~30 citations
HistoryC good scope ('regions' section poor), ~40 citations
TechnologyC well written, good scope, ~50 citations
HumanitiesB good scope (linking headers is dodgy), ~30 citations
ScienceB ok scope, bit heavy on 'critiques', ~50 citations
MathematicsB great scope, well explained, ~40 citations

General

Tree

Top-level topic Second-level topic Article Class
Culture and
society
15 		Business and
economics
4 		Advertising B
Business B
Economics B
Money B
Everyday life
5 		Clothing C
Education B
Food B
Personal life Start
Popular culture C
Leisure
3 		Game B
Sport B
Toy B
Culture and
society miscellaneous
3 		Film C
House C
Humour C
Earth
16 		Geography
9 		Africa B
Antarctica FA
Asia B
Continent B
Europe B
Geography C
North America B
Oceania C
South America B
Earth science
7 		Climate GA
Earth FA
Geology B
Mineral B
Natural disaster B
Ocean B
Weather GA
Humanities
24 		Communication
6 		Alphabet C
Communication C
Information B
Language B
Linguistics B
Mass media C
History
3 		Civilization B
History C
History of the world C
Literature
3 		Fiction Start
Literature B
Poetry FA
Performing arts
3 		Dance B
Music B
Theatre Start
Philosophy
and religion
4 		Mythology B
Logic B+
Philosophy B
Religion B
Visual arts
5 		Architecture B
Art C
Drawing C
Sculpture C
Visual arts Start
Life science
and medicine
19 		Biology
miscellaneous
6 		Anatomy Start
Biology B
Evolution FA
Cell (biology) GA
Life B
Sex C
Environment
3 		Agriculture B
Ecology C
Nature GA
Medicine
3 		Death B
Health Start
Medicine C
Organisms
7 		Animal B
Bacteria FA
Fungus FA
Human B
Organism B
Plant B
Virus FA
Mathematics
6 		Algebra B
Geometry B
Mathematics B
Number B
Statistics B
Calculus B+
Physical science
28 		Astronomy
8 		Astronomy GA
Big Bang FA
Galaxy FA
Moon FA
Planet FA
Star FA
Sun FA
Universe B
Chemistry
3 		Chemical element B
Chemistry B
Water B
Physics
9 		Atom FA
Color B
Energy B
Force GA
Heat B
Light B
Motion (physics) Start
Physics B+
Sound B
Measurement
3 		Day C
Measurement Start
Time C
Science
miscellaneous
5 		Fire B
Matter C
Metal C
Phase (matter) B
Science B
Social science
22 		Anthropology
4 		Anthropology B
Archaeology B
Culture C
Tradition Start
Government
and related
6 		City B
Country Start
Government C
Law FA
Politics B
War C
Psychology
5 		Emotion C
Love B
Mind B
Psychology B
Sleep B
Sociology
3 		Community GA
Society Start
Sociology GA
Social science
miscellaneous 4 		Crime C
Family C
Gender B
Race (classification
of human beings)		 B
Technology
18 		Electricity and
electronics
4 		Computer B
Electricity GA
Electronics B
Internet B
Telecommunication
3 		Radio B
Telecommunication GA
Television C
Transportation
5 		Aircraft C
Automobile B
Ship C
Train C
Transport B
Technology
miscellaneous
6 		Engineering B
Fuel B
Nuclear technology Start
Technology C
Tool Start
Weapon C

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