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Use the {{Uncategorized}} or {{uncat}} tag to put articles in this category. Optionally add a date parameter such as {{Uncategorized|date=June 2008}} to add it into the by-date categories. Another way to do this is {{subst:dated|Uncat}}. A bot will sort any that are not given the date parameter.

Everyone who wants to work (or already works) on categorizing articles that are uncategorized may be interested in joining the task force at Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories/uncategorized. Sign up and be a part of the team!

[edit] Progress

This page has a backlog that requires the attention of experienced editors.

Please remove this notice when the backlog is cleared.

Categorization Progress

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On May 5, 2008, there were approximately 500 articles in this category and its subcategories. Click on "show" for historical progress.

On May 5, 2008, there were approximately 500 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On April 1, 2008, there were approximately 4300 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On March 9, 2008, there were approximately 2175 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On February 3, 2008, there were approximately 4010 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On January 2, 2008, there were approximately 6975 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On December 19, 2007, there were approximately 1500 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On November 1, 2007, there were approximately 7200 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On October 7, 2007, there were over 7300 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On September 1, 2007, there were over 8100 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On August 10, 2007, there were over 11000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On July 27, 2007, there were over 11000 articles in this category and its subcategories..
On June 4, 2007, there were over 6000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On May 2, 2007, there were over 5700 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On April 1, 2007, there were over 12000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On March 14, 2007, there were over 12000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On February 2, 2007, there were over 22000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On January 1, 2007, there were over 18000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On December 2, 2006, there were over 17800 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On November 10, 2006, there were over 23000 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On October 3, 2006, there were over 18800 articles in this category and its subcategories.
On September 1, 2006 (UTC), there were over 2500 articles in this category
Earlier, this category was not populated automatically by bots (other than experimentally). The backlog had never been officially over 1000 articles.

[edit] Hints and tips

Use the most specific category you can find and remember that an article can often be placed in multiple categories.
Look at similar articles to see what categories are available.
Remember to use the birth/death/living categories for articles about people. (especially Category:Living people)
Help other editors working on the backlog by categorizing articles even if you nominate or propose them for deletion.
When in doubt, use a temporary higher-level category and place them in Category:Better category needed. Try to leave a message on the article's talk page so that future editors can refine the categorization.
Stub and maintenance categories are considered only "temporary" categories; stubbed articles should be included in permanent categories as soon as possible.
It is not considered necessary to add the {{uncategorized}} template to stub-sorted articles, but neither is it forbidden to do so. It's preferable to simply add a category instead. Alternatively, add {{uncategorizedstub}} or {{uncatstub}}, to enable prioritisation of categorisation effort between entirely uncategorised articles, and those with sorted stub types.