Wikipedia:Historical archive/Logs/Offline reports/This page has a lot of red links

This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump.

Overview

The list below shows pages in the main English article namespace containing the greatest number of links to articles which do not exist. It was generated on 1st November 2004 from the 23rd October 2004 database dump.

Preamble

Normally, links to articles which do not exist (broken links) indicate an article that has not yet been written. It may be the case than an appropriate article already exists under a different name. In this case, the article containing the link can be edited to refer to the correct thing. Alternatively a redirect page may be appropriate - use the what links here tool to see if it's a mistake made in many articles.

Where an article contains a very large number of broken links, there's a good chance that it is exploring an area in which very few people have chosen to write articles - perhaps it is not encyclopedic ?

Regenerating this report

This report is generated from a Link Analysis Database using the SQL:

select concat( '#[[', art.art_title, ']] (', bad_links_from, ' red links)' )
from art
order by bad_links_from desc
limit 200;

Suggested improvements

Nobody seems to have used this list - it may not be useful in its current form. Perhaps better guidelines on when it's best to omit links to non-existent articles are needed? - TB 09:54, Jun 9, 2004 (UTC)
"Broken links" isn't the correct term to use. - TB 11:49, Jun 9, 2004 (UTC)

Perhaps you could split this into two reports:
- One that only includes those pages in Wikipedia:List of lists

Having seen some of the pages this report finds, a suggested feature for the WikiMedia software is to allow redisplay of a page with all references to red links and subsequent blank lines removed, leaving live links without needing to scroll through the 100s of missing links.

- Another that excludes lists.

Any list appearing here should be corrected to really be a list.

Documents here are more likely to be given the TLC they need.

- Mark Hurd 13:13, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

List

List_of_IC_objects (5377 red links)
List_of_cities_in_Brazil (3506 red links)
List_of_Freguesias_of_Portugal (3410 red links)
TLAs_from_UAA_to_XZZ (2257 red links)
TLAs_from_IAA_to_LZZ (2155 red links)
List_of_civil_parishes_in_England (2152 red links)
TLAs_from_EAA_to_HZZ (2102 red links)
TLAs_from_QAA_to_TZZ (2042 red links)
List_of_compounds (1998 red links)
TLAs_from_MAA_to_PZZ (1960 red links)
List_of_Royal_Navy_ship_names (1821 red links)
TLAs_from_AAA_to_DZZ (1789 red links)
List_of_garden_plants (1687 red links)
List_of_Amiga_games (1656 red links)
List_of_Biblical_names (1648 red links)
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon (1615 red links)
List_of_firearms (1540 red links)
List_of_Australian_musicians (1471 red links)
Results_of_the_Canadian_federal_election,_2004 (1456 red links)
List_of_Ohio_townships (1314 red links)
Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(men) (1314 red links)
TLAs_from_YAA_to_ZZZ (1288 red links)
List_of_craters_on_Mars (1217 red links)
List_of_volcanoes (1210 red links)
List_of_LSTs (1151 red links)
List_of_amphibious_assault_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy (1133 red links)
List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons (1111 red links)
List_of_gay_erotic_actors (1033 red links)
List_of_placental_mammals (1025 red links)
Looney_Tunes_&_Merrie_Melodies_filmography (1024 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(1001-2000) (1020 red links)
List_of_towns_in_Wisconsin (1016 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(3001-4000) (1006 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(2001-3000) (992 red links)
List_of_hereditary_baronies (979 red links)
List_of_rivers_of_New_Zealand (960 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(4001-5000) (928 red links)
List_of_World_International_Organizations (926 red links)
Mars-crosser_asteroid (925 red links)
List_of_life_baronies (922 red links)
Abbeys_and_priories_in_England (904 red links)
List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy (889 red links)
List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy (883 red links)
List_of_diseases_starting_with_C (879 red links)
Meanings_of_asteroid_names_(1-1000) (874 red links)
List_of_Orchidaceae_genera (844 red links)
List_of_television_stations_in_the_U.S._by_call_sign_(initial_letter_W) (836 red links)
Protected_areas_of_Western_Australia (828 red links)
List_of_Acts_of_Parliament_in_the_United_Kingdom (816 red links)
List_of_cities_in_Minas_Gerais (811 red links)
List_of_Baronetcies (807 red links)
Table_of_prime_factors (803 red links)
Table_of_divisors (802 red links)
Communes_of_the_Pas-de-Calais_department (797 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(1-1000) (793 red links)
List_of_life_peers (783 red links)
List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_the_United_States (780 red links)
List_of_Roman_cognomina (779 red links)
Communes_of_the_Aisne_department (776 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(5001-6000) (756 red links)
List_of_television_stations_in_the_U.S._by_call_sign_(initial_letter_K) (752 red links)
Communes_of_the_Somme_department (747 red links)
List_of_Poaceae_genera (747 red links)
List_of_terms_relating_to_algorithms_and_data_structures (732 red links)
List_of_Boston_Bruins_players (724 red links)
Public_Bodies_and_Task_Forces_of_the_UK_Government (721 red links)
Communes_of_the_Moselle_department (720 red links)
Communes_of_the_Seine-Maritime_department (715 red links)
List_of_commercial_brands_of_beer (712 red links)
List_of_stadiums (706 red links)
List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy (704 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(6001-7000) (703 red links)
Political_families_of_the_world (701 red links)
List_of_members_of_the_Diet_of_Japan (700 red links)
List_of_universities_in_Japan (700 red links)
Communes_of_the_Côte-d'Or_department (688 red links)
List_of_ocean_liners (687 red links)
Henri_Debehogne (686 red links)
List_of_Game_Boy_games (681 red links)
Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame (671 red links)
List_of_21st_century_classical_composers (669 red links)
Olympic_medalists_in_swimming_(men) (666 red links)
Communes_of_the_Oise_department (666 red links)
List_of_Chicago_Blackhawks_players (660 red links)
List_of_communities_in_Wales (654 red links)
List_of_PlayStation_games (651 red links)
Olympic_medalists_in_boxing (650 red links)
List_of_fish_common_names (647 red links)
Communes_of_the_Eure_department (640 red links)
Olympic_medalists_in_basketball (640 red links)
List_of_music_videos_by_year (634 red links)
List_of_ancient_Romans (633 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(7001-8000) (629 red links)
List_of_bondage_models,_writers,_photographers_and_artists (621 red links)
Communes_of_the_Nord_department (613 red links)
List_of_Albania-related_articles (613 red links)
Rubiaceae (610 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(8001-9000) (608 red links)
List_of_musicals (608 red links)
Federal_Standard_1037C (602 red links)
List_of_Famicom_games (601 red links)
List_of_diseases_starting_with_M (601 red links)
Communes_of_the_Marne_department (594 red links)
List_of_aircraft_(A-B) (592 red links)
List_of_NES_games (591 red links)
Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(women) (588 red links)
List_of_ships_of_the_Canadian_Navy (584 red links)
List_of_SNES_games (580 red links)
List_of_First_World_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients (577 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(9001-10000) (574 red links)
List_of_Members_of_the_European_Parliament_2004-2009 (570 red links)
List_of_Privy_Counsellors_(1952-present) (570 red links)
List_of_monotremes_and_marsupials (568 red links)
Communes_of_the_Doubs_department (568 red links)
Communes_of_the_Meurthe-et-Moselle_department (566 red links)
Communes_of_the_Haute-Garonne_department (562 red links)
Penstemon (562 red links)
Edward_L._G._Bowell (561 red links)
List_of_Members_of_the_European_Parliament_1994-1999 (558 red links)
Academy_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction (553 red links)
Deputies_of_the_12th_French_National_Assembly (550 red links)
List_of_Sega_Genesis_games (547 red links)
Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film (546 red links)
List_of_English_Victoria_Cross_recipients (544 red links)
Communes_of_the_Manche_department (544 red links)
Ontario_general_election,_2003 (544 red links)
List_of_saints_by_name:A (541 red links)
Communes_of_the_Dordogne_department (539 red links)
List_of_destroyer_escorts_of_the_United_States_Navy (538 red links)
Nikolai_Stepanovich_Chernykh (537 red links)
Communes_of_the_Saône-et-Loire_department (535 red links)
List_of_ancient_Greeks (535 red links)
Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay (532 red links)
Communes_of_the_Haute-Saône_department (527 red links)
List_of_postal_codes_in_Switzerland_and_Liechtenstein (525 red links)
List_of_United_States_Representatives_from_Ohio (524 red links)
List_of_diseases_starting_with_P (524 red links)
Communes_of_the_Pyrénées-Atlantiques_department (523 red links)
Communes_of_the_Gironde_department (522 red links)
Communes_of_the_Jura_department (520 red links)
List_of_Digimon (516 red links)
MacArthur_Foundation (515 red links)
List_of_asteroids_(10001-11000) (512 red links)
List_of_current_NHL_players (512 red links)
Communes_of_the_Bas-Rhin_department_sorted_by_arrondissements_and_cantons (510 red links)
List_of_rivers_of_Europe (509 red links)
List_of_poets (509 red links)
Communes_of_the_Bas-Rhin_department (508 red links)
Communes_of_the_Isère_department (507 red links)
List_of_Members_of_the_European_Parliament_1999-2004 (507 red links)
List_of_NGC_objects (506 red links)
U.S._House_election,_2004 (504 red links)
List_of_comic_creators (502 red links)
List_of_Aloe_species (501 red links)
List_of_Sydney_suburbs (499 red links)
Communes_of_the_Vosges_department (497 red links)
Communes_of_the_Seine-et-Marne_department (496 red links)
Communes_of_the_Meuse_department (488 red links)
Communes_of_the_Orne_department (486 red links)
List_of_cities_in_Poland (486 red links)
Football_World_Cup_1994_(squads) (481 red links)
List_of_Towns_of_Portugal (481 red links)
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons (481 red links)
Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe (477 red links)
List_of_diseases_starting_with_A (476 red links)
Protected_areas_of_Tasmania_(Australia) (475 red links)
European_route (474 red links)
List_of_Knights_and_Ladies_of_the_Garter (473 red links)
List_of_diseases_starting_with_S (472 red links)
List_of_Formula_One_drivers (471 red links)
Eighty-second_United_States_Congress (471 red links)
List_of_painters (470 red links)
72nd_United_States_Congress (466 red links)
List_of_computer_viruses (462 red links)
73rd_United_States_Congress (458 red links)
List_of_heavy_metal_musicians (458 red links)
List_of_cultural_and_regional_genres_of_music (457 red links)
List_of_members_of_the_Académie_française (456 red links)
Communes_of_the_Hautes-Pyrénées_department (455 red links)
List_of_billionaires (451 red links)
Communes_of_the_Charente-Maritime_department (450 red links)
Communes_of_the_Puy-de-Dôme_department (447 red links)
Communes_of_the_Ardennes_department (442 red links)
Communes_of_the_Gers_department (441 red links)
MPs_elected_in_the_UK_general_election,_1974_(February) (437 red links)
Members_of_the_House_of_Lords (437 red links)
List_of_diseases_starting_with_H (437 red links)
MPs_elected_in_the_UK_general_election,_1974_(October) (436 red links)
French_Academy_of_Sciences (432 red links)
Faboideae (432 red links)
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations (431 red links)
List_of_hip_hop_musicians (431 red links)
34th_Canadian_parliament (430 red links)
Academy_Award_for_Animated_Short_Film (429 red links)
List_of_cranesbill_species (428 red links)
List_of_National_Wildlife_Refuges (425 red links)
28th_Canadian_Parliament (424 red links)
List_of_characters_in_fighting_games (423 red links)
Communes_of_the_Côtes-d'Armor_department (423 red links)
Communes_of_the_Aude_department (421 red links)