Wikipedia:WikiProject Beetles/Progress

This page documents the progress of the beetle project.

History
This project was founded on July 3, 2011 by User:John Troodon, who was a sockpuppet of User:Dromaeosaur Dude. Following a brief period of activity, it suffered a protracted period of decline, becoming semi-active and just nearly reached the inactive point. The project remained totally inert until late 2014, when it was revived by the efforts of a group of dedicated editors, including User:Gug01, User:Mishae (who was later blocked), User: Wilhelmina Will and User: Hectonichus. Since then, the project has expanded exponentially. There are now more and higher-quality articles about beetles on Wikipedia than at any other point in Wikipedia's history.

Articles

 * 100 start articles - March 2015
 * 200 start articles - March 2015
 * 25 B-class articles - November 2015
 * 1 GA-class article - November 2014
 * Beetle GA-class - March 2017
 * 5 GA-class articles - October 2017
 * 100 C-class articles - November 2018
 * 500 start-class articles - 2021
 * 40,000 articles - 2021

Media

 * 10 featured media - April 2015
 * 12 featured media - November 2015

Article number

 * 6,000 - March 5 2015
 * 10,000 - April 2015
 * 20,000 - End 2016
 * 30,000 - 2018
 * 40,000 - 2021

Checklist
So far there is a checklist for the big six (Staphylinidae, Curculionidae, Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae and Scarabaeidae) and a checklist for the other families.

When to switch symbols
Please only replace a cross with a check mark if you:
 * For genera: made the genus page with all species and synonyms for the genus. Redirect these synonyms to the genus page.
 * For species: made the species page with all subspecies and all synonyms for the species. Redirect these synonyms to the species page.
 * No family can complete the species criteria without completing the genus criteria first.
 * For quality: made at least 1,000 non-stub articles and at least 50 are C-class or higher for the big six families; made 10% of existing articles non-stub for the other families.
 * Extinct taxa: articles for extinct species do not need to be made. Articles for extinct genera are needed, and a lack of them disqualifies a family from getting a check mark for the genera and species criteria.

What the symbols mean

 * An x mark ❌ means it has not been done.
 * A question mark means it has been done but may need some checking because it is outdated; or that it is practically complete; or that it is difficult to determine (ex. if categories aren't set up correctly).
 * A check mark means it has been done with no problems.

The lists
This list has last been updated on March 15, 2022, by User:Gug01.