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30 kB drive
Nutrition article's screenshot taken as of 15:55, 13 August 2022. The article before the drive has the smallest wikitext size out of all Vital articles.
Mission typeExpand short vital articles
OperatorWikiProject Vital Articles
COSPAR IDnone
WebsiteWP:30kb, WP:30 kB drive
Mission duration5 days, 11 hours, 11 minutes
Range47 articles successfully expanded
Expedition
Began26 July 2022, 12:49 (2022-07-26UTC12:49Z) UTC
Ended1 September 2022, 00:00 (2022-09Z) UTC
Crew
Crew size24
MembersSee at § Members list
Start of mission
Launch date19 August 2022, 13:55 (2022-08-19UTC13:55Z) UTC
A red bullet shot by editors to the target on a book, with the page next to it reading "30 kB"
Vital articles improvement program
 

It's right in the name: expand short Vital articles to 30 kilobytes in wikitext page size (not readable prose size) by 31 August 2022.

The articles are of a wide range of topics, ranging from natural sciences to the humanities, so don't be afraid to join! You don't need to join our Vital Articles WikiProject to participate, though doing so would be much appreciated :) The drive emphasizes on adding high-quality content and references to articles, not getting as many articles past 30kb as possible through low-quality spams. However, feel free to use tools that make semi-automated edits, such as AutoWikiBrowser and the Internet Archive bot.

Our definition of the article size is the number that you see in the edit history, not the readable prose size found in XTool. This is done both to simplify drive operations (so that we can use the robust PetScan tool) and encourage adding references as a form of content expansion. Because our ultimate goal is to make all Vital articles good and featured by 2032, we cannot neglect short and stubby Vital articles. This drive can be compared to the Project Mercury, developing preliminary skills and experience for the lunar landing.

Rewards[edit]

Experiences gained[edit]

  1. All Vital article should have two history sections: humanity's history of understanding of the topic, and the history of the topic itself. For example, in economy, the first one would be the history of economic thought and the second would be good old economic history. Subtle but important difference.
  2. Copying citations from other articles boost the article's byte size and quality significantly. However, make sure to only cite reliable sources and if possible, verify the info beforehand. Repeat after me: Citing is underrated. Citing is underrated.
  3. Don't be afraid to be bold improve these articles even if you have no idea about it beforehand. These seemingly disgruntled experts that will come at you actually want to improve the article just as much as you do, and if you can prove to them that you are willing to learn about the topic, they will be more than willing to help.
  4. Expanding Vital articles is difficult and harsh, but also fun. Destubbing vital articles is certainly more interesting than destubbing random articles.
    1. Once the hype goes away, the drive is insanely slow.
    2. Burnout is a thing. Take a break if you needed it.
  5. Only by making these practical expeditions could you learn and internalize these experiences. Sitting around at the village pump's idea lab would go nowhere in this aspect.
  6. Using wikitext size is unfair for those using {{sfn}} or other compact citation formats, and for those removing junk from the article. Should we use prose size + citations added on subsequent drives instead? See also: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Vital Articles/30 kB drive
  7. Wikitext size, however, is an absurdingly useful metric to identify poor-quality articles, maybe even better than ORES in this regard.

Crew list[edit]

Article list[edit]

Add your signature to the table below to participate, preferably as many as you can comfortably handle. Please do work on the article as soon as you have accepted it. Once you're done expanding to 30 kB, tick the box next to your entries:

Article Bytes before Bytes after Signature Done?
Nutrition 10883 30589 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 23:16, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Human behavior 13644 45079 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:29, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Physical chemistry 14623  Not done
Limit 14629 35717 Zephyr the west wind (talk) 22:46, 25 August 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]  Done
Abstract algebra 16461 31633 Mathnerd314159 (talk) 21:42, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Partly done[1]
Word 17378 31028 Lindeby (talk) 10:29, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Volume 17405 30013 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 15:21, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Home 17486 32692 DMT Biscuit (talk) 13:29, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Strong interaction 18003  Not done
Masonry 18394 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 00:59, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Not done
Country 17639 30127 —Ganesha811 (talk) 14:53, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Tool 19229 38213 —Ganesha811 (talk) 13:26, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Variable 19325 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 11:48, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Not done
Speech 19392 30615 Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 16:10, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Arabic numerals 19643 35553 Kazamzam (talk) 12:16, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Fiction 20125 30218 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:43, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Chemical compound 20412 SpaceEconomist192 ✐ 20:15, 25 August 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]  Not done
Festival 20807 30314 DMT Biscuit (talk) 11:15, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Electric light 23555 SoloBear89 18:30, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Not done
Social equality 21333 30558 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:16, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Island 22035 30402 CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 00:04, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gusfriend (talk) 12:34, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done
Garden 22141 30916 Clovermoss (talk) 18:24, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Secularism 22281 32673 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 03:07, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Euclid 22890 32022 Aza24 (talk) 19:14, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Rock 23287 30817 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 04:53, 9 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Skeleton 23544 30724 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 07:55, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Three-dimensional space 23594 32247 Zephyr the west wind (talk) 21:46, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Integer 23713 34064 Mathnerd314159 (talk) 18:02, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Earth science 23857 30277 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 08:49, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Subatomic particle 23983 32703 Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 18:32, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Day 24234 30317 — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 15:49, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Grammar 24456  Not done
Broadcasting 24577 35658 —Ganesha811 (talk) 02:50, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Climate 24917 30255 OhanaUnitedTalk page 03:52, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Molecule 25070 34054 —Ganesha811 (talk) 13:02, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Man 25371 31203 Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:51, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Video 25483 34167 —Ganesha811 (talk) 11:38, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Electromagnetism 26651 30115 Gusfriend (talk) 10:42, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Telescope 22266 30104 Gusfriend (talk) 01:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OhanaUnitedTalk page 03:37, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done
Combinatorics 27131 32460 —Ganesha811 (talk) 02:04, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Space station 27392 48087 Gusfriend (talk) 08:45, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Spice 28715 30546 — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 19:12, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Reproduction 27444 30210 — rsjaffe 🗣️ 18:07, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Stove 27691 42812 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 23:18, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Cereal 27779 36288 Collective effort (see page history)  Done
Line 27797 30027 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 10:31, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Design 27801 Vacant0 (talk) 16:07, 19 August 2022 (UTC), working: Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 12:41, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Partly done
Inorganic chemistry 28475 34354 Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 06:18, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Motion 26661 31183 Red-tailed hawk (nest) 23:57, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Internal structure of Earth 28937 30133 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 08:10, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Bow and arrow 28967 30935 CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 13:22, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Electronics 29030 30259 AmericanAir88(talk) 07:18, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Metallurgy 29139 31768 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 09:30, 14 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Armour 29258 30251 Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:45, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Particle physics 29283 41982 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 12:52, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
Economy 29594 33277 CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 02:05, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]  Done
  1. ^ Wikipedia talk:Vital articles#Swap: remove Abstract algebra, add Algebraic structure
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